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is located on Honshū Island , Japan . 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 floods of residents commute each day. HISTORY Saitama Prefecture was formerly part of the old Musashi Province . In the fifth year of the Keiun Era ( 708 ), deposits of copper were reported to have been found in the Chichibu District of what is now Saitama Prefecture. The Saitama area was historically known as a fertile agricultural region which produced much of the food for the Kantō region. During the Edo Period , many Fudai Daimyo ruled small domains within the Saitama area. After World War II , as Tokyo expanded rapidly and modern transportation allowed longer commutes, the lack of available land in Tokyo led to the rapid development of Saitama Prefecture, whose population has nearly tripled since 1960 . Most of the cities in the prefecture are closely connected to downtown Tokyo by metropolitan rail, and operate largely as residential and commercial suburbs of Tokyo. GEOGRAPHY Saitama Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo , Chiba , Ibaraki , Tochigi , Gunma , Nagano , and Yamanashi . Cities Towns and villages Towns and villages in each District : Mergers
TRANSPORTATION Radial transportation to and from Tokyo dominates transportation in the prefecture. Circular routes were constructed as bypasses to avoid congestion in central Tokyo. Roads The Jōban , Kan-etsu , Shuto , Tōhoku , and Tokyo-Gaikan Expressway s form parts of the nationwide expressway network. National highway Routes 4 , 16 , and 17 are important routes in Kantō region. Railways Ōmiya Station in Saitama City forms East Japan Railway Company 's northern Hub station in the Greater Tokyo Area, offering transfers to and from Shinkansen high-speed lines. The Musashino and Hachikō Line s serve as freight bypass lines as well as passenger lines. Chichibu Railway the northwestern, Seibu Railway the southwestern, Tobu Railway the midwestern and the eastern, the New Shuttle and Saitama Railway the southeastern parts of the prefecture respectively. The Tsukuba Express line crosses the southeastern corner of the prefecture. Airways Haneda Tokyo International Airport and Narita International Airport are the closest major civil airports. Commuter helicopter flights from Kawajima to Narita Airport are offered http://www.heli-express.com/index.html?lan=en. Honda Airport for General Aviation and JASDF Iruma,http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/iruma/ and Kumagayahttp://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/kumagaya/ Air Bases offer no scheduled transport services. Waterways Rivers and canals including those developed in the as of 2007-05-24T12:50. and on Arakawa River a tourist attraction in Nagatoro, Chichibu District {Link without Title} as of 2007-06-20. and , as 2007-06-12日T11:57.. CULTURE Mass media See Mass Media In Saitama Prefecture . Sister relationships Saitama Prefecture has a number of sister city relationships with states and a province as listed below (in chronological order).
SPORTS The sports teams listed below are based in Saitama. Football (soccer)
Baseball Basketball Volleyball Rugby
TOURISM Most of the popular tourist sites in Saitama are located in the northwestern part of the prefecture, which is known as the Chichibu Region. This region mostly consists of a hilly and moderately mountainous area, and is situated in a rich natural environment. The region is very popular among residents of Saitama and neighboring prefectures for short trips, as it is easily accessible via the railroad network. Visitor attractions
Events
This festival is held by Chichibu Shrine annually on 2 December and 3 December , and has been held for more than 300 years. It is famous for the parade of six traditional wooden floats (each one weighing more than 10 tons), and is counted as one of the three big traditional float festivals in Japan (along with Gion Festival (祇園祭) in Kyoto and Hida-Takayama Festival (飛騨高山祭) in Takayama, Gifu ). MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
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