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[[file:Fukaya Station 20051228.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Fukuya Station]]
[[File:Fukaya Station 20051228.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Fukaya Station]]
[[file:Eiichi Shibusawa Memorial Museum.JPG|thumb|right|270px|Eiichi Shibusawa Memorial Museum]]
[[File:Eiichi Shibusawa Memorial Museum.JPG|thumb|right|270px|Eiichi Shibusawa Memorial Museum]]

{{nihongo| '''Fukaya'''|深谷市|Fukaya-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in northern [[Saitama Prefecture]], in the central [[Kantō region]] of [[Japan]]. {{As of|2016|02|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 144,696 and a [[population density]] of 1040 persons per km². Its total area was {{convert|138.37|sqkm|sqmi}}. It is famous for a variety of [[welsh onion]]s or {{nihongo|''Fukaya-negi''|深谷ネギ}}.
{{Nihongo|'''Fukaya'''|深谷市|Fukaya-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|01|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 229,517 in 142,803 households in 60804 households and a [[population density]] of 1023 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Fukaya-hp">{{cite web|url= http://www.city.fukaya.saitama.jp/ikkrwebBrowse/material/files/group/14/R3.1.1HPPDF2.pdf|title= Fukaya city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 25 January 2021|archive-date= 30 November 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211130032404/http://www.city.fukaya.saitama.jp/ikkrwebBrowse/material/files/group/14/R3.1.1HPPDF2.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|138.37|sqkm|sqmi}}. It is famous for a variety of [[welsh onion]]s or {{Nihongo|''Fukaya-negi''|深谷ネギ}}.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Fukaya is located on the northern border of Saitama Prefecture, in the flatlands of the [[Kantō plain]]. Both the [[Tone River]] and the [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|Ara River]] flow through the city.
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 (Kanto)|Arakawa River]] .


==Surrounding municipalities==
===Surrounding municipalities===
* [[Saitama Prefecture]]
[[Gunma Prefecture]]
** [[Honjō, Saitama|Honjō]]
* [[Isesaki, Gunma|Isesaki]]
** [[Kumagaya, Saitama|Kumagaya]]
* [[Ōta, Gunma|Ōta]]
[[Saitama Prefecture]]
** [[Ranzan, Saitama|Ranzan]]
** [[Misato, Saitama (town)|Misato]]
* [[Honjō, Saitama|Honjō]]
** [[Yorii, Saitama|Yorii]]
* [[Kumagaya, Saitama|Kumagaya]]
* [[Misato, Saitama (town)|Misato]]
*[[Gunma Prefecture]]
** [[Isesaki, Gunma|Isesaki]]
* [[Ranzan, Saitama|Ranzan]]
** [[Ōta, Gunma|Ōta]]
* [[Yorii, Saitama|Yorii]]


==History==
===Climate===
Fukaya has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fukaya is 14.5&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1270&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4&nbsp;°C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/fukaya-5613/|title=Fukaya climate: Temperature Fukaya & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref>
Fukaya was the site of a castle built by the [[Uesugi clan]] in 1456, and later the site of [[Okabe Domain]] a [[han system|feudal domain]] under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. In the Edo era, [[Fukaya-shuku]] was a major [[shukuba|post town]] on the [[Nakasendō]] (中山道) highway, boasting over 80 inns.


==Demographics==
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, Saitama|Ōsato District]].
Per Japanese census data,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/saitama/|title=Saitama (Japan): Cities, Towns and Villages in Prefecture - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> the population of Fukaya has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 68,225
| 1930 | 71,943
| 1940 | 73,690
| 1950 | 96,804
| 1960 | 92,285
| 1970 | 101,459
| 1980 | 120,931
| 1990 | 135,927
| 2000 | 146,562
| 2010 | 144,618
| 2020 | 141,268
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
Fukaya was the site of a castle built by the [[Uesugi clan]] in 1456, and later the site of [[Okabe Domain]] a [[han system|feudal domain]] under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. In the Edo era, [[Fukaya-shuku]] was a major [[shukuba|post town]] on the [[Nakasendō]] (中山道) highway, boasting over 80 [[hatago|inns]].


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.
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, Saitama|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, Saitama|Hanazono]], [[Kawamoto, Saitama|Kawamoto]] and [[Okabe, Saitama|Okabe]] (all from Ōsato District) were merged into Fukaya.


==Government==
On January 1, 2006, the towns of [[Hanazono, Saitama|Hanazono]], [[Kawamoto, Saitama|Kawamoto]] and [[Okabe, Saitama|Okabe]] (all from Ōsato District) were merged into Fukaya.
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 [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].


==Economy==
==Economy==
The economy of Fukaya is dominated by agriculture, with [[welsh onion]]s 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.
The economy of Fukaya is dominated by agriculture, with [[welsh onion]]s and tulips as famous local crops. [[Industrial park]]s are located in the eastern portion of the city, and the manufacture of bricks is a major local industry.


==Education==
==Education==

===Universities===
===Universities===
* [[Saitama Institute of Technology]] (埼玉工業大学)
* [[Saitama Institute of Technology]] (埼玉工業大学)
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* Prefectural Fukaya Commercial High School (埼玉県立深谷商業高等学校)
* Prefectural Fukaya Commercial High School (埼玉県立深谷商業高等学校)
* Prefectural Fukaya Daiichi High School (埼玉県立深谷第一高等学校)
* Prefectural Fukaya Daiichi High School (埼玉県立深谷第一高等学校)
* Prefectural Kawamoto High School (Closed in March, 2010) (埼玉県立川本高等学校 (閉校))
* Private Shōchi Fukaya High School (私立正智深谷高等学校)
* Private Shouchi Fukaya High School (私立正智深谷高等学校)
* Private Tokyo Seitoku University Fukaya High School (私立東京成徳大学深谷高等学校)
* Private Tokyo Seitoku University Fukaya High School (私立東京成徳大学深谷高等学校)


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==Transportation==
==Transportation==

===Railway===
===Railway===
* [[JR East]] - [[Takasaki Line]]
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|22px]] [[JR East]] – [[Takasaki Line]]
**{{ja-stalink|Fukaya}} - {{ja-stalink|Okabe}}
*{{STN|Fukaya}} - {{STN|Okabe}}
*[[Chichibu Railway]] - [[Chichibu Main Line]]
[[file:CTK logomark 2019.svg|18px]] [[Chichibu Railway]] – [[Chichibu Main Line]]
**{{ja-stalink|Aketo}} - {{ja-stalink|Takekawa}} - {{ja-stalink|Nagata||Saitama}} - {{ja-stalink|Omaeda}}
*{{STN|Aketo}} - {{STN|Takekawa}} - {{STN|Nagata|Saitama}} - {{STN|Fukaya Hanazono}} - {{STN|Omaeda}}


===Highway===
===Highway===
*[[Kan-Etsu Expressway]] - Hanazono IC
* {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E17|dab1=K}} – Hanazono IC
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|17}}
*[[Japan National Route 17|National Route 17]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|140}}
*[[Japan National Route 140|National Route 140]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|254}}
*[[Japan National Route 254|National Route 254]]


==Sister cities==
==Sister cities==
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dalby, Queensland]], Australia<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|language=en|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104170705/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture|archive-date=4 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Fukaya has three [[Town twinning|sister cities]]:
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fremont, California]], United States, since January 26, 1980<ref name="CGJSFSister">"[http://www.cgjsf.org/pdf/Local_Government.pdf Consolidation of Local Governments in Japan and Effects on Sister City Relationships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019123532/http://www.cgjsf.org/pdf/Local_Government.pdf |date=2007-10-19 }}," ''Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco''</ref>
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Dalby, Queensland]], Australia<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|language=English|accessdate=21 November 2015}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Shunyi District]], [[Beijing, China]], since November 7, 1995<ref name=International/>
* {{flagicon|USA}} - [[Fremont, California]], USA, since January 26, 1980<ref name="CGJSFSister">"[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''</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} - [[Shunyi District]], Beijing, China,<ref name=International/> since November 7, 1995


==Local attractions==
==Local attractions==
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*Takinomiya Jinja
*Takinomiya Jinja


==Mascot==
==Noted people from Fukaya==
'''Fukka-chan''' {{nihongo||ふっかちゃん}} is the city’s [[Yuru-chara|local character (Yuru-chara)]], 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==
* [[Shibusawa Eiichi]], industrialist
* [[Shibusawa Eiichi]], industrialist
* [[Yasuo Takei]] (founder of [[Takefuji]])
* [[Mimura (actress)|Mimura]], actress
* [[Mimura (actress)|Mimura]], actress
* [[Momoka Muraoka]], [[Para-alpine skiing|para-alpine skier]]
* [[Yasuo Takei]], founder of [[Takefuji]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Fukaya, Saitama}}
*{{commons category-inline|Fukaya, Saitama}}
* {{Official website|http://www.city.fukaya.saitama.jp }} {{jp icon}}
*[http://www.city.fukaya.saitama.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www12.ocn.ne.jp/~fukayarc/ FukayaRedCrossHospital] {{ja icon}}


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Latest revision as of 23:05, 2 October 2024

"Fukaya" redirects here. For the surname, see Fukaya (surname).

Fukaya
深谷市
City
Fukaya City Hall
Fukaya City Hall
Flag of Fukaya
Flag
Official seal of Fukaya
Seal
Location of Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture
Fukaya is located in Japan
Fukaya
Fukaya
 
Coordinates: 36°11′50.9″N 139°16′53.4″E / 36.197472°N 139.281500°E / 36.197472; 139.281500
Country Japan
RegionKantō
Prefecture Saitama
Government
 • MayorSusumu Kojima (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
138.37 km2 (53.42 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
142,803
 • Density1,026/km2 (2,660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeCamellia
- FlowerTulip
Phone number048-571-1211
Address11-1 Nakamachi, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 366-8501
WebsiteOfficial website
Fukaya Station
Eiichi Shibusawa Memorial Museum

Fukaya (深谷市, Fukaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, 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.[1] The total area of the city is 138.37 square kilometres (53.42 sq mi). It is famous for a variety of welsh onions or Fukaya-negi (深谷ネギ).

Geography

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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

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Gunma Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Climate

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Fukaya has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) 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.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Fukaya has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 68,225—    
1930 71,943+5.4%
1940 73,690+2.4%
1950 96,804+31.4%
1960 92,285−4.7%
1970 101,459+9.9%
1980 120,931+19.2%
1990 135,927+12.4%
2000 146,562+7.8%
2010 144,618−1.3%
2020 141,268−2.3%

History

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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 (中山道) 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 (all from Ōsato District) were merged into Fukaya.

Government

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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

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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

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Universities

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High schools

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  • Prefectural Fukaya High School (埼玉県立深谷高等学校)
  • Prefectural Fukaya Commercial High School (埼玉県立深谷商業高等学校)
  • Prefectural Fukaya Daiichi High School (埼玉県立深谷第一高等学校)
  • Private Shōchi Fukaya High School (私立正智深谷高等学校)
  • Private Tokyo Seitoku University Fukaya High School (私立東京成徳大学深谷高等学校)

Middle schools

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  • Municipal Fukaya Middle School (市立深谷中学校)
  • Municipal Kamishiba Middle School (市立上柴中学校)
  • Municipal Fujisawa Middle School (市立藤沢中学校)
  • Municipal Hatara Middle School (市立幡羅中学校)
  • Municipal Aketo Middle School (市立明戸中学校)
  • Municipal Toyosato Middle School (市立豊里中学校)
  • Municipal Okabe Middle School (市立岡部中学校)
  • Municipal Hanazono Middle School (市立花園中学校)
  • Municipal Kawamoto Middle School (市立川本中学校)
  • Municipal Minami Middle School (市立南中学校)

Elementary schools

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  • Municipal Fukaya Elementary School (市立深谷小学校)
  • Municipal Fukaya West Elementary School (市立深谷西小学校)
  • Municipal Kamishiba East Elementary School (市立上柴東小学校)
  • Municipal Kamishiba West Elementary School (市立上柴西小学校)
  • Municipal Sakuragaoka Elementary School (市立桜ヶ丘小学校)
  • Municipal Fujisawa Elementary School (市立藤沢小学校)
  • Municipal Hatara Elementary School (市立幡羅小学校)
  • Municipal Tokiwa Elementary School (市立常盤小学校)
  • Municipal Ōyori Elementary School (市立大寄小学校)
  • Municipal Aketo Elementary School (市立明戸小学校)
  • Municipal Toyosato Elementary School (市立豊里小学校)
  • Municipal Yatsumoto Elementary School (市立八基小学校)
  • Municipal Okabe Elementary School (市立岡部小学校)
  • Municipal Okabe West Elementary School (市立岡部西小学校)
  • Municipal Hanzawa Elementary School (市立榛沢小学校)
  • Municipal Hongō Elementary School (市立本郷小学校)
  • Municipal Hanazono Elementary School (市立花園小学校)
  • Municipal Kawamoto North Elementary School (市立川本北小学校)
  • Municipal Kawamoto South Elementary School (市立川本南小学校)

Transportation

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Railway

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JR East – Takasaki Line

Chichibu Railway – Chichibu Main Line

Highway

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Sister cities

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Local attractions

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  • Site of Fukaya Castle
  • Birthplace of Shibusawa Eiichi
  • Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum
  • Takinomiya Jinja

Mascot

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Fukka-chan (ふっかちゃん) is the city’s local character (Yuru-chara), 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Fukaya city official statistics" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Fukaya climate: Temperature Fukaya & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org.
  3. ^ "Saitama (Japan): Cities, Towns and Villages in Prefecture - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de.
  4. ^ a b "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Consolidation of Local Governments in Japan and Effects on Sister City Relationships Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine," Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco
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