Fukaya, Saitama


Fukaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 141,911, and a population density of 1026 persons per km². Its total area 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. Both the Tone River and the Ara River flow through the city.

Surrounding municipalities

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 modern town of Fukaya was established within Hanzawa District, Saitama with the establishment of the 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.

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

Railway

Fukaya has three sister cities: