Saitama (Japanese language: さいたま市; -shi) is the capital and the most population cities of Japan of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. It was created by the merger of the cities of Urawa, Saitama, Omiya, Saitama, and Yono, Saitama in 2001. It merged the city of Iwatsuki, Saitama in 2005. It is a city designated by government ordinance since 2003. Many of its residents commute into Tokyo. == Demographics == As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,053,035 and a population density of 6,255.78 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 168.33 km². As of January 1, 2005 current Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama had an estimated population of 111,974 in area of 49.16 km² == Wards == Saitama has 10 Wards of Japan (''ku''): * Chuo-ku, Saitama * Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama * Kita-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Saitama * Minami-ku, Saitama * Minuma-ku, Saitama * Nishi-ku, Saitama * Omiya-ku, Saitama * Sakura-ku, Saitama * Urawa-ku, Saitama == Economy == === Transportation === Saitama, especially Omiya has been railway and road heavy area for both passengers and cargo. The radial traffic to and from Tokyo and the arc traffic bypassing Tokyo often merge here. This includes daily commuter traffic, regional and national traffic of agricultural and industrial products as well as seasonal vacations. Developments in railways and roads in recent 25 years at last seem to catch up the slowing down expansion of traffic demands. Honda Airport in Okegawa, Saitama is for general aviation and offers no schedlued transport services. A trip from almost domestic Tokyo International Airport or Narita International Airport takes about two hours. Due to the Football World Cup 2002, the Nanboku Line of the Tokyo Metro system was extended from Akabane-Iwabuchi all the way to Urawa-Misono: however, the name of the line changes from Nanboku to Saitama Railway when the train passes the official boundary of Tokyo and Saitama. The extension of the metro obviously gave a boost to the neigborhood, and parts of Saitama are increasingly popular to live in for people who can enjoy a 30 - 40 minute commute to central Tokyo. == Culture == === Sports === Saitama is home to the Urawa Red Diamonds, the popular J-League football (soccer) team owned by Mitsubishi. And Saitama is also home to the Omiya Ardija, the football team owned by NTT. The new Saitama Stadium 2002 hosted many football games of the 2002 World Cup, including one of the semifinals. == History == The city was founded on May 1, 2001 and was designated on April 1, 2003 by cities designated by government ordinance. On April 1, 2005 it merged the city of Iwatsuki, Saitama on the east, which became a new wards of Japan Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama. === Origin of the name "Saitama" === * With the merger of Urawa, Saitama, Omiya, Saitama, and Yono, Saitama it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly-created prefectural capital, was needed. The prefectural name "Saitama" (埼玉県) was changed from kanji into hiragana, thus Saitama City (さいたま市) was born. It is the only prefectural capital in Japan whose name is always written in hiragana. * However, Saitama written in hiragana (さいたま市) finished in second in public polling to Saitama written in kanji (埼玉市). Despite this, government officials decided to name the new city Saitama: written in hiragana, not kanji. In third place in the poll was Omiya (大宮市). In fourth was Saitama (彩玉市), written with an alternative kanji for "sai" (彩) that means "colorful". The "sai" (埼) used in the prefectural name is a rare form of a common character (崎) that means cape or promontory. * The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama (埼玉郡) district of what is now the city of Gyoda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology Man'yoshu. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. == External links == * [http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official website] in Japanese ** [http://www.city.saitama.jp/en/ Official website] in English Cities in Saitama Prefecture
== さいたま vs. 埼玉 == * I passed through Saitama City once, and I too was intrigued by the fact that the name was in hiragana ... so when I saw the translation request for that section in Japanese, I couldn't pass it up! Hopefully this is a helpful addition to the article. User:CES 06:17, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC) From Wikpedia:Pages needing translation into English; also posted to Kanji: *Article: :ja:さいたま市#地名の由来 (just this segment) *Corresponding English-language article: Saitama, Saitama#Toponym *Worth doing because: Saitama seems to be one of the few large cities whose name doesn't have Kanji. The origin of this name is hard to find on English webpages. *Originally requested by: --User:Menchi 10:29, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC) *Status: I have translated it, hopefully this is helpful! User:CES 06:14, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC) *Other notes: Adding a paragraph on those proper nouns (place and personal names) that do not (cannot) have Kanji in Kanji would be informative too. This paragraph would be applicable to Saitama Prefecture in genreral than Saitama, Saitama. The Tokyoites, especially the newcomers often refer to Saitama as "Dasaitama," a combination of dasai (uncool) and Saitama. The Tokyo disdain for Saitama comes from before World War II, when Saitama was a rural area and considered to be markedly less sophisticated than the capital. User:Soredewa 11:18, 2005 May 28 (UTC)
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Saitama (Japanese language: さいたま市; -shi) is the capital and the most population cities of Japan of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. It was created by the merger of the cities of Urawa, Saitama, Omiya, Saitama, and Yono, Saitama in 2001. It merged the city of Iwatsuki, Saitama in 2005. It is a city designated by government ordinance since 2003. Many of its residents commute into Tokyo. == Demographics == As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 1,053,035 and a population density of 6,255.78 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 168.33 km². As of January 1, 2005 current Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama had an estimated population of 111,974 in area of 49.16 km² == Wards == Saitama has 10 Wards of Japan (''ku''): * Chuo-ku, Saitama * Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama * Kita-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Saitama * Minami-ku, Saitama * Minuma-ku, Saitama * Nishi-ku, Saitama * Omiya-ku, Saitama * Sakura-ku, Saitama * Urawa-ku, Saitama == Economy == === Transportation === Saitama, especially Omiya has been railway and road heavy area for both passengers and cargo. The radial traffic to and from Tokyo and the arc traffic bypassing Tokyo often merge here. This includes daily commuter traffic, regional and national traffic of agricultural and industrial products as well as seasonal vacations. Developments in railways and roads in recent 25 years at last seem to catch up the slowing down expansion of traffic demands. Honda Airport in Okegawa, Saitama is for general aviation and offers no schedlued transport services. A trip from almost domestic Tokyo International Airport or Narita International Airport takes about two hours. Due to the Football World Cup 2002, the Nanboku Line of the Tokyo Metro system was extended from Akabane-Iwabuchi all the way to Urawa-Misono: however, the name of the line changes from Nanboku to Saitama Railway when the train passes the official boundary of Tokyo and Saitama. The extension of the metro obviously gave a boost to the neigborhood, and parts of Saitama are increasingly popular to live in for people who can enjoy a 30 - 40 minute commute to central Tokyo. == Culture == === Sports === Saitama is home to the Urawa Red Diamonds, the popular J-League football (soccer) team owned by Mitsubishi. And Saitama is also home to the Omiya Ardija, the football team owned by NTT. The new Saitama Stadium 2002 hosted many football games of the 2002 World Cup, including one of the semifinals. == History == The city was founded on May 1, 2001 and was designated on April 1, 2003 by cities designated by government ordinance. On April 1, 2005 it merged the city of Iwatsuki, Saitama on the east, which became a new wards of Japan Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama. === Origin of the name "Saitama" === * With the merger of Urawa, Saitama, Omiya, Saitama, and Yono, Saitama it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly-created prefectural capital, was needed. The prefectural name "Saitama" (埼玉県) was changed from kanji into hiragana, thus Saitama City (さいたま市) was born. It is the only prefectural capital in Japan whose name is always written in hiragana. * However, Saitama written in hiragana (さいたま市) finished in second in public polling to Saitama written in kanji (埼玉市). Despite this, government officials decided to name the new city Saitama: written in hiragana, not kanji. In third place in the poll was Omiya (大宮市). In fourth was Saitama (彩玉市), written with an alternative kanji for "sai" (彩) that means "colorful". The "sai" (埼) used in the prefectural name is a rare form of a common character (崎) that means cape or promontory. * The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama (埼玉郡) district of what is now the city of Gyoda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology Man'yoshu. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. == External links == * [http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official website] in Japanese ** [http://www.city.saitama.jp/en/ Official website] in English Cities in Saitama Prefecture
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== さいたま vs. 埼玉 == * I passed through Saitama City once, and I too was intrigued by the fact that the name was in hiragana ... so when I saw the translation request for that section in Japanese, I couldn't pass it up! Hopefully this is a helpful addition to the article. User:CES 06:17, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC) From Wikpedia:Pages needing translation into English; also posted to Kanji: *Article: :ja:さいたま市#地名の由来 (just this segment) *Corresponding English-language article: Saitama, Saitama#Toponym *Worth doing because: Saitama seems to be one of the few large cities whose name doesn't have Kanji. The origin of this name is hard to find on English webpages. *Originally requested by: --User:Menchi 10:29, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC) *Status: I have translated it, hopefully this is helpful! User:CES 06:14, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC) *Other notes: Adding a paragraph on those proper nouns (place and personal names) that do not (cannot) have Kanji in Kanji would be informative too. This paragraph would be applicable to Saitama Prefecture in genreral than Saitama, Saitama. The Tokyoites, especially the newcomers often refer to Saitama as "Dasaitama," a combination of dasai (uncool) and Saitama. The Tokyo disdain for Saitama comes from before World War II, when Saitama was a rural area and considered to be markedly less sophisticated than the capital. User:Soredewa 11:18, 2005 May 28 (UTC)
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