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Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区, Iwatsuki-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021^[update], the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km². Its total area was 49.17 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi).[1]

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Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama 岩槻区
Ward
Iwatsuki Ward
Iwatsuki Watsu shopping center, Saitama City
Location of Iwatsuki-ku in Saitama
Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
Coordinates: 35°56′59.9″N 139°41′39.5″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
City	Saitama
Area
• Total	49.17 km2 (18.98 sq mi)
Population  (March 2021)
• Total	112,862
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-Flower	Kerria japonica
Phone number	048-835-3156
Address	3-2-5 Honcho, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 339-8585
Website	Official website

Geography

Iwasuki Ward is within the Kantō Plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.

Neighboring Municipalities

Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by Minuma-ku (west), Midori-ku (southwest), and the cities of Kawaguchi (south), Koshigaya (southeast), Kasukabe (northeast), Shiraoka (north), and Hasuda (northwest).

History

Iwatsuki developed from the Muromachi period as a castle town next to Iwatsuki Castle and the center of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a post town on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting Edo with Nikko.

The modern town of Iwatsuki created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954 Iwatsuki merged with the neighboring villages of Niiwa, Wado, Kawadori, Kashiwazaki, Kawai and Jionji and was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954. On April 1, 2005 Iwatsuki merged with the city of Saitama, becoming Iwatsuki Ward.[2] Iwatsuki is known as the "City of Dolls" (人形のまち Ningyō no Machi) due to a history of doll-making that dates back to the 17th century.[3]

Education

• Mejiro University – Saitama campus
• University of Human Arts and Sciences
• Iwatsuki-ku has 15 elementary schools, eight middle schools, and four high schools, and one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway – Noda Line

• Iwatsuki - Higashi-Iwatsuki

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway – Iwatsuki Interchange
• National Route 16
• National Route 122
• National Route 463

Sister cities

• Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (1996) [4]

Local attractions

• Iwatsuki Castle

Noted people from Iwatsuki

• Takeru Satoh, actor

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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