Minuma-ku, Saitama

Minuma-ku (見沼区) is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....

, Japan

Japan

is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, occupying the northeastern part of the city. It is surrounded by Iwatsuki-ku (east), Midori-ku

Midori-ku, Saitama

is one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Geography:Midori-ku is located at the south-eastern corner and covers an area part of former Misono Village and an eastern section of former Urawa City. A wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central...

 (south), Urawa-ku (southwest), Ōmiya-ku (west), Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Saitama

is a ward of Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, occupying the northern part of the city. It is surrounded by Minuma-ku , Ōmiya-ku , Nishi-ku of Saitama city and Ageo city .- History :...

 (northwest) of Saitama city and cities of Ageo and Hasuda (north).

Until May 1, 2001 it was an eastern part of Ōmiya city. On that day Ōmiya merged with neighboring cities of Urawa and Yono to form the city of Saitama.

Minuma-ku (見沼区) is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....

, Japan

Japan

is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, occupying the northeastern part of the city. It is surrounded by Iwatsuki-ku (east), Midori-ku

Midori-ku, Saitama

is one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Geography:Midori-ku is located at the south-eastern corner and covers an area part of former Misono Village and an eastern section of former Urawa City. A wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central...

 (south), Urawa-ku (southwest), Ōmiya-ku (west), Kita-ku

Kita-ku, Saitama

is a ward of Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, occupying the northern part of the city. It is surrounded by Minuma-ku , Ōmiya-ku , Nishi-ku of Saitama city and Ageo city .- History :...

 (northwest) of Saitama city and cities of Ageo and Hasuda (north).

History

Until May 1, 2001 it was an eastern part of Ōmiya city. On that day Ōmiya merged with neighboring cities of Urawa and Yono to form the city of Saitama. On 1 April 2003, the day Saitama city became a city designated by government ordinance, Minuma-ku was sectored as well as other eight wards.

It once occupied the northern half of Lake Minuma, which was reclaimed in the 18th century.

Visitor Attractions

Minuma

Minuma

or is an area of paddy fields and other agricultural fields along the Minuma Irrigational Canal. The area encompasses 1260 hectares and straddles across five wards of the city of Saitama...

tanbo (見沼田んぼ), referring to a vast green area of nearly 1260 hectares left within 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo, has been valued by citizens and providing the precious space where people can relax and enjoy nature http://www.minumatanbo-saitama.jp/outline.htm.