Sayama

Sayama
狭山市

City

Sayama City Hall

Flag

Seal

Location of Sayama in Saitama Prefecture

Sayama

Coordinates: 35°51′10.7″N 139°24′43.9″E / 35.852972°N 139.412194°ECoordinates: 35°51′10.7″N 139°24′43.9″E / 35.852972°N 139.412194°E

Government

• -Mayor

Teruo Yagasaki (since April 2012)

Area

• Total

48.99 km² (18.92 sq mi)

Population (February 2016)

• Total

152,235

• Density

3,110/km² (8,100/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

- Tree

Camellia sinensis (tea plant)

- Flower

Azalea

- Bird

Azure-winged magpie

Phone number

04-2953-1111

Address

1-23-5 Irumagawa, Sayama-shi, Saitama-ken 350-1380

Website

Official website

Sayama (狭山市, Sayama-shi^?) is a city located in southern Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016^[update], the city had an estimated population of 152,235 and a population density of 3110 persons per km². Its total area was 48.99 square kilometres (18.92 sq mi). It was formerly known as Irumagawa

Sayama is located in south-central Saitama Prefecture. The Iruma River flows through the city.

During the Kamakura period, the area developed as a post station on the Kamakura Kaidō highway, as the dividing point on the routes to Kōzuke Province and Shimotsuke Province. The town of Irumagawa was established within Iruma District with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On July 1, 1954, Irumagawa merged with the neighboring villages of Mizutomi, Kashiwahara, Okutomi, Hirokane, and Irima to create the city of Sayama.

The city was the location of the Sayama Incident, a 1963 murder and trial which resulted in the false accusation and conviction of an innocent man, a member of the Burakumin minority group, of murder.

Sayama is one of the major industrial centers of Saitama Prefecture, although it is also a bedroom community with over 15% of its population commuting to Tokyo for work. The city, along with neighboring Iruma, is a well known tea growing region, producing Sayama Tea.

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