is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. 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 a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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 attraction

, referring to a vast green area of nearly 1260 hectares left within 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

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