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Yashio City
Saitama Prefecture · City
Official websiteSaitama Prefecture page
Yashio City became more urban after Yashio Station on the Tsukuba Express opened, and it is a manufacturing city with many small and medium-sized factories. It is also known for growing komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach).
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
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Shopping centerFrespo Yashioshopping mall in Yashio city, Saitama prefecture, Japan
BridgeShiodome Bridgeroad bridge in Yashio city, Saitama prefecture, Japan
BridgeShin-Nakagawa Bridgeroad bridge between Misato city and Yashio city, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeFumon-ji Templetemple in Minami-Kawasaki, Yashio
BridgeHachijo Bridgeroad bridge between Misato city and Yashio city, Saitama prefecture, Japan.JPG?width=240)
Buddhist templeMyoko-ji Temple%2001.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineKizone Hikawa Shrineshrine in Kizone, Yashio.JPG?width=240)
Buddhist templeHodo-ji Templetemple in Yashio, Saitama
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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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