Saitama
Encyclopedia
Locations
- Saitama, SaitamaSaitama, Saitama' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama PrefectureSaitama Prefectureis 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...
, a prefecture of Japan in the Kantō region - Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial MoundsSaitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial MoundsThe is a museum administrated by Saitama Prefecture and located in Gyōda, Saitama. The building is inside of Sakitama Kofun Park.The museum was originally established as in 1969 as part of the construction of , an archeological preserve encompassing the Sakitama Kofun Cluster...
, a museum inside of Sakitama Kofun Park in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Kitasaitama District, SaitamaKitasaitama District, Saitamawas a district located in Saitama Prefecture.Prior to its abolition, Kita-Saitama District had three towns:*Town of Kisai *Town of Kitakawabe *Town of Ōtone...
and Minamisaitama District, Saitama are two districts in eastern Saitama prefecture
Education
- Kokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior CollegeKokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior Collegeis a private junior college in Saitama, Saitama, Japan, established in 1983. Though the institution is coeducational, female students greatly outnumbers male students. In July 2004 it was selected for Good Practice, a grant program by the Ministry of Education....
, a private junior college in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Gakuen UniversitySaitama Gakuen Universityis a private university in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, established in 2001. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1972.-External links:*...
, a private university in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Institute of TechnologySaitama Institute of Technologyis a private university in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, established in 1976. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1903.-External links:*...
, a private university in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Junior College, a junior college in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Saitama Junshin Junior CollegeSaitama Junshin Junior Collegeis a private junior college in Hanyu, Saitama, Japan, established in 1983 as Saitama Junshin Women's Junior College. The present name was adopted in 2007. The motto of the school is, , and .-External links:*...
, a private junior college in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Medical SchoolSaitama Medical Schoolis a private university at Moroyama, Saitama, Japan. The predecessor of the school, the Moro Hospital, was founded in 1892, and it was chartered as a university in 1972.-External links:*...
, a private university at Moroyama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Prefectural UniversitySaitama Prefectural Universityis a public university in Sengendai, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan. The school was established in 1999.-External links:*...
, a public university in Sengendai, Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Prefectural Urawa Nishi High SchoolSaitama Prefectural Urawa Nishi High School, often shortened to is a public high school, located in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, in Japan. It is one of the few public schools in the prefecture that does not have a school uniform....
, a public high school in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama UniversitySaitama UniversitySaitama University is a Japanese national university located in a suburban area of Sakura-ku, Saitama City capital of Saitama Prefecture in Tokyo Metropolitan Area....
, a Japanese national university located in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama Women's Junior CollegeSaitama Women's Junior Collegeis a private women's junior college in Hidaka, Saitama, Japan, established in 1989.-External links:*...
, a private women's junior college in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Mass media
- The Saitama Shimbun, a paid daily newspaper headquartered in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- NHK Saitama FM (85.1 MHz, Chichibu relay 83.5 MHz), a local and relay station of NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
in Tokyo, Japan - Television SaitamaTelevision Saitamaabbreviated TVS, doing business as is a Japanese fee-free terrestrial commercial television broadcasting company headquartered in Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its intended coverage is Saitama Prefecture but with some spill-overs in surrounding prefectures...
(or "Teletama), a free-to-air commercial station in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Sports
- Saitama BroncosSaitama BroncosThe is a men's professional basketball club based in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It calls the whole prefecture home and its main home arenas are Tokorozawa Civic Gymnasium and Saitama Super Arena in Chūō-ku, Saitama City...
, a professional basketball club - Saitama City CupSaitama City CupThe Saitama City Cup is an International Friendly Tournament held annually since 2003 at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-2011 Saitama City Cup:-2010 Saitama City Cup:-2008 Saitama City Cup:-2007 Saitama City Cup:...
, an International Friendly Tournament held since 2003 at Saitama Stadium - Saitama Seibu Lions, a professional baseball club in Japan's Pacific League
- Saitama Stadium, a football (soccer) stadium located in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Saitama Super ArenaSaitama Super Arenais a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and...
, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Transportation
- Saitama-Shintoshin StationSaitama-Shintoshin Stationis a train station in Saitama, Japan, on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tōhoku Main Line.- Adjacent stations :-External links:*...
is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tōhoku Main Line located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan - Saitama New Urban Transit, operator of the New Shuttle operated in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan
- Saitama Rapid Railway LineSaitama Rapid Railway LineThe is the continuation of the Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-Iwabuchi station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa Misono Station in Saitama. It was completed on March 28, 2001....
, the continuation of the Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-Iwabuchi station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa Misono Station in Saitama
Other
- 5618 Saitama5618 Saitama5618 Saitama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*...
, a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on 4 March 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory - Roman Catholic Diocese of Saitama, a diocese located in Saitama, Japan
- Television SaitamaTelevision Saitamaabbreviated TVS, doing business as is a Japanese fee-free terrestrial commercial television broadcasting company headquartered in Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its intended coverage is Saitama Prefecture but with some spill-overs in surrounding prefectures...
, a Japanese fee-free terrestrial commercial television broadcasting company headquartered in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
See also
- Sakitama, a different readingJapanese writing systemThe modern Japanese writing system uses three main scripts:*Kanji, adopted Chinese characters*Kana, a pair of syllabaries , consisting of:...
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