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|settlement_type=City |region=Kantō |prefecture=Saitama Prefecture |image_map= Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg |area_km2=137.58 |population=147,505 |population_as_of=May 1, 2011 |density_km2=1072.14 |lat_deg= 36 |lat_min= 12 |lat_sec= |lon_deg= 139 |lon_min= 17 |lon_sec= |mayor = Susumu Kojima (since February 2010) |tree = Camellia |flower = Tulip |bird = |image_flag=Flag of Fukaya Saitama.JPG |city_hall_postal_code = 366-8501 |city_hall_address= 11-1 Nakamachi, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken |website = }} is a city located in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In the Edo era, it was an inn-town on the Nakasendō (中山道), and grew during this period. It is in the prefecture's leading agricultural area, and claims to be the largest producer of welsh onions or in Japan. ''Fukaya-negi'' are famous. Shibusawa Eiichi, the founder of the first national bank in Japan, was born here. Akagi Nyugyo is a large ice cream company based in Fukaya. They make the famous Gari-Gari-kun ice-pop that tastes like soda, or other flavors. Takinomiya Jinja is a large Shinto shrine in Fukaya. The city was founded on January 1, 1955. As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 147,915 and a population density of 1,075 persons per km². The total area is 137.58 km². On January 1, 2006, the towns of Hanazono, Kawamoto and Okabe (all from Ōsato District) were merged into Fukaya. ==Transportation== *Takasaki Line (East Japan Railway Company) * *Fukaya Station * *Okabe Station *Chichibu Main Line (Chichibu Railway) * *Aketo Station * *Takekawa Station * *Nagata Station * *Omaeda Station *Kan-Etsu Expressway - Hanazono IC *National Route 17 *National Route 140 *National Route 254 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fukaya, Saitama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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