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Fukaya City
Saitama Prefecture · City
Official websiteSaitama Prefecture page
Fukaya City is the birthplace of Shibusawa Eiichi, called the father of Japanese capitalism, and it is known throughout Japan for Fukaya green onions. It has the former factory of Nippon Renga Seizo, which made the bricks used in the Marunouchi building of Tokyo Station.
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.
Live information
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Places to visit
Shopping centerFukayahanazono Puremiamuautoretto (Shopping center)
Old post townFukaya-shukustation of the Nakasendō highway in present-day Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
Shopping centerArio Fukayashopping mall in Fukaya city, Saitama prefecture, Japan
MuseumShibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum
BridgeShin-Jobu BridgeBridge carrying National Route 17 over the Tone River
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Okaberoadside station in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
Important Cultural PropertySeishidobuilding in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan
MuseumSaitama Prefectural Fukaya Commercial High School Memorial Hall
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hanazonoroadside station in Fukaya, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kawamotoroadside station in Fukaya, 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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