Angyo

A district in the southeastern part of Saitama Prefecture, northeastern part of Kawaguchi City. Formerly known as Angyo Village. The soil is well-ventilated and drained, making it suitable for producing seedlings and trees. Tree cultivation has been popular since the Edo period, and there is also the Saitama Prefecture Flower and Greenery Promotion Center and the Kawaguchi Greening Center, with the Angyo Tree Festival being held in April. Totsuka-Angyo Station on the Saitama Rapid Railway is nearby. There is the Angyo (Sarukai) shell mound from the late to final Jomon period, and the Ohara ruins from the Jomon to Nara period.

[Masatami Nakayama]

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埼玉県南東部、川口市北東部の地区。旧安行村。土壌が通気性、排水良好のため苗木、植木の生産に適し、江戸時代から植木栽培が盛んで、埼玉県花と緑の振興センターや川口緑化センターもあり、4月には安行植木祭が行われる。埼玉高速鉄道戸塚安行駅が近い。縄文後期から晩期の安行（猿貝(さるかい)）貝塚、縄文から奈良時代の大原遺跡がある。

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