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Chichibu District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population 755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km2. The total area is 796.03 km2. History According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), there was an area called Chichibu Province during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Since ancient times, Chichibu-jinja has been the main Shinto shrine in the district. In the Nara period, copper was discovered in the district. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 63 In the Edo period, a pilgrimage route linked together 34 sacred sites of the old Chichibu ProvinceHarold Bolitho. (2003) "Tokugawa Japan's Tourist Revolution,"''Treasures of the Yenching: Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library,'' p. 40. Timeline *708: Deposits of the metal copper was discovered in the region and offered to the Imperial Court. The era name Wadō (和銅, meaning "Japanese copper") was proclaimed in recognitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Genmei
, also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 元明天皇 (43) retrieved August 22, 2013. according to the traditional order of succession. Genmei's reign spanned the years 707 through 715 CE. In the history of Japan, Genmei was the fourth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The three female monarchs before Genmei were Suiko, Kōgyoku/Saimei, and Jitō. The four women sovereigns reigning after Genmei were Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi. Traditional narrative Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (''imina'') was Abe''-hime''.Brown, p. 271. Empress Genmei was the fourth daughter of Emperor Tenji; and she was a younger sister of Empress Jitō by a different mother. Her mother, Mei-no-Iratsume (also known as Soga''-hime''), was a daughter of ''Udaijin'' Soga-no-Kura-no-Yamada-no-Ishikawa-no-Maro (also known as Soga Yamada-no Ō-omi). Events o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seibu Railway
is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism, and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi", referring to the historic name for this area. It and its holding company hold shares of numerous bus, hotel and tourism operations nationwide. History "Seibu Railway" was originally the name of a tram service between Shinjuku and Ogikubo, which was transferred to the Tokyo metropolitan government in 1951 and eventually closed in 1962. The Seibu Railway was acquired in 1921 by the Kawagoe Railway, which had operated a train service between Kokubunji and Kawagoe since 1894; the merged company kept the "Seibu" name and expanded its main line to Takadanobaba, forming what is now known as the Seibu Shinjuku Line. The current Seibu Railway is a product of a 1945 merger between the former Seibu Railway and the Musashino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashichichibu, Saitama
260px, View from Michinoeki Washinosato is a village located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,701 in 1083 households and a population density of 65 persons per km2. , the village had an estimated population of 2,903, and a population density of 78.3 persons per km2. Its total area is . The area has historically been associated with washi (traditional Japanese paper). Geography Higashichichibu is located in west-central Saitama Prefecture, in a valley isolated from the rest of the Chichibu plains by a range of low mountains. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Chichibu * Minano * Yorii * Ogawa * Tokigawa Climate Higashichichibu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashichichibu is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshida, Saitama
was a town located in Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,728 and a population density of 86.66 persons per km2. The total area was 66.10 km2. On April 1, 2005, Yoshida, along with the villages of Arakawa and Ōtaki (all from Chichibu District), was merged into the expanded city of Chichibu and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Chichibu official website Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture Chichibu District, Saitama Chichibu, Saitama {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minano, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 9,497 in 3994 households and a population density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in western Saitama Prefecture, Minano is on the upper reaches of the Arakawa River. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Chichibu ** Honjō ** Kamikawa ** Yorii ** Nagatoro ** Higashichichibu Climate Minano has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minano is 12.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2222 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Minano has declined steadily over the past 70 years. History The village of Minano was created within Chichi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiki District, Saitama
is a district in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 145,235 and a population density of 515.31 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 281.84 km2. Towns * Hatoyama * Kawajima * Namegawa *Ogawa * Ranzan * Tokigawa *Yoshimi History At the end of the Heian Period, the Hiki clan The Hiki clan (比企氏, ''Hiki-shi'') was a Japanese samurai family descending from the Fujiwara clan. As close Retainer (medieval), retainers of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, they served the Kamakura shogunate during the early Kamakura period, w ... ruled the area now within Hiki District. On February 1, 2006, the former village of Tokigawa absorbed the village of Tamagawa to form the new town of Tokigawa. Districts in Saitama Prefecture {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokigawa, Saitama (village)
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,880 in 4750 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Tokigawa is located in central Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture *Hannō *Chichibu *Ogawa * Hatoyama * Ranzan * Higashichibu * Yokoze * Ogose Climate Tokigawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tokigawa is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Tokigawa peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly in the decades since. History The villages of Myōkaku and Tamagawa were created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokoze, Saitama
270px, Mount Bukō is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,106 in 3347 households and a population density of 172 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in western Saitama Prefecture to the north of Mount Bukō, Yokoze is in the southeast portion of the Chichibu Plains. It is only 1.5 kilometers from the center of the city of Chichibu. Most of the town is mountainous with some flat land in the Yokose River basin that runs northwest of the town, where the main population concentration and town hall are located. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Chichibu * Hannō * Tokigawa Climate Yokoze has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yokoze is 12.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichibu, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,159 in 26,380 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Chichibu is in the westernmost part of Saitama. Unlike other parts of the prefecture, it is largely mountainous and the population is concentrated in river terraces along the Arakawa River. It is Saitama's largest municipality in terms of surface area and shares borders with Tokyo, Yamanashi, Nagano and Gunma Prefectures. A large portion of the city belongs to Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. Because the region is not suitable for growing rice, many people have traditionally depended on sericulture farming. Limestone from Mount Bukō, which rises south of the city center, is another major source of income for the region. The city is shifting its focus toward sightseeing, taking advantages of its rich natural environment and relative closeness to the Tokyo metropolitan area. The city is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodama District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama, Japan. As of October 1, 2004, the district has an estimated population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 79,096. The total area is 163.10 km2. There are three towns located side by side with the city of Honjō. * Kamikawa * Kamisato * Misato Municipal Timeline *On January 1, 2006 the village of Kamiizumi merged with the old town of Kamikawa to form the new town of Kamikawa *On January 10, 2006 the town of Kodama merged with the old city of Honjō to form the new city of Honjō. Districts in Saitama Prefecture {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichibu Railway
The is a small-sector private railway company operating a railway line in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It managed the Mitsumine Ropeway (三峰ロープウェイ) until it closed in December 2007 and the Mikajiri Line until its closure in 2020. Taiheiyo Cement is its largest shareholder, and one of Chichibu Railway's main operations is the transportation of limestone from Mount Bukō. The railway's passenger services concentrate on the tourism industry, as there are popular destinations along the line. A train hauled by a steam locomotive also operates regularly during some seasons, attracting tourists from around the country. Lines Railway lines * Chichibu Main Line: from to (passenger line) Former Lines * Mikajiri Line (三ヶ尻線): from Takekawa Station to Kumagaya Kamotsu Terminal (freight line closed in 2020) Aerial tramway lines * Mitsumine Ropeway at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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