Miyashiro, Saitama
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is a town
located in Minamisaitama district, Saitama
, Japan
.
As of 2005, the town has an estimated population
of 34,620. The total area is 15.95 km². The average age of Miyashiro residents is 42.
Historically, Miyashiro was created from the joining of neighboring villages in 1955 and thus the commercial and population centers are still centered around these older districts. The origin of the town's name comes from the shrines of the largest villages. "Miya" was taken from Himemiya shrine (姫宮神社) in Himemiya village and "shiro" from Konoshiro shrine (身代神社) in Suka village.
Miyashiro is best known among Tokyoites for its zoological-amusement park
complex , which is owned by the Tōbu Group
.
There are two train lines that run through the town, which are also owned by Tobu, the Isesaki Line and the Nikkō Line. Miyashiro has three train stations from south to north: Himemiya, Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen and Wado. Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station
, named after the zoo, is the main stop and in the heart of Miyashiro.
Miyashiro's largest neighboring city is Kasukabe
on the south.
Towns of Japan
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located in Minamisaitama district, Saitama
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
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As of 2005, the town has an estimated population
Population
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of 34,620. The total area is 15.95 km². The average age of Miyashiro residents is 42.
Historically, Miyashiro was created from the joining of neighboring villages in 1955 and thus the commercial and population centers are still centered around these older districts. The origin of the town's name comes from the shrines of the largest villages. "Miya" was taken from Himemiya shrine (姫宮神社) in Himemiya village and "shiro" from Konoshiro shrine (身代神社) in Suka village.
Miyashiro is best known among Tokyoites for its zoological-amusement park
Amusement park
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complex , which is owned by the Tōbu Group
Tobu Railway
is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures...
.
There are two train lines that run through the town, which are also owned by Tobu, the Isesaki Line and the Nikkō Line. Miyashiro has three train stations from south to north: Himemiya, Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen and Wado. Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station
Tobu Dobutsu Koen Station
is a Tobu Railway station in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan.-History:*27 August 1899: Opens as "Sugito Station".*16 March 1981: Station is renamed after zoo and amusement park complex run by Tobu Group companies, which is ten minutes by walk from the station....
, named after the zoo, is the main stop and in the heart of Miyashiro.
Miyashiro's largest neighboring city is Kasukabe
Kasukabe, Saitama
is a city in eastern Saitama, Japan, approximately north of Tokyo. It was formerly located in Kitakatsushika and Minamisaitama districts. Kasukabe once prospered as part of the Nikkō Kaidō highway, an important trade route that linked Edo with Nikkō.-Overview:...
on the south.