Meikai University ( 明海大学 , Meikai daigaku ) is a private university in Urayasu, Chiba , Japan.
7-537: The university was founded in 1970, and obtained its present name in 1988. The university's School of Dentistry is located in Sakado, Saitama . 35°38′30.17″N 139°55′24.46″E / 35.6417139°N 139.9234611°E / 35.6417139; 139.9234611 This article on a Chiba Prefecture institute of higher education or related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sakado, Saitama Sakado ( 坂戸市 , Sakado-shi )
14-471: Is a city in Saitama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 January 2021 , the city had an estimated population of 100,612 in 46,735 households and a population density of 2500 persons per km . The total area of the city is 41.02 square kilometres (15.84 sq mi). Sakado is located in the geographic center of Saitama Prefecture, about 40 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. The terrain
21-694: Is generally flat. The Koma River flows from the southwest to the northeast of the city. Saitama Prefecture Sakado has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sakado is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1382 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C. Per Japanese census data,
28-540: The Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Saitama 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Sakado is a regional commercial center with some light and precision manufacturing and food processing, and is increasingly a commuter town for Tokyo Metropolis . Sakado has 11 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by
35-505: The city government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one national high school and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. [REDACTED] Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Tōjō Line [REDACTED] Tōbu Railway - Tobu Ogose Line The city mascot "Sakacchi" ( さかっち ) was created in 2006 to mark
42-436: The establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 and was elevated to city status on December 10, 1896. On July 1, 1954, Sakado annexed the neighboring villages of Miyoshino, Issai, Oya and Suguro. On September 1, 1976, Sakado was elevated to city status. Sakado has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Sakado contributes one member to
49-613: The population of Sakado has increased rapidly towards the end of the 20th century due to new town developments. It has since leveled off. Sakado-juku was a post station on the Nikkō Wakiōkan highway connecting Hachiōji with Nikkō from the Muromachi period onwards. During the late Edo period and early Meiji period , the area was noted for sericulture . The village of Sakado was created within Iruma District , Saitama with
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