Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Saitama Prefecture

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Saitama Prefecture

埼玉県埼玉
alternative words: Saitamaken prefecture, Saitamaken, Saitama-ken, Saitama ken, Saitama
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Chichibu city , Urawa city , Hanno city , Seibu railway , Tobu zoological garden
related web sites: http://www.pref.saitama.jp
explanation: Saitama prefecture occupies the central part of Kanto region adjacent to Tokyo from the north. Its surface is 3,799 km2 and the population 5.8 millions. The prefectural office is at Urawa City. Tokyo becoming bigger and bigger, the southern part of Saitama appears as a simple extension of the capital. There, the most of people go to work in Tokyo while the remaining fields supply vegetables for the citizens. The rice culture is prosperous on the northern region.