Okegawa, Saitama

Okegawa (Japanese桶 川 市, - shi) is a Japanese city at the center of Saitama Prefecture.

Geography

Okegawa is located north of Saitama and Ageo and south of Kitamoto and Kumagaya.

The Arakawa river flows through the city from north to south. Okegawa is on the Ōmiya Plateau.

History

Okegawa was a post station (宿 场 町Shukuba -machi ) of Nakasendō during the Edo period.

The town received its town charter on November 3, 1970.

Traffic

  • Street: National Road 17, according to Tōkyō or Niigata
  • Nakasendō

Personalities

  • Masahiro Motoki (actor)

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • A geo
  • Kitamoto
  • Konosu
  • Kuki
  • Hasuda
  • Kawajima
  • Ina
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