is one of ten
wards of the city of
Saitama, in
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated
population of 112,862 and a
population density of 2,300 persons per km². Its total area was .
Geography
Iwasuki Ward is within the
Kantō Plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.
Neighboring Municipalities
Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by
Minuma-ku (west),
Midori-ku (southwest), and the cities of
Kawaguchi (south),
Koshigaya
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 345,353 in 158,022 households and a population density of 5700 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is famous for producing daruma dolls ...
(southeast),
Kasukabe
is a special city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Kasukabe is famous for the production of , tradition ...
(northeast),
Shiraoka
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,431 in 21,997 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Shiraoka is located slightly sout ...
(north), and
Hasuda (northwest).
History
Iwatsuki developed from the
Muromachi period as a
castle town next to
Iwatsuki Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, ''daimyō'' of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and w ...
and the center of
Iwatsuki Domain under the
Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a
post town on the
Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting
Edo
Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...
with
Nikko.
The modern town of Iwatsuki created within
Minamisaitama District, Saitama is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
, the district has an estimated population of 33,405 and a density of 2,090 persons per km2. The total area is 15.95 km2.
Towns and villages
*Miyashiro
District timeline
*1871 (first wav ...
with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954 Iwatsuki merged with the neighboring villages of Niiwa, Wado, Kawadori, Kashiwazaki, Kawai and Jionji and was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954. On April 1, 2005 Iwatsuki merged with the city of Saitama, becoming Iwatsuki Ward. Iwatsuki is known as the "City of Dolls" (人形のまち ''Ningyō no Machi'') due to a history of doll-making that dates back to the 17th century.
Education
*
Mejiro University
is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1923, it was chartered as a women's junior college in 1963, and opened as a four-year university in 1994. The school also has facilities in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, including t ...
– Saitama campus
*
University of Human Arts and Sciences
The is a private university, private distance learning university with headquarters in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, established in 2000. It has a satellite campus in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The predecessor of the universit ...
* Iwatsuki-ku has 15 elementary schools, eight middle schools, and four high schools, and one special education school.
Transportation
Railway
35px Tōbu Railway –
Noda Line
* -
Highway
* – Iwatsuki Interchange
*
*
*
Sister cities
*
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (1996)
Local attractions
*
Iwatsuki Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, ''daimyō'' of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and w ...
Noted people from Iwatsuki
*
Takeru Satoh, actor
References
External links
*
{{Authority control
Wards of Saitama (city)
