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| settlement_type= Special city | image_skyline= Kasukabeekihohomen.jpg | image_caption= View of central Kasukabe | image_flag= Flag of Kasukabe.svg | image_map= Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 35 | lat_min= 59 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 139 | lon_min= 45 | lon_sec= | region=Kantō | prefecture=Saitama Prefecture | mayor= Ryozo Ishikawa | area_km2=65.98 | population=236,983 | population_as_of=November 1, 2015 | density_km2=auto | postal_code= | area_code= | tree= Paulownia tomentosa | flower= Wisteria | bird= Black-headed gull | city_hall_address= 6-2 Chuo, Kasukabe-shi, Saitama-ken | city_hall_postal_code = 344-8577 | website = }} is a city in eastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, approximately north of Tokyo. It was formerly located in Kitakatsushika and Minamisaitama Districts. Kasukabe once prospered as part of the Nikkō Kaidō highway, an important trade route that linked Edo with Nikkō. ==Overview== The city was founded on July 1, 1954 and its mayor is Ryozo Ishikawa. On October 1, 2005, Kasukabe City absorbed the town of Shōwa (from Kitakatsushika District) to create the current and expanded Kasukabe City. Kasukabe is famous for the production of , traditional dressers made from paulownia wood. The cultural and economic value of the paulownia is reflected in its designation as the official town tree. The city's official flower is the wisteria. Kasukabe is also well known in Japan as the setting of the manga and anime series ''Lucky Star'' and ''Crayon Shin-chan''. Shin-chan's creator Yoshito Usui also lived in Kasukabe. The public entrance to the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel is located here. Also known as G-CANs, this huge underground flood control system was completed in 2009. The monumental main storage chamber, sometimes called the "underground temple", has been the setting for TV shows and commercials. It is open to tours. 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「Kasukabe, Saitama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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