Yashio(Bát triều thị,Yashio-shi)is acitylocated inSaitama Prefecture,Japan.As of 1 January 2021[update],the city had an estimatedpopulationof 92,512 in 44,288 households and apopulation densityof 5100 persons per km2.[1]The total area of the city is 18.02 square kilometres (6.96 sq mi).
Yashio
Bát triều thị | |
|---|---|
 Yashio City office opened in 2024 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture | |
  Yashio | |
| Coordinates:35°49′21.1″N139°50′21.2″E/ 35.822528°N 139.839222°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.02 km2(6.96 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2021) | |
• Total | 92,512 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2(13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9(Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
| - Flower | Gardenia jasminoides |
| - Bird | White wagtail |
| Phone number | 048-996-2111 |
| Address | 1-2-1 Chūō, Yashio-shi, Saitama 340-8588 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editLocated in far southeastern Saitama Prefecture at an elevation of only three meters above sea level, Yashio is on the central reaches of theNaka River,and is approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.
Surrounding municipalities
editClimate
editYashio has ahumid subtropical climate(KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yashio is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1482 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.[2]
Demographics
editPer Japanese census data,[3]the population of Yashio has increased rapidly over the past 60 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13,307 | — |
| 1970 | 37,323 | +180.5% |
| 1980 | 62,734 | +68.1% |
| 1990 | 72,473 | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 74,954 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 82,977 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 93,363 | +12.5% |
History
editThe area of modern Yashio was settled in theKofun periodand was part ofShimōsa Provincefrom theNara period.During theEdo periodTokugawa shogunate,the area wastenryōterritory controlled directly by the shogunate. After theMeiji restoration,the area was transferred to the new Saitama Prefecture in 1871 and divided into villages with the creation of the modern municipalities system in 1889. The village of Yashio was created withinMinamisaitama District, Saitamawith the merger of the villages of Shiodome, Hachijō and Yahata on 28 September 1956. It was raised to town status on 1 October 1964 and to city status on 15 January 1972.
January 28, 2025: asinkholeopened up near the Chuo 1-chome intersection, where Saitama Prefectural Route 54 Matsudo-Soka Line, Shiodome Street, and Josuijo Street ( "Water Treatment Facility" Street) intersect. A truck drove into the sinkhole within seconds of it opening; the 74-year-old driver has not been rescued as of February 5. The cause of the sinkhole is believed to be massive leakage from a damaged sewer pipe buried under the prefectural road. The sewage of 12 municipalities flows through this sewer pipe on its way to a nearby sewage treatment facility. The Saitama Prefectural government has called on the 12 municipalities that use this sewer pipe to limit their sewage use, affecting a total of approximately 1.2 million people in the 12 cities and towns. Inability to stop the flow has led to enlargement of the sinkhole, greatly hindering rescue operations.[4]
Government
editYashio has amayor-councilform of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameralcity council of 21 members. Yashio contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofSaitama 14th districtof thelower houseof theDiet of Japan.
Economy
editDue to this location, Yashio is primarily a distribution center, with a number ofindustrial parks.It is alsobedroom communitywith part of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work.
Education
editYashio has ten public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
editRailway
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Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company-Tsukuba Express
Highway
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Noted people from Yashio
edit- Kan Otake,professional baseball player
- Yohei Otake,professional soccer player
References
edit- ^"Yashio city official statistics"(in Japanese). Japan.
- ^Yashio climate data
- ^Yashio population statistics
- ^"“マンホールからあふれる khả năng tính も” kỳ ngọc ・ bát triều の陥 một sự cố, 120 vạn nhân に hạ thủy sử dụng chế hạn ".Sản kinh tân văn(in Japanese). Sản kinh tân văn xã. 29 January 2025.Retrieved30 January2025.
External links
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- Official Website(in Japanese)