116:
1082:
813:. Tokimitsu's wife was going through a difficult childbirth. When Nichiren prayed for a safe delivery and made a blessing with a willow twig a spring of pure water sprang up on the spot. Nichiren then had Tokimitu's wife hold the willow twig while water from the spring was poured into her mouth whereupon she soon gave birth to a healthy baby boy. There used to be a large willow tree beside the pond at the temple, and it is said that this tree grew from the twig that Nichiren used to bless the birth. The tree is no longer there today.
100:
758:
748:
1186:
85:
686:
75:
776:
60:
738:
707:
123:
427:) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Wakō is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.
670:
Wakō has eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the
Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
865:
and travelers often stopped there for lunch. After a steep winding hill and with ample spring water, Shirako-juku was a good rest stop. Travelers came from the direction of
Nittazaka then went up O-saka and down Kurayami-zaka, which was dark even in the daytime.
605:
The villages of
Shirako and Niikura were created within Niikura District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Niikura District was abolished in 1894, becoming part of
860:
along the way, namely: Kamiitabashi, Shimonerima, Shirako, Hizaori, Ōwada, and Ōi. These post stations were officially regulated settlements catering to travelers. Shirako-juku was 20 kilometres (12 mi) from
890:
tree in the temple grounds. The tree is estimated to be over 700 years old, has a diameter of more than 7.5 meters and stands nearly 30 meters tall. It is designated as a natural monument of the Wako City.
115:
610:. The two villages were merged on April 1, 1943, becoming the town of Yamato. Yamato was elevated to city status on October 31, 1970 and was renamed Wakō.
99:
144:
1081:
362:
Wakō is located on the southern border of
Saitama Prefecture, bordering Nerima Ward and Itabashi Ward in Tokyo. Topographically, it is located on the
1016:
586:
Archaeological examination of several sites around Wakō has revealed the remains of a number of villages in the area, including a large amount of
626:
city council of 18 members. Wakō contributes one member to the
Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of
1628:
1609:
969:
1540:
1071:
631:
1579:
801:
and a wooden plaque with the inscription: "Namu myoho rengekyo" reside in the temple. They are important treasures of Wakō city.
714:
1185:
594:
as well as quantities of Yayoi period pottery and implements have also been found. The area of modern Wakō developed from the
1049:
1528:
607:
84:
718:
886:(Kannon with eleven faces). The wooden statue may have been made at the beginning of the Edo period. There is a huge
917:, or stone five level pagodas were placed at graves as a memorial and to console the spirits of the departed. Three
797:
This temple was consecrated by
Sudagoro Tokimitsu, the local administrator of Shimoniikura (1278–1287). A statue of
1591:
1432:
366:, with the Shirako River flowing along the border with Itabashi Ward, Tokyo on the east side of the city, and the
1099:
420:
1557:
1437:
761:
751:
188:
176:
367:
1506:
1222:
741:
74:
693:
1572:
1464:
1351:
1126:
809:
Per local legend, Nichiren called at the house of his old friend, Tokimitsu while on his way to exile in
1396:
1064:
921:
can be found at Ikkan-ji at the graves of
Tadashige Sakai, his wife, and a former administrator's wife.
1024:
354:
of 7600 persons per km. The total area of the city is 11.04 square kilometres (4.26 sq mi).
1194:
1161:
1131:
780:
627:
200:
59:
1545:
1240:
255:
973:
1584:
1416:
1207:
1166:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1085:
379:
351:
339:
205:
724:
699:
907:(1624–43) and was consecrated by Sakai Tadashige, a local administrator of Shimoniikura in the
650:
after World War II. It developed as an industrial city due to the construction of a factory of
435:
Per
Japanese census data, the population of Wakō has increased rapidly over the past 80 years.
1567:
1562:
1516:
1494:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1447:
1386:
1336:
1321:
1301:
1281:
1271:
1230:
1171:
1156:
685:
363:
1511:
1499:
1361:
1316:
1202:
1136:
1057:
993:
839:
827:
659:
595:
590:
pottery, stone tools and other remains. Signs of early rice cultivation coinciding with the
396:
1550:
1489:
1457:
1442:
1411:
1406:
1366:
1311:
1306:
1286:
1276:
942:
646:
Since it is adjacent to Tokyo metropolis, the population of Wakō rapidly increased as a
401:
335:
50:
689:
587:
193:
1596:
1521:
1484:
1452:
1381:
1371:
1356:
1326:
1266:
1118:
1109:
1094:
835:
384:
276:
1004:
1622:
1391:
1346:
1331:
948:
936:
887:
831:
810:
775:
647:
635:
619:
406:
389:
266:
1533:
930:
591:
654:, (since closed, but Honda's R&D Center remains in Wakō). The head offices of
710:
706:
913:
908:
879:
847:
623:
347:
900:
159:
146:
1212:
246:
1341:
904:
823:
1296:
1291:
1235:
798:
1245:
875:
856:
599:
17:
1376:
883:
251:
655:
651:
343:
181:
821:
The
Kawagoe Kaidō was a highway completed in 1633 when the third
1261:
452:
1053:
1041:
862:
851:
304:
447:
346:. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated
838:
played an important role in governing the northern part of
662:
research institute in Japan, are also located in the city.
622:
form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
370:
and
Shingashi Rivers at the northern end of the city.
911:. It served as the family temple of the Sakai clan.
1425:
1254:
1221:
1193:
1117:
1108:
298:
290:
282:
272:
262:
245:
237:
229:
224:
216:
211:
199:
187:
175:
32:
104:Location of Wakō (dark pink) in Saitama Prefecture
325:
805:Koyasu no Shimizu (Temple for safe childbirth)
319:
38:
1065:
8:
882:. The temple was dedicated to the Juichimen
438:
294:1-5 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0192
1114:
1072:
1058:
1050:
437:
29:
846:(about 40 kilometres (25 mi)) from
961:
297:
281:
244:
223:
210:
174:
139:
108:
96:
68:
56:
783:, United States, since October 1, 1999
1610:List of mergers in Saitama Prefecture
870:Choshōji (Temple of the Shingon Sect)
350:of 84,161 in 42,434 households and a
289:
271:
261:
236:
228:
215:
198:
186:
7:
972:(in Japanese). Japan. Archived from
220:11.04 km (4.26 sq mi)
25:
1184:
1080:
774:
756:
746:
736:
705:
684:
121:
114:
98:
83:
73:
58:
970:"Wakō city official statistics"
830:visited Kawagoe Senpa Tōshōgū (
602:on the Kawagoe-kaidō highway.
1:
903:sect temple built during the
122:
1629:Cities in Saitama Prefecture
241:7,600/km (20,000/sq mi)
1017:"和光市/International Affairs"
326:
1645:
1005:Wakō population statistics
878:sect temple pre-dates the
374:Surrounding municipalities
1607:
1182:
1092:
895:Ikkan-ji , Gorintō Pagoda
465:—
421:humid subtropical climate
320:
140:
109:
97:
69:
57:
48:
39:
160:35.781222°N 139.605694°E
36:
1541:Kitakatsushika District
762:National Route 298
752:National Route 254
742:Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
1580:Minamisaitama District
945:, tarento, former idol
439:Historical population
165:35.781222; 139.605694
781:Longview, Washington
628:Saitama 4th district
238: • Density
27:City in Kantō, Japan
1529:Kitaadachi District
1021:www.city.wako.lg.jp
874:The origin of this
854:and there were six
850:in the old part of
652:Honda Motor Company
608:Kitaadachi District
598:as Shirako-juku, a
440:
256:Japan Standard Time
156: /
1086:Saitama Prefecture
380:Saitama Prefecture
352:population density
340:Saitama Prefecture
230: • Total
217: • Total
1616:
1615:
1433:Chichibu District
1180:
1179:
1103:
994:Wakō climate data
842:. Kawagoe was 10
834:). At that time,
788:Local attractions
579:
578:
364:Musashino Terrace
312:
311:
283:Phone number
16:(Redirected from
1636:
1317:Higashimatsuyama
1188:
1115:
1097:
1084:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1051:
1046:
1042:Official Website
1029:
1028:
1023:. Archived from
1013:
1007:
1002:
996:
991:
985:
984:
982:
981:
966:
840:Musashi Province
828:Tokugawa Iemitsu
779:
778:
760:
759:
750:
749:
740:
739:
709:
688:
660:natural sciences
596:Muromachi period
454:
449:
441:
397:Tokyo Metropolis
333:
332:
329:
323:
322:
308:
307:
305:Official website
171:
170:
168:
167:
166:
161:
157:
154:
153:
152:
149:
125:
124:
118:
102:
87:
77:
62:
43:
42:
41:
30:
21:
1644:
1643:
1639:
1638:
1637:
1635:
1634:
1633:
1619:
1618:
1617:
1612:
1603:
1558:Kodama District
1438:Higashichichibu
1421:
1250:
1217:
1189:
1176:
1104:
1088:
1078:
1044:
1038:
1033:
1032:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1003:
999:
992:
988:
979:
977:
968:
967:
963:
958:
943:Kaori Matsumura
927:
897:
872:
819:
807:
795:
790:
773:
770:
757:
747:
737:
733:
719:Fukutoshin Line
682:
677:
668:
644:
616:
584:
433:
417:
376:
360:
330:
317:
303:
302:
164:
162:
158:
155:
150:
147:
145:
143:
142:
136:
135:
134:
133:
132:
131:
130:
126:
105:
93:
92:
91:
90:
81:
80:
65:
53:
44:
37:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1642:
1640:
1632:
1631:
1621:
1620:
1614:
1613:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1600:
1599:
1592:Ōsato District
1589:
1588:
1587:
1577:
1576:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1555:
1554:
1553:
1548:
1538:
1537:
1536:
1526:
1525:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1507:Iruma District
1504:
1503:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1462:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1258:
1256:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1227:
1225:
1223:Special cities
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1199:
1197:
1191:
1190:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1123:
1121:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1037:
1036:External links
1034:
1031:
1030:
1027:on 2010-05-13.
1008:
997:
986:
960:
959:
957:
954:
953:
952:
946:
940:
934:
926:
925:Notable people
923:
899:Ikkan-ji is a
896:
893:
871:
868:
836:Kawagoe Castle
818:
815:
806:
803:
794:
791:
789:
786:
785:
784:
769:
766:
765:
764:
754:
744:
732:
729:
728:
727:
715:Yūrakuchō Line
703:
702:
694:Tōbu Tōjō Line
681:
678:
676:
675:Transportation
673:
667:
664:
643:
640:
615:
612:
583:
580:
577:
576:
573:
570:
566:
565:
562:
559:
555:
554:
551:
548:
544:
543:
540:
537:
533:
532:
529:
526:
522:
521:
518:
515:
511:
510:
507:
504:
500:
499:
496:
493:
489:
488:
485:
482:
478:
477:
474:
471:
467:
466:
463:
460:
456:
455:
450:
445:
432:
429:
416:
413:
412:
411:
410:
409:
404:
394:
393:
392:
387:
375:
372:
359:
356:
310:
309:
300:
296:
295:
292:
288:
287:
284:
280:
279:
277:Satsuki azalea
274:
270:
269:
264:
260:
259:
249:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
209:
208:
203:
197:
196:
191:
185:
184:
179:
173:
172:
138:
137:
128:
127:
120:
119:
113:
112:
111:
110:
107:
106:
103:
95:
94:
88:
82:
78:
72:
71:
70:
67:
66:
64:Wakō City Hall
63:
55:
54:
49:
46:
45:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1641:
1630:
1627:
1626:
1624:
1611:
1606:
1598:
1595:
1594:
1593:
1590:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1581:
1578:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1560:
1559:
1556:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1542:
1539:
1535:
1532:
1531:
1530:
1527:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1509:
1508:
1505:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1465:Hiki District
1463:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1424:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1253:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1220:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1187:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1075:
1070:
1068:
1063:
1061:
1056:
1055:
1052:
1045:(in Japanese)
1043:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1001:
998:
995:
990:
987:
976:on 2021-03-02
975:
971:
965:
962:
955:
950:
949:Yumi Kajihara
947:
944:
941:
938:
937:Toshio Kayama
935:
932:
929:
928:
924:
922:
920:
916:
915:
910:
906:
902:
894:
892:
889:
885:
881:
877:
869:
867:
864:
859:
858:
853:
849:
845:
841:
837:
833:
832:Shinto shrine
829:
826:
825:
817:Kawagoe Kaidō
816:
814:
812:
804:
802:
800:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
771:
768:Sister cities
767:
763:
755:
753:
745:
743:
735:
734:
730:
726:
723:
722:
721:
720:
716:
712:
708:
701:
698:
697:
696:
695:
691:
687:
679:
674:
672:
665:
663:
661:
657:
653:
649:
648:commuter town
641:
639:
637:
636:Diet of Japan
633:
629:
625:
621:
620:mayor-council
613:
611:
609:
603:
601:
597:
593:
589:
581:
574:
571:
568:
567:
563:
560:
557:
556:
552:
549:
546:
545:
541:
538:
535:
534:
530:
527:
524:
523:
519:
516:
513:
512:
508:
505:
502:
501:
497:
494:
491:
490:
486:
483:
480:
479:
475:
472:
469:
468:
464:
461:
458:
457:
451:
446:
443:
442:
436:
430:
428:
426:
422:
414:
408:
405:
403:
400:
399:
398:
395:
391:
388:
386:
383:
382:
381:
378:
377:
373:
371:
369:
365:
357:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
328:
316:
306:
301:
293:
285:
278:
275:
268:
267:Ginkgo biloba
265:
257:
253:
250:
248:
240:
232:
219:
207:
204:
202:
195:
192:
190:
183:
180:
178:
169:
151:139°36′20.5″E
141:Coordinates:
117:
101:
86:
76:
61:
52:
47:
31:
19:
1401:
1397:Tsurugashima
1025:the original
1020:
1011:
1000:
989:
978:. Retrieved
974:the original
964:
939:, politician
931:Keisuke Kato
918:
912:
898:
873:
855:
843:
822:
820:
808:
796:
704:
690:Tōbu Railway
683:
669:
645:
617:
604:
600:post station
592:Yayoi period
588:Jōmon period
585:
434:
431:Demographics
424:
418:
361:
314:
313:
286:048-464-1111
148:35°46′52.4″N
1195:Core cities
711:Tokyo Metro
632:lower house
618:Wakō has a
419:Wakō has a
338:located in
163: /
1546:Matsubushi
1241:Tokorozawa
980:2021-02-16
956:References
909:Edo period
905:Kan'ei era
880:Edo period
848:Nihonbashi
658:, a large
624:unicameral
614:Government
348:population
225:Population
201:Prefecture
1585:Miyashiro
1426:Districts
1417:Yoshikawa
1213:Koshigaya
1208:Kawaguchi
951:, cyclist
793:Myoten-ji
666:Education
358:Geography
247:Time zone
1623:Category
1568:Kamisato
1563:Kamikawa
1517:Moroyama
1495:Tokigawa
1480:Namegawa
1475:Kawajima
1470:Hatoyama
1448:Nagatoro
1387:Shiraoka
1337:Kitamoto
1282:Fujimino
1272:Chichibu
1236:Kumagaya
1231:Kasukabe
1132:Iwatsuki
799:Nichiren
423:(Köppen
402:Itabashi
327:Wakō-shi
273:- Flower
1512:Miyoshi
1500:Yoshimi
1362:Okegawa
1203:Kawagoe
1110:Saitama
1100:capital
1095:Saitama
933:, actor
919:gorinto
914:Gorintō
876:Shingon
857:shukuba
731:Highway
725:Wakōshi
700:Wakōshi
680:Railway
642:Economy
634:of the
630:of the
582:History
520:+129.2%
415:Climate
368:Arakawa
299:Website
291:Address
206:Saitama
177:Country
18:Wakoshi
1573:Misato
1551:Sugito
1490:Ranzan
1458:Yokoze
1443:Minano
1412:Yashio
1407:Warabi
1377:Sayama
1367:Sakado
1352:Misato
1342:Kōnosu
1312:Hidaka
1307:Hasuda
1287:Fukaya
1277:Fujimi
1255:Cities
1167:Sakura
1152:Minuma
1147:Minami
1142:Midori
888:Ginkgo
884:Kannon
824:shōgun
572:83,989
564:+15.1%
561:80,744
553:+23.3%
550:70,170
542:+14.4%
539:56,890
531:+25.8%
528:49,713
517:39,512
509:+68.4%
506:17,242
498:+83.8%
495:10,240
487:+18.6%
407:Nerima
263:- Tree
233:84,161
189:Region
1597:Yorii
1522:Ogose
1485:Ogawa
1453:Ogano
1382:Shiki
1372:Satte
1357:Niiza
1327:Iruma
1322:Honjō
1302:Hanyū
1297:Hannō
1292:Gyōda
1267:Asaka
1172:Urawa
1162:Ōmiya
1157:Nishi
1119:Wards
656:RIKEN
575:+4.0%
569:2020
558:2010
547:2000
536:1990
525:1980
514:1970
503:1960
492:1950
484:5,572
481:1940
476:+6.6%
473:4,700
470:1930
462:4,409
459:1920
385:Asaka
344:Japan
334:is a
252:UTC+9
194:Kantō
182:Japan
129:Wakō
34:Wakō
1402:Wakō
1392:Toda
1347:Kuki
1332:Kazo
1262:Ageo
1246:Sōka
1137:Kita
1127:Chūō
901:Sōtō
811:Sado
448:Pop.
444:Year
390:Toda
336:city
315:Wakō
212:Area
89:Seal
79:Flag
51:City
1534:Ina
863:Edo
852:Edo
425:Cfa
321:和光市
40:和光市
1625::
1019:.
844:Ri
713:-
692:-
638:.
453:±%
342:,
324:,
1102:)
1098:(
1073:e
1066:t
1059:v
983:.
717:/
331:)
318:(
258:)
254:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
