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Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama 岩槻区
Ward
Iwatsuki Ward
Iwatsuki Watsu shopping center, Saitama City
Seal
Location of Iwatsuki-ku in Saitama
Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
Coordinates: 35°56′59.9″N 139°41′39.5″E / 35.949972°N 139.694306°E / 35.949972; 139.694306
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
City	Saitama
Area
• Total	49.17 km (18.98 sq mi)
Population
• Total	112,862
• Density	2,300/km (5,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-Flower	Kerria japonica
Phone number	048-835-3156
Address	3-2-5 Honcho, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 339-8585
Website	Official website

Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区, Iwatsuki-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km. Its total area was 49.17 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi).

Geography

Iwasuki Ward is within the Kantō Plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.

Neighboring Municipalities

Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by Minuma-ku (west), Midori-ku (southwest), and the cities of Kawaguchi (south), Koshigaya (southeast), Kasukabe (northeast), Shiraoka (north), and Hasuda (northwest).

History

Iwatsuki developed from the Muromachi period as a castle town next to Iwatsuki Castle and the center of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a post town on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting Edo with Nikko.

The modern town of Iwatsuki created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954, Iwatsuki merged with the neighboring villages of Niiwa, Wado, Kawadori, Kashiwazaki, Kawai and Jionji and was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954. On April 1, 2005, Iwatsuki merged with the city of Saitama, becoming Iwatsuki Ward. Iwatsuki is known as the "City of Dolls" (人形のまち Ningyō no Machi) due to a history of doll-making that dates back to the 17th century.

Education

• Mejiro University – Saitama campus
• University of Human Arts and Sciences
• Iwatsuki-ku has 14 elementary schools, eight junior high schools, and four high schools, and one special education school.

Municipal junior high schools:

• Hakuyo (柏陽中学校)
• Iwatsuki (岩槻中学校)
• Jionji (慈恩寺中学校)
• Jouhoku (城北中学校)
• Jounan (城南中学校)
• Kawadoori (川通中学校)
• Nishihara (西原中学校)
• Sakurayama (桜山中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:

• Higashi Iwatsuki (東岩槻小学校)
• Iwatsuki (岩槻小学校)
• Jionji (慈恩寺小学校)
• Jouhoku (城北小学校)
• Jounan (城南小学校)
• Kamisato (上里小学校)
• Kashiwazaki (柏崎小学校)
• Kawadoori (川通小学校)
• Kawai (河合小学校)
• Niiwa (新和小学校)
• Nishihara (西原小学校)
• Ota (太田小学校)
• Tokuriki (徳力小学校)
• Wado (和土小学校)

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway – Noda Line

• Iwatsuki - Higashi-Iwatsuki

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway – Iwatsuki Interchange
• National Route 16
• National Route 122
• National Route 463

Sister cities

• Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (1996)

Local attractions

• Iwatsuki Castle

Noted people from Iwatsuki

• Takeru Satoh, actor

References

1. "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
2. "Saitama City" (PDF). International City Planning Association for Technical Exchanges. INEX. p. 27. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. "Iwatsuki Area". Japan: The Official Guide. Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
4. "市立学校一覧 中学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
5. "市立学校一覧 小学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
6. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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Saitama	Wards Chūō Iwatsuki Kita Midori Minami Minuma Nishi Ōmiya Sakura Urawa
Core cities	Kawagoe Kawaguchi Koshigaya
Special cities	Kasukabe Kumagaya Tokorozawa Sōka
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List of mergers in Saitama Prefecture

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