Midori-ku, Saitama


[file:Saitama Stadium Panorama.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Saitama Stadium]
Midori-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southeastern part of the city., the ward had an estimated population of 129,705 and a population density of 4,900 persons per km2. Its total area was.
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Geography

A wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central part of the ward. The major river system includes the Shiba River, the Ayanose River, and the Minuma Irrigational Canal. In the southern section of the ward runs the Tōhoku Expressway.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

History

The first people who stayed permanently in this area are considered to have arrived approximately twenty five thousand years ago. Paleolithic archaeological sites found in the area include Matsuki, Wadakita, Kitajukunishi, and Mamiya Miyaushiro. In the early modern period, the area witnessed large-scale civil engineering projects: the construction of the Minuma Reservoir, the demolition of the reservoir, and the creation of the Minuma Irrigational Canal. Daimon-shuku became one of the post stations of the Nikkō Onari Kaidō.
The villages of Tanida, Omagi, Mimuro, and Daimon were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1932, Tanida was annexed by Urawa Town, which was elevated to city status on February 11, 1934. Omagi, Mimuro and Daimon merged to form the village of Misono on April 1, 1956. Misono was subsequently divided between Urawa and Kawaguchi on May 1, 1962. On May 1, 2001, the cities of Urawa, Yono and Ōmiya merged to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the much area of corresponding to former villages of Tanida, Omagi, Mimuro and Daimon became Midori Ward.

Education

Municipal junior high schools:
  • Harayama
  • Higashi Urawa
  • Mimuro
  • Misono
  • Misono Minami
  • Omagi
Municipal elementary schools:
  • Daimon
  • Harayama
  • Mimuro
  • Misono
  • Misono Kita
  • Nakao
  • Noda
  • Omagi
  • Omaki
  • Saido
  • Shibahara

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Musashino Line
27px Saitama Rapid Railway Line

Highway

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Local attractions