250px, Saitama Stadium 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 southeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population of 129,705 and a population density of 4,900 persons per km². Its total area was .

Geography

A wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central part of the ward. The major river system includes the Shiba River, the Ayanose River, and the Minuma Irrigational Canal. In the southern section of the ward runs the Tōhoku Expressway.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture * Minuma-ku * Minami-ku *

Urawa-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City and houses most of the city's administrative offices including ...

* Iwatsuki-ku * Kawaguchi

History

The first people who stayed permanently in this area are considered to have arrived approximately twenty five thousand years ago. Paleolithic archaeological sites found in the area include , , , and . In the early modern period, the area witnessed large-scale civil engineering projects: the construction of , the demolition of the reservoir, and the creation of . became one of the '' post stations'' of the Nikkō Onari Kaidō.
Official City website, retrieved on September 4, 2008 The villages of , , , and were created within

Kitaadachi District, Saitama is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 36,979 and a density of 2,498.58 persons per km2. The total area is 14.80 km2. (These numbers are excluding those of ...

with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1932 Tanida was annexed by Urawa Town, which was elevated to city status on February 11, 1934. Omagi, Mimuro and Daimon merged to form the village of Misono on April 1, 1956. Misono was subsequently divided between Urawa and Kawaguchi on May 1, 1962. On May 1, 2001 the cities of Urawa, Yono and Ōmiya merged to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the much area of corresponding to former villages of Tanida, Omagi, Mimuro and Daimon became Midori Ward.

Education

* Urawa University *

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

School of Pharmacy *

Akenohoshi Women's Junior College was a private junior college in Midori-ku, Saitama 250px, Saitama Stadium is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population ...

* Midori-ku has 10 elementary schools, six middle schools, and three high schools, as well as two special education schools.

Transportation

Railway

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– Musashino Line * 27px Saitama Rapid Railway Line *

Highway

* – Urawa Interchange * Shuto Urban Expwy Sign S2

Shuto Expressway

Saitama Shintoshin Route The , signed as Route S2, is one of the five routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area that are located within Saitama Prefecture. The long radial highway runs east from Yono Junction in the western part of the city of ...

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Local attractions

* Saitama Stadium 2002 * ÆON Urawa Misono shopping mall * Saitama Prefectural Urawa Museum * Saitama Municipal Urawa Museum

References

External links

{{Saitama Wards of Saitama (city)