Koshigaya [city] - Koshigaya

Japanese: 越谷[市] - こしがや

A city in southeastern Saitama prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. It occupies the alluvial lowlands of the Old Tone River and Motoarakawa River basins. The city center, which sits on the natural levee of Motoarakawa River, developed in the early modern period as a post town and market town on the Nikko Kaido road. It is served by the Tobu Railway Isesaki Line, the JR Musashino Line, and National Route 4, and has many small and medium-sized factories producing electrical equipment, metals, and general machinery. The population has also grown rapidly. In rural areas, floriculture and greenhouse horticulture are thriving. Kamonuma, the Imperial Household Agency's Saitama hunting ground, is located on the left bank of the Motoarakawa River. It is the permanent home of the Japanese collared pigeon (a natural monument) which lives only in this vicinity in the entire country. It has an area of 60.24 ^km2 and a population of 326,313 (2010).

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Japanese:

埼玉県南東部の市。1958年市制。古利根川と元荒川流域の沖積低地を占める。元荒川の自然堤防上にある中心市街は近世に日光街道の宿場町，市場町として発達した。東武鉄道伊勢崎線，JR武蔵野線，国道４号線が通じ，電気機器，金属，一般機器などの中小の工場が多い。人口も急増。農村部では花卉栽培や施設園芸が盛ん。元荒川左岸に宮内庁埼玉猟場の鴨沼(かもぬま)がある。全国でこの付近だけに生息するシラコバト（天然記念物）の定住地。60.24km²。32万6313人（2010）。

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