Urawa
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is a place name and a family name in Japan
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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...

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  • Urawa as a place name can refer to:
    • Urawa-ku, Saitama
      Urawa-ku, Saitama
      is a ward of Saitama City, Japan. It is surrounded by Midori-ku , Minami-ku , Chūō-ku , Ōmiya-ku , and Minuma-ku of Saitama city....

       is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
    • Urawa, Saitama
      Urawa, Saitama
      was a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, until it merged into the city of Saitama together with two other cities, Omiya and Yono, on May 1, 2001. In 2003, the former area of Urawa became Urawa-ku, Midori-ku, Minami-ku, and Sakura-ku, which are wards of the city of Saitama...

       was a city and its area is now Urawa, Minami, Nishi and Sakura wards of Saitama City.
    • Urawa Red Diamonds
      Urawa Red Diamonds
      are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...

       is a professional football (soccer) club playing in the J. League.
    • :ja:Urawa University and Urawa University Junior College are located in Midori-ku, Saitama.


All the eight railway stations in the former Urawa city have "Urawa" in their names.
They are either on Keihin-Tōhoku
Keihin-Tohoku Line
The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...

 (K), Saikyō
Saikyo Line
The is a railway line between Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is a part of the East Japan Railway Company network...

 (S), Musashino
Musashino Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...

 (M) or Saitama Railway (R) Line.
  • Urawa-ku: Urawa Station
    Urawa Station
    is a railway stationlocated in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is located near Saitama City Hall and Saitama Prefectural Government's Office and the Parliament...

     (K) and Kita-Urawa Station (K).

Urawa station also stops most Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya Line
The is the name given to a 159.9 kilometre section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan...

 and Takasaki
Takasaki Line
The is a Japanese railway line which runs between Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company ....

 Line trains.
  • Midori-ku: Higashi-Urawa Station
    Higashi-Urawa Station
    is a railway station in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Higashi-Urawa Station is served by the Musashino Line between Fuchū-Hommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line.-Station layout:The station...

     (M) and Urawa-Misono Station (R).
  • Sakura-ku: Nishi-Urawa Station (M).
  • Minami-ku: Minami-Urawa Station
    Minami-Urawa Station
    is a railway station in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Minami-Urawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and the orbital Musashino Line...

     (K and M), Musashi-Urawa Station
    Musashi-Urawa Station
    is a railway station in Minami-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Station layout:The station has two side platforms serving two tracks for the Musashino Line, and two island platforms serving four tracks for the Saikyō Line.-Platforms:-Adjacent...

     (M & S), and Naka-Urawa Station
    Naka-Urawa Station
    is a railway station of Saikyō Line, East Japan Railway Company in Shikatebukuro 1-chōme, in the ward of Minami-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has one island platform.Tracks- History :...

    (S).
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