Kamikawa, Saitama

Kamikawa 神川町
Town
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Location of Kamikawa in Saitama Prefecture
Kamikawa Location in Japan
Coordinates: 36°13′N 139°6′E / 36.217°N 139.100°E / 36.217; 139.100Coordinates: 36°13′N 139°6′E / 36.217°N 139.100°E / 36.217; 139.100
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Kodama
Population (2007)
• Total	14,912
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
- Tree	Sakura
- Flower	Cosmos
- Bird	Japanese Bush-warbler
Website	Town of Kamikawa

Kamikawa (神川町, Kamikawa-machi) is a town located in Kodama District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan; situated on the banks of the Kanna River.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,704 and a density of 591.45 persons per km². The total area is 23.17 km².

On January 1, 2006 the village of Kamiizumi, from Kodama District, was merged into Kamikawa. The town is served by Tanshō Station (丹荘駅), on the Japan Railway Hachiko Line, which is part of the Greater Tokyo transportation system. Children and young adult education resources include Kamikawa Junior High School (神川中学校）, Aoyagi Elementary School　(青柳小学校）, and Tansho Elementary School　(丹荘小学校).

Landmarks

• Kanasana Shrine (金鑚神社)
• Mizube Koen　(水辺公園)
• Hasegawa Grocery Store (はせがわスーパー)

External links

Media related to Kamikawa, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Kamikawa official website (Japanese)

v t e Saitama Prefecture Saitama (capital city) Chūō-ku Iwatsuki-ku Kita-ku Midori-ku Minami-ku Minuma-ku Nishi-ku Ōmiya-ku Sakura-ku Urawa-ku Cities Ageo Asaka Chichibu Fujimi Fujimino Fukaya Gyōda Hannō Hanyū Hasuda Hidaka Higashi-Matsuyama Honjō Iruma Kasukabe Kawagoe Kawaguchi Kazo Kitamoto Koshigaya Kōnosu Kuki Kumagaya Misato Niiza Okegawa Saitama (capital) Sakado Satte Sayama Shiki Shiraoka Sōka Toda Tokorozawa Tsurugashima Wakō Warabi Yashio Yoshikawa Districts Chichibu Hiki Iruma Kita-Adachi Kita-Katsushika Kodama Minami-Saitama Ōsato Former districts Kitasaitama See also: Towns and villages by district