Koshigaya

Koshigaya
Ko·shi·ga·ya (kō-shēʹgä-yä', kō'shē-gäʹyä)
A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, a mainly residential suburb of Tokyo. Population: 294,966.

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      city, Saitama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the alluvial plain of the Naka and Edo rivers. The city was a post town and marketplace until it was connected to Tokyo by railway in 1899. After World War II it grew rapidly in conjunction with Sōka, to the south. Industrial products include chemicals, leather, and machinery. Pop. (2000) 308,307.

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