- Fukaya, Saitama
Japanese city
Name = Fukaya
JapaneseName=深谷市
Prefecture=Saitama
Region=Kantō
Area_km2=137.58
Population=147,915
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Elevation=nihongo|Fukaya|深谷市|Fukaya-shi is a city located in the north of Saitama,
Japan . In the Edo era, it was an inn-town on theNakasendō (中山道), and grew during this period. It is in the prefecture's leading agricultural area, and claim's to be the biggest producer ofleek s, (a type ofscallion ) in Japan. "Fukaya negi" are famous.Shibusawa Eiichi , the founder of the first national bank in Japan, was born here. Akagi Nyugyo is a large ice cream company based in Fukaya. They make the famous Gari-Gari-kun ice-pop that tastes like soda, or other flavors. The Kinkado department store is a large shopping center in downtown Fukaya. Takinomiya Jinja is a large Shinto shrine in Fukaya.As of 2006, the city has an estimated
population of 147,915 and apopulation density of 1075 persons per km². The total area is 137.58 km².The city was founded on
January 1 ,1955 .Transportation
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Fukaya Station on theTakasaki Line (East Japan Railway Company )
*National Highway Route 17ister Cities
Fukaya has two Sister Cities:
* Dalby, inQueensland ,Australia
* Fremont, inCalifornia ,USA " [http://www.cgjsf.org/pdf/Local_Government.pdf Consolidation of Local Governments in Japan and Effects on Sister City Relationships] ," "Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco"]Education
* Fukaya Board of Education
Elementary schools
* Fukaya ES (市立深谷小学校)
* Fukaya West ES (市立深谷西小学校)
* Kamishiba East ES (市立上柴東小学校)
* Kamishiba West ES (市立上柴西小学校)
* Sakuragaoka ES (市立桜ヶ丘小学校)
* Fujisawa ES (市立藤沢小学校)
* Hatara ES (市立幡羅小学校)
* Tokiwa ES (市立常盤小学校)
* Oyori ES (市立大寄小学校)
* Aketo ES (市立明戸小学校)
* Toyosato ES (市立豊里小学校)
* Yatsumoto ES (市立八基小学校)
* Nanbu ES (市立岡部小学校)
* Nanbu West ES (市立岡部西小学校)
* Hanawaza ES (市立榛沢小学校)
* Honjo ES (市立本郷小学校)
* Hanazono ES (市立花園小学校)
* Kawamoto North ES (市立川本北小学校)
* Kawamoto South ES (市立川本南小学校)Junior high schools
* Fukaya JHS (市立深谷中学校)
* Kamishiba JHS (市立上柴中学校)
* Fujisawa JHS (市立藤沢中学校)
* Hatara JHS (市立幡羅中学校)
* Aketo JHS (市立明戸中学校)
* Toyosato JHS (市立豊里中学校)
* Nanbu JHS (市立岡部中学校)
* Hanazono JHS (市立花園中学校)
* Kawamoto JHS (市立川本中学校)
* Minami JHS (市立南中学校)enior high schools
* Fukaya SHS (埼玉県立深谷高等学校)
* Fukaya Commercial SHS (埼玉県立深谷商業高等学校)
* Fukaya Daiichi SHS (埼玉県立深谷第一高等学校)
* Kawamoto SHS (埼玉県立川本高等学校)
* Shouchi Fukaya SHS (私立正智深谷高等学校)
* Tokyo Seitoku University Fukaya SHS (私立東京成徳大学深谷高等学校)Universities
* Saitama Industrial University (埼玉工業大学)
Famous people
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Golgo Matsumoto ("tarento", TIM member, originally from Hanazono-cho, aka Masahiko Matsumoto)
*Shibusawa Eiichi (industrialist)
*Yasuo Takei (founder ofTakefuji )
*Toriba Hiromichi (founder ofDoutor Coffee )
*Mimura (actress)References
External links
* [http://www.city.fukaya.saitama.jp/ Official Fukaya website] ja icon
* [http://www12.ocn.ne.jp/~fukayarc/ FukayaRedCrossHospital] ja icon
* [http://www.nicer.go.jp/index_en.html
* [http://www.education.fukaya.saitama.jp/
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