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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Saitama Prefecture
		Saitama Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Nagano, and Yamanashi.
		April 12005: The town of Yoshida and the villages of Arakawa and Otaki (all from Chichibu District) and the old city of Chichibu merged to form the new city of Chichibu.
		Chichibu Railway the northwestern, Seibu Railway the southwestern, Tobu Railway the midwestern and the eastern, the New Shuttle and Saitama Railway the southeastern parts of the prefecture respectively.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture (1110 words)

	Saitama Prefecture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Saitama Prefecture is bordered by Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Nagano, and Yamanashi.
		On April 12005, the town of Yoshida and the villages of Arakawa and Otaki (all from from Chichibu District) and the old city of Chichibu merged to form the new city of Chichibu.
		On October 12005, the village of Ryokami and the old town of Ogano (both from Chichibu District) merged to form the new town of Ogano in Chichibu District.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Saitama_Prefecture (1170 words)

	Chichibu District, Saitama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		April 1, 1948 - The district transfered the village of Yano to Kodama District.
		The villages of Okado merged with the villages of Hira and Ankaku from Hiki District to form the village of Tokikawa in Hiki District.
		April 1, 2005 - The town of Yoshida and the villages of Arakawa and Otaki merged with the city of Chichibu to form the city of Chichibu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chichibu_District,_Saitama (432 words)

	Saitama Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		On April 1, 2005, the town of Yoshida and the villages of Arakawa and Otaki (all from Chichibu District) and the old city of Chichibu merged to form the new city of Chichibu.
		On October 1, 2005, the village of Ryokami and the old town of Ogano (both from Chichibu District) merged to form the new town of Ogano in Chichibu District.
		Saitama City is the host city for the finals of the 2006 FIBA World Championship running until September 3, 2006.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Saitama-ken.htm (971 words)

	CHICHIBU SILK HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Chichibu, I was to discover after several years of residence there, was in fact the cradle of modern Japanese industry, along with other mountain districts.
		An undeniable piece of evidence of labor relations in Western-style mills is preserved in the Chichibu Municipal Folklore Museum: a seven-year labor contract for a nine-year-old girl sent to a Chichibu mill by her parents from the Tohoku region for a sum of 30 yen.
		Chichibu’s silk industry was eventually doomed by the postwar craze for Western clothing and lifestyles, a trend bolstered by advertising and the media.
	floatingworldweb.com /EARTHLINGZ/CHICHIBU/CHICHIBUSILKHISTORY.html (5405 words)

	Chichibu, Saitama Information
		Chichibu (秩父市 Chichibu-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,953 and the density of 441.13 persons per km².
		It attracts crowds from Chichibu, as well as from Saitama prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, and the Kanto region.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Chichibu,_Saitama (103 words)

	Top Literature - Omiya
		Omiya (大宮区; -ku) is a ward of Saitama.
		Until May 1, 2001 it was a city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
		It then merged with the neighboring cities of Urawa and Yono to form the city of Saitama.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Omiya (216 words)

	Saitama, Saitama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saitama has been a regional transportation hub for both passengers and cargo.
		The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama (å¼çé¡) district of what is now the city of Gyoda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture.
		The prefectural name "Saitama" (å¼çç) was changed from kanji into hiragana, thus Saitama City (ã•ããã¾å¸) was born.
	zdnet.co.za /wiki/Saitama,_Saitama (603 words)

	Saitama Museum of Natural History, Exhibits
		On the mountainsides in Chichibu are spacious broad-leaved deciduous forests, consisting mainly of Japanese beech and maple trees.
		In the strata of the Tertiary Period in the Chichibu Basin, alternating beds of sandstone and mudstone are sometimes seen exposed.
		Saitama Prefecture is composed, roughly speaking, of mountains in the western half and plains in the eastern half.
	www.kumagaya.or.jp /~sizensi/exhibit/exhibit_e.html (1932 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saitama is an island prefecture covering about 3,800 square meters, which is located in the central and western parts of Kanto district (in the central Honsyu island), Japan(see Fig.1).
		Between east lowlands and west moutains, the central areas of Saitama are coverd with many elevations and hills, which are distributed in line from north to south.
		The former has the origin in the Chichibu district, western Saitama, and runs in the plain from northwest to southeast.
	www2.odn.ne.jp /~cbk98140/1.0-knowledge (504 words)

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		Nagatoro in the northwestern part of Saitama has a natural park that is scenic all through the year.
		A large number of tourists visit here to see the natural beauty, especially with the onset of spring and autumn when the trees across the hills are a riot of greens and rusts.
		Other favourites in the Chichibu district are Midori-no-Mura, Deer Park and the Fossil Museum in Ogano town.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/AsiaEA/Japan/Saitama/default.asp (817 words)

	Chichibu, Saitama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chichibu (秩父市 Chichibu-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,953 and the density of 441.13 persons per km².
		Annually, on December 3, Chichibu holds a major night festival.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chichibu,_Saitama (218 words)

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		Chichibu City is located in western Saitama Prefecture, near the center of the Chichibu plateau.
		Chichibu is one of the two largest cities in the prefecture in terms of geographic size, covering an area spanning 14.4 km east-west and 26.6 km north-south, with a total area of 134.03 sq.
		Chichibu has long been the political and economic center of the Chichibu plateau, and since the Edo period has had thriving lumber and silk textile industries.
	www.pref.saitama.lg.jp /A07/BE00/yuuchi/e.chichibu.html (1103 words)

	Chichibu-Tama National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The park is famed for the Chichibu Pilgrimage of 34 temples scattered among arboretums of pine and cedar.
		Most visitors begin their visit in the town of Chichibu, and it's worth exploring the temples and quaint streets with their early 20th- century buildings as well as sampling the tasty local soba.
		The Chichibu area also has plenty of farms where you can pick everything from corn to grapes and eggplants depending on what's ripe that day-look for signs around most of the stations on the local Ohanabatake train line.
	floatingworldweb.com /EARTHLINGZ/CHICHIBU/CHICHIBU-TAMANATIONALPARK.html (1591 words)

	Japanese Country Style - Chapter 1
		I later learned that this house, which had been moved and reassembled in Tokyo's Roppongi district, was known as Senri-an and belonged to Meredith Weatherby, the American chairman of a publishing firm that introduces Japanese art overseas.
		I was captivated by the massive, lustrous central pillar, the high ceiling, and the curved fl beams that snaked beneath it, not to mention the breathtakingly impressive living room, as seen from the mezzanine floor.
		The fact that the Naka Ise district, which is where Izumi is situated, was also the site of an ochiudo legend (of the flight of the defeated Heike soldiers in the twelfth century) enhanced its appeal.
	www.minka-ichiku.com /book-chapter1.html (1664 words)

	Saitama, Saitama info here at en.my-widgets.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Saitama, especially Omiya has been a regional transportation hub for railways and roads for both passengers and cargo.
		Tokorozawa, Saitama is home city to the popular and successful proessional baseball team the Seibu Lions who are owned by Seibu and whose home field is the Seibu Dome.
		The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama (å¼çé¡) district of what is now the city of Gyoda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture.
	en.my-widgets.com /Saitama,_Saitama (959 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
		It borders Chiba Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the west, Kanagawa Prefecture to the south, and Saitama Prefecture to the north.
		A district with a range of restaurants, clubs and hotels; many pedestrian alleys giving it a local neighbourhood feel.
		The far west is occupied by the district (gun) of Nishitama.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=Tokyo (3400 words)

	Encyclopedia of Shinto - 5. Rites and Festivals: Individual Shrine Observances
		The central activity of the festival at the Umemiya Shrine in Sayama City, Saitama prefecture held on February tenth and eleventh is to invite villagers to the shrine and treat them to sake.
		Chichibu yomatsuri is the common name for the annual high festival (reitaisai) held at Chichibu Jinja (Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture), on December 12 and 13.
		At this shrine, which is rich in belief in the Yin-Yang divination of directional taboos (katatagae), many people receive rice cakes (chimaki) wrapped in reeds and katatagae talismans and charms (shinpu) in ord...
	eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp /modules/xwords/category.php?categoryID=21 (956 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Saitama
		Saitama is an inland prefecture at the center of the Kanto Region to the north of Tokyo.
		Saitama continues to develop into part of the national capital region.
		Saitama celebrates Chichibu Yomatsuri night Festival where 6 floats mounted with a decorative halberd march with lively and soul-stirring Chichibu Yatai-Hayashi music.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/saitama/index.html (301 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Saitama \| Chichibu and Nagatoro
		At the Chichibu Yomatsuri night Festival held every winter here, light from numerous lanterns hung from the floats and thousands of firework displays cast beautiful colors to the night sky.
		Chichibu 34 Kan'non Sanctuary is one of the 100 sacred kannon temples in Japan, and the pilgrimage path is 100 km long from the 1st Simabu-ji Temple to the 34th Suisen-ji Temple.
		The entire town of Nagatoro at the north of Chichibu is designated as a prefectural nature park, and the Ara-kawa River runs through the center of the town.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/saitama/chichibu_nagatoro.html (321 words)

	Topics2007_02
		A ceremony was held at the Saitama Prefectural Government Office where the Saitama Red Cross Hospital and the Fukaya Red Cross Hospital were jointly announced as the base hospitals for the Saitama DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team).
		The location for this event was Urawa Corso in Saitama city, and 88 dietary volunteers who are already in the field attended the opinion exchange forum.
		Saitama is Japanâs 6th largest distributor of fresh produce and we are lucky to have local production for local consumption.
	www.pref.saitama.lg.jp /english/Topics2007_02.htm (1608 words)

	Kasukabe, Saitama - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV
		Kasukabe, Saitama - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV Anime
		Kasukabe (Japanese: æ¥æ—¥é¨å¸; -shi) is a city located in eastern Saitama, Japan, approximately 30 kilometers north of Tokyo.
		Formerly located within Kitakatsushika and Minamisaitama Districts (former town of Kasukabe area was located in Minamisaitama).
	anime.fansub.tv /encyclopedia.php/Kasukabe,_Saitama (361 words)

	Urawa - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
		It houses most of the city's administrative offices, as well as the prefectural offices of Saitama Prefecture.
		Before the merger that created the city of Saitama in May 2001, Urawa was a distinct city (pop.
		In April 2003 Saitama became a city designated by government ordinance, Urawa's area was sectored into Urawa-ku, Midori-ku, Minami-ku and Sakura-ku.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Urawa (96 words)

	Niiza, Saitama - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Niiza (Japanese: 新座市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan, and is essentially a suburb of the Tokyo conurbation.
		Niiza is located at the southernmost part of Saitama, and is crossed by three train lines: the Seibu-Ikebukuro Line, the JR Musashino Line and the Tobu Tojo Line.
		Niiza, Saitama, Notes, External links and Cities in Saitama Prefecture.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Niiza,_Saitama (240 words)

	ARAKAWA
		Passing through where the city of Chichibu which is renowned as the home of the textile industry and the beautiful valley of Nagatoro, Arakawa River reaches the town of Yorii in the Oosato District.
		The gradient of the river eases after the mountainous area and the slowing down of the flow results in the sedimentation of gravel transported from the upper reaches on the river bed.
		The river channel weaves sharply between Yorii and Kumagaya Bridge (in Kumagawa City, Saitama Prefecture), and huge amount of sedimentation formed an alluvial fan from Uematsu Bridge (Kawamoto Town, Saitama Prefecture) at the apex and construction of levee on both banks was required from Yorii downwards.
	www2.arajo.ktr.mlit.go.jp /english/eng-pamph/04-05.html (428 words)

	Kawaguchi, Saitama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 495,639 and the density of 8890.38 persons per km².
		The area of Nishi Kawaguchi (West Kawaguchi), particularly the area west of Nishi Kawaguchi Station, is infamous as a red light district.
		A little league team from this city played in the 2006 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and was defeated 2-1 in the final by Columbus, Georgia.
	tags.lyricsfreak.com /Kawaguchi (119 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese Minerals, by Alfredo Petrov
		Saitama: Boulangerite forms soft cottony aggregates filling cavities to several cm wide at the Chichibu mine, associated with white 2mm crystals of a rhombohedral carbonate (dolomite?).
		Saitama: Good bournonite crystals as thick tabular "cogwheel" twins, with repeated twinning on the [110] plane, usually small, but sometimes up to 2.5cm wide and 1cm thick, were found in skarn at the Daikoku adit of the Chichibu mine 30 years ago, associated with ankerite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite.
		Saitama: As pale brownish fibres forming radial aggregates of silky luster, associated with rhodonite in contact metamorphic Cu-Pb-Zn ore at the Chichibu mine.
	www.petrovrareminerals.com /articles02b.html (4510 words)

	ASGIS 2005 - TOURISM INFORMATION
		The Saitama shin-toshin urban center was opened in May 2000 as the "new face " of Saitama City.
		The complex is next to the JR Saitama shin-toshin Sta.
		Faith in the bodhisattva Kannnon has deep roots in Japan, and one of its expressions is making a pilgrimage on foot to a series of Kannon temples.
	www.mm.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp /asgis2005/tourisminfo.html (369 words)

	Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Individual Shrine Observances : Chichibu yomatsuri
		From the morning of December 3, members of each district pull around their yatai (portable stands) or dashi, some of which have open stages performing Kabuki.
		The ritual held at the otabisho consists of presenting heisoku (offerings) to a stone tortoise modeled after the tortoise used as a mount by Myōken, the female kami of the shrine (saijin).
		According to one theory, it is said to be a festival celebrating the meeting at the otabisho of the female kami of Chichibu Jinja (Myōken, Myōken-miya) with the male kami of Bukōsan, a mountain rearing over the Chichibu basin.
	eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp /modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=876 (237 words)

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