Niiza [city] - Niiza

Japanese: 新座[市] - にいざ

A city in the southeastern part of Saitama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1970. It occupies the northeastern part of the Musashino Plateau and borders Tokyo to the south. Owada was a post town on the Kawagoe Kaido road in the early modern period, and was a crossing point for the Yanase River. Because water was scarce, new rice fields were developed using the Nobidome irrigation canal completed by Matsudaira Nobutsuna in 1655. After World War II, it was a garden city mainly focused on vegetable cultivation, but since the 1960s, residential development has progressed rapidly. Industries such as printing and machinery have grown significantly. The Musashino Line runs through the city, and Shiki Station on the Tobu Tojo Line is at its northern end. It has an area of 22.78 ^km2 . Population: 158,777 (2010).

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Japanese:

埼玉県南東部の市。1970年市制。武蔵野台地北東部を占め，南は東京都に接する。大和田は近世の川越街道の宿場町で，柳瀬川の渡河点にあたっていた。水が乏しかったため，1655年松平信綱が完成した野火止(のびどめ)用水によって新田開発が進んだ。第２次大戦後は野菜栽培を主とする田園都市であったが，1960年代以降宅地化が急速に進んだ。印刷，機械などの工業の伸びが著しい。武蔵野線が通じ，東武東上線志木駅が北端にある。22.78km²。15万8777人（2010）。

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