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# Saitama

A prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan, with its capital at Saitama City.

## Overview

Saitama is a first-level administrative division of [Japan](/en/places/japan.html) in the Kanto region. Its area is about 3,798 km2 and its population about 0.1 million (2024), with its capital at Saitama.

## History

Kawagoe domain and many small fiefs and shogunal lands dotted the area in the Edo period; Saitama Prefecture was created in 1871 with present borders from 1876.

## Geography and industry

With a population ranked fifth nationally, it developed as a commuter belt of the capital region. Kawagoe's kurazukuri warehouse streets, the Railway Museum, Chichibu's Mitsumine Shrine and Nagatoro's rock terraces are famous.

## Transport

Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen converge at Omiya, a key junction of Japan's rail network.

更新时间：2026-10-28

## 标签

- [行政区划](/en/tags/admin-division.html)

## 关系


## 来源

- 埼玉県：https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9F%BC%E7%8E%89%E7%9C%8C 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認