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Higashimatsuyama City
Saitama Prefecture · City
Official websiteSaitama Prefecture page
Higashimatsuyama City is known as a "yakitori" city, with a unique custom of eating pork cheek meat (kashira) with spicy miso. It hosts the Japan Three-Day March, an international walking event.
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
MuseumMaruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panelsart museum in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan
Shopping centerPeony Walk Higashimatsuyamashopping mall in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan
Shinto shrineYakyu Inari ShrineShinto shrine in Higashi-matsuyama, Saitama Pref., Japan
Buddhist templeShobo-ji TempleBuddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Higashimatsuyama, Japan
BridgeShimada Bridgebridge between Sakado and Higashimatsuyama cities, Saitama prefecture, Japan
MuseumPeace Museum of Saitamamuseum in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan
CastleTakasaka Yakata
MuseumDaito Bunka University Beatrix Potter Reference Library
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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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