Yoshikawa (Saitama)

Yoshikawa (Japanese吉川 市, -shi ) is a city in Saitama Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Yoshikawa is located west of Nagareyama, east of Koshigaya and north of Misato.

History

The city Yoshikawa was appointed on 1 April 1996 Shi.

Traffic

The train station of Yoshikawa is on the JR Musashino Line and provides connections to Funabashi, Saitama and Fuchū. In addition, the site is located on the National Road 4 between Tokyo and Aomori.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Yuji Nakazawa (born 1978 ), football player
  • Yūki Takahashi ( born 1984 ), motorcycle racer

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Saitama Prefecture Koshigaya
  • Misato
  • Sōka
  • Matsubushi
  • Nagareyama
  • Noda

Twinning

  • United States Lake Oswego, United States, since 1996
  • Japan Ichinoseki, Japan, since 1997
Tree Cities of Japan Nagareyama, Chiba Koshigaya, Saitama Misato, Saitama (city) Funabashi, Chiba Saitama, Saitama Aomori, Aomori Matsubushi (Saitama) Noda (Chiba) Lake Oswego, Oregon Ichinoseki, Iwate Asaka (Saitama) Chichibu, Saitama Fujimino, Saitama Fukaya, Saitama Hasuda, Saitama Hidaka (Saitama) Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Iruma, Saitama Kasukabe, Saitama Kawaguchi, Saitama Kazo, Saitama Kitamoto, Saitama Kuki, Saitama Kumagaya, Saitama Niiza, Saitama Okegawa, Saitama Sakado, Saitama Satte, Saitama Sayama, Saitama Shiki (Saitama) Toda (Saitama) Tokorozawa, Saitama Tsurugashima, Saitama Warabi, Saitama Yashio, Saitama Higashichichibu (Saitama) Minano (Saitama) Nagatoro (Saitama) Ogano (Saitama) Yokoze (Saitama) Hatoyama (Saitama) Kawajima (Saitama) Ogawa (Saitama) Tokigawa (Saitama) Yoshimi (Saitama) Miyoshi (Saitama) Ina (Saitama) Kamikawa (Saitama) Kamisato (Saitama) Misato, Saitama (town) Miyashiro (Saitama) Shiraoka (Saitama)
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