Fukaya, Saitama


Fukaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 229,517 in 142,803 households in 60804 households and a population density of 1023 persons per km2. The total area of the city is. It is famous for a variety of welsh onions or Fukaya-negi.

Geography

Fukaya is located on the northern border of Saitama Prefecture, in the flatlands of the Kantō plain, in-between the Tone River and the Arakawa River.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture
Fukaya has a Humid subtropical climate characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fukaya is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1270 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Fukaya has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

History

Fukaya was the site of a castle built by the Uesugi clan in 1456, and later the site of Okabe Domain a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the Edo era, Fukaya-shuku was a major post town on the Nakasendō highway, boasting over 80 inns.
The town of Fukaya was established within Hanzawa District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Hanzawa District was abolished in 1896, becoming part of Ōsato District. Fukaya merged with the villages of Aketo, Hatara, Oyori and Fujisawa on January 1, 1955, and was elevated to city status. It annexed the village of Toyosato on April 1, 1973. On January 1, 2006, the towns of Hanazono, Kawamoto and Okabe were merged into Fukaya.

Government

Fukaya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 24 members. Fukaya, together with the towns of Misato and Yorii, contributes three members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Fukaya is dominated by agriculture, with welsh onions and tulips as famous local crops. Industrial parks are located in the eastern portion of the city, and the manufacture of bricks is a major local industry.

Education

Universities

  • Saitama Institute of Technology
  • Tohto College of Health Sciences

    High schools

  • Prefectural Fukaya High School
  • Prefectural Fukaya Commercial High School
  • Prefectural Fukaya Daiichi High School
  • Private Shōchi Fukaya High School
  • Private Tokyo Seitoku University Fukaya High School

    Middle schools

  • Municipal Fukaya Middle School
  • Municipal Kamishiba Middle School
  • Municipal Fujisawa Middle School
  • Municipal Hatara Middle School
  • Municipal Aketo Middle School
  • Municipal Toyosato Middle School
  • Municipal Okabe Middle School
  • Municipal Hanazono Middle School
  • Municipal Kawamoto Middle School
  • Municipal Minami Middle School

    Elementary schools

  • Municipal Fukaya Elementary School
  • Municipal Fukaya West Elementary School
  • Municipal Kamishiba East Elementary School
  • Municipal Kamishiba West Elementary School
  • Municipal Sakuragaoka Elementary School
  • Municipal Fujisawa Elementary School
  • Municipal Hatara Elementary School
  • Municipal Tokiwa Elementary School
  • Municipal Ōyori Elementary School
  • Municipal Aketo Elementary School
  • Municipal Toyosato Elementary School
  • Municipal Yatsumoto Elementary School
  • Municipal Okabe Elementary School
  • Municipal Okabe West Elementary School
  • Municipal Hanzawa Elementary School
  • Municipal Hongō Elementary School
  • Municipal Hanazono Elementary School
  • Municipal Kawamoto North Elementary School
  • Municipal Kawamoto South Elementary School

    Transportation

Railway

– Takasaki Line
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18px Chichibu Railway – Chichibu Main Line
Fukka-chan is the city’s local character, as well as a mascot. It was created on June 28, 2010. It is said to be a fictitious life form like a rabbit and a deer. Fukka-chan is widely described as a city’s popular mascot character.

Notable people from Fukaya