Kawaguchi (川口市) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 607,373 in 293,582 households and a population density of 9800 persons per km². +more
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Geography
Kawaguchi is located near the center of the Kantō Plain in southern Saitama Prefecture, and is bordered by the Tokyo wards of Kita-ku and Adachi-ku to the south. The city area is mostly flat and mainly residential except for the Omiya tableland, which occupies part of the north and east area. +more
Surrounding municipalities
Saitama Prefecture * Koshigaya * Sōka * Saitama * Warabi * Toda Tokyo Metropolis * Kita * Adachi
Climate
Kawaguchi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kawaguchi is 14. +more
Demographics
As of May 1, 2010, registered population was 516,409, including 20,808 alien residents, continuing a trend of population growth in the city since 1933 when the city was founded. There has been a gradual increase in the number of non-Japanese residents living in the city because of the convenient location to Tokyo and relatively low rent. +more
Kawaguchi is a typical suburb city of Tokyo metropolitan area, where population greatly changes between daytime and nighttime due to commute to big cities, especially to Tokyo. In mid 1990s, population growth rate declined, but recent apartment construction boom in the city helps increase population growth rate again. +more
History
After the last ice age, during early and middle Jōmon period, most of the area which is now Kawaguchi was under sea level except for the area which is now Omiya Tableland. Ancient peoples living in this area left several shell middens, in which shells, Jōmon pottery, and pit houses have been discovered by archaeologists. +more
During the Edo period, Kawaguchi-juku developed as a post station on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō, a highway used by the Tokugawa shōgun and daimyō to visit Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Towards the Bakumatsu period and into the Meiji period, the demand for metal products increased. +more
The town of Kawaguchi was established within Kitaadachi District, Saitama on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Kawaguchi was elevated to city status on April 1, 1933 by the merger of Kawaguchi with the neighboring villages of Aoki, Minami-Hirayanagi and Yokozone. +more
Kawaguchi has experienced many disasters, including flood, earthquake and war. The Arakawa River has inundated Kawaguchi countless times and ruined agriculture, which resulted in famines. +more
Currently, the population of Kawaguchi continues to increase, and many tall apartment buildings are being built around train stations. This is because many casting foundries moved to suburban industrial parks and the former sites were turned into residential areas.
On April 1, 2001, Kawaguchi was designated a special city, with increased local autonomy.
On October 11, 2011, Kawaguchi re-absorbed the city of Hatogaya.
Government
Kawaguchi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 42 members. Kawaguchi contributes seven members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. +more
Economy
Education
Universities and colleges
Saitama Gakuen University * Kawaguchi Junior College * Kawaguchi Art School of Waseda University
High schools
Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi High School *Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Kita High School *Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Technical High School *Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Seiryo High School *Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Higashi High School *Saitama Prefectural Hatogaya High School *Kawaguchi Municipal High School
Middle schools
(all managed by the city)
*Angyo Middle School *Angyo-higashi Middle School *Aoki Middle School *Haimatsu Middle School *Higashi Middle School *Kamiaoki Middle School *Kamine Middle School *Kishikawa Middle School *Kita Middle School *Koyaba Middle School *Minami Middle School *Motogo Middle School *Nakacho Middle School *Nishi Middle School *Ryoke Middle School *Sachinami Middle School *Shiba Middle School *Shiba-higashi Middle School *Shiba-nishi Middle School *Shibazono Middle School *Shiwasuda Middle School *Tozuka Middle School *Tozuka-nishi Middle School *Zaike Middle School *Hatogaya Middle School *Sato Middle School *Hachimangi Middle School
Elementary schools
(all managed by the city)
*Angyo Elementary School *Angyo-higashi Elementary School *Aoki-kita Elementary School *Aoki-chuo Elementary School *Asahi-higashi Elementary School *Asahi-nishi Elementary School *Funato Elementary School *Haramachi Elementary School *Higashihongo Elementary School *Higashiryoke Elementary School *Honcho Elementary School *Iinaka Elementary School *Iizuka Elementary School *Jirin Elementary School *Kamiaoki Elementary School *Kamiaoki-minami Elementary School *Kamine Elementary School *Kamine-higashi Elementary School *Kizoro Elementary School *Nakacho Elementary School *Namiki Elementary School *Negishi Elementary School *Hatogaya Elementary School *Sato Elementary School *Sakuramachi Elementary School *Tuji Elementary School *Nakai Elementary School *Minamihatogaya Elementary School *Ryoke Elementary School *Saiwaicho Elementary School *Sashima Elementary School *Shiba Elementary School *Shiba-chuo Elementary School *Shiba-fuji Elementary School *Shiba-higashi Elementary School *Shiba-hinotume Elementary School *Shiba-minami Elementary School *Shiba-nishi Elementary School *Shingo Elementary School *Shingo-higashi Elementary School *Shingo-minami Elementary School *Shiwasuda Elementary School *Tozuka Elementary School *Tozuka-ayase Elementary School *Tozuka-higashi Elementary School *Tozuka-kita Elementary School *Tozuka-minami Elementary School *Yanagisaki Elementary School *Zaike Elementary School
Special schools
Saitama Prefectural Kawaguchi Special Needs School *Saitama Korean Kindergarten (埼玉朝鮮幼稚園) - North Korean school -- (Abolished at March 31, 2014 )
Transportation
Railway
JR East - Keihin-Tohoku line * - JR East - Musashino line * Saitama Rapid Railway Line * - - - - -
Buses
Kawaguchi has a highly developed bus network, mainly operated by Kokusai Kogyo Bus. The east region of the city is relatively far from train stations, many people use buses to the nearest train stations. +more
Bus operators
Kokusai Kogyo Bus * Tobu Bus Central
Highway
- Kawaguchi Junction * - Kawaguchi-Nishi Interchange, Kawaguchi-Chūō Interchange, Kawaguchi Junction, Kawaguchi-Higashi Interchange * Kawaguchi Route - Kawaguchi Junction, Araijuku, Angyō, Shingo, Higashi Ryoke
Local attractions
Kawaguchi Green Center * Kawaguchi Shrine * Former Tanaka Family Residence
Noted people from Kawaguchi
Yoshitaka Shindō, politician *Yukio Tomioka, politician *Yukio Ninagawa, stage director *Kumiko Ohba, actress *Hiroyuki Endo, retired badminton player
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