Saitama Prefecture

Summary

Saitama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Saitama Prefecture is located in Japan^[3].
• Saitama Prefecture is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Saitama Prefecture's head of government is recorded as Motohiro Ōno^[5].
• Saitama Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan^[6].
• Saitama Prefecture's capital is recorded as Saitama^[7].
• Saitama Prefecture's official language is recorded as Japanese^[8].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Ibaraki Prefecture^[9].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Chiba Prefecture^[10].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Tochigi Prefecture^[11].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Gunma Prefecture^[12].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Nagano Prefecture^[13].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Yamanashi Prefecture^[14].
• Saitama Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Tokyo^[15].
• Saitama Prefecture's anthem is recorded as Saitama Kenka^[16].
• Saitama Prefecture's anthem is recorded as Saitama Kenminka^[17].
• Saitama district is named after Saitama Prefecture^[18].
• Sakitama Kofun Cluster is named after Saitama Prefecture^[19].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saitama^[20].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kawagoe^[21].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kumagaya^[22].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kawaguchi^[23].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gyōda-shi^[24].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chichibu^[25].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tokorozawa^[26].
• Saitama Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hannō^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Saitama Prefecture include Saikyō Line^[28], a passenger train service^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1985^[31]; 5618 Saitama^[32], an asteroid^[33]; and Saitama^[34], a city designated by government ordinance^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 2001^[37].

Why It Matters

Saitama Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Saikyō Line^[28], a passenger train service^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1985^[31]; 5618 Saitama^[32], an asteroid^[33]; and Saitama^[34], a city designated by government ordinance^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 2001^[37].