Saitama

Saitama (さいたま) is the capital of Saitama prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan. It came into existence after the merging of 4 former cities, including Urawa, the former capital, in 2001. Wikivoyage

Population 1,325,843 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

• 110PolicePolice
• 118Sea rescueJapan Coast Guard
• 119FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama Museum · 710 m
• Urawa Art Museum Museum · 720 m
• 庚申塔 Memorial · 440 m
• 童話の碑 Memorial · 490 m
• 市民憲章の碑 Memorial · 500 m
• 公園起工の碑 Memorial · 500 m
• 浦中石碑 Memorial · 650 m
• 北浦和駅西口開設記念碑 Memorial · 670 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Japanese 4
• Barbecue 1
• Pizza 1
• Soba 1
• Asian 1
• Ramen 1
• Udon 1

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• さいたま市浦和北公園 220 m across 640 m
• 埼玉県営北浦和公園 230 m across 700 m
• Besshonuma Park 420 m across 1.4 km

Getting around

• Kita-Urawa 700 m
• Urawa 1.1 km
• つばめ共同無線 1.3 km
• 平和自動車 1.5 km
• Minami-Yono 1.7 km
• Naka-Urawa 1.8 km

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