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Kazo City
Saitama Prefecture · City
Official websiteSaitama Prefecture page
Kazo City is known as a city of handmade udon (thick wheat noodles), and its production of koinobori (carp streamers) is among the highest in Japan. Sights include an event where a giant carp streamer flies, the Watarase Retarding Basin, Kisai Castle and Tamashiki Shrine.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleKisai Castle
Shopping centerVivamall Kazo
Shinto shrineTamashiki ShrineShinto shrine in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeSogan-ji Templetemple in Kazo, Saitama
BridgeTonegawa River Railway Bridgerailway bridge on the Tōhoku Main Line between Kazo city, Saitama prefecture and Koga city, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kazowataraseroadside station in Kazo, Saitama prefecture, Japan
BridgeSaitama-o-hashi
BridgeMikuni Bridgeroad bridge between Kazo city, Saitama prefecture and Koga city, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Doyo-no-furusato Otoneroadside station in Kazo, Saitama prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Saitama Prefecture
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