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16-800: Wakō is located on the southern border of Saitama Prefecture, bordering Nerima Ward and Itabashi Ward in Tokyo. Topographically, it is located on the Musashino Terrace , with the Shirako River flowing along the border with Itabashi Ward, Tokyo on the east side of the city, and the Arakawa and Shingashi Rivers at the northern end of the city. Wakō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Wakō

32-695: A large natural sciences research institute in Japan, are also located in the city. Wakō has eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped. [REDACTED] Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Tōjō Line [REDACTED] Tokyo Metro - Yūrakuchō Line / Fukutoshin Line This temple

48-537: A large alluvial fan that spread out from Ōme . The fan is the base layer of the Musashino Plateau, and is covered by the Kantō Loam Formation, which is 5 to 15 meters thick. The loam is primarily andesite or basaltic sandy mud formed from volcanic ash that the wind carried west from Mount Fuji . Two types of developed fluvial terraces (river terraces) are found on the plateau. One is formed by

64-716: A number of villages in the area, including a large amount of Jōmon period pottery, stone tools and other remains. Signs of early rice cultivation coinciding with the Yayoi period as well as quantities of Yayoi period pottery and implements have also been found. The area of modern Wakō developed from the Muromachi period as Shirako-juku, a post station on the Kawagoe-kaidō highway. The villages of Shirako and Niikura were created within Niikura District, Saitama with

80-407: A safe delivery and made a blessing with a willow twig a spring of pure water sprang up on the spot. Nichiren then had Tokimitu's wife hold the willow twig while water from the spring was poured into her mouth whereupon she soon gave birth to a healthy baby boy. There used to be a large willow tree beside the pond at the temple, and it is said that this tree grew from the twig that Nichiren used to bless

96-509: Is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Wakō has increased rapidly over the past 80 years. Archaeological examination of several sites around Wakō has revealed the remains of

112-647: Is designated as a natural monument of the Wako City. Ikkan-ji is a Sōtō sect temple built during the Kan'ei era (1624–43) and was consecrated by Sakai Tadashige, a local administrator of Shimoniikura in the Edo period . It served as the family temple of the Sakai clan. Gorintō , or stone five level pagodas were placed at graves as a memorial and to console the spirits of the departed. Three gorinto can be found at Ikkan-ji at

128-649: The Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Saitama 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Since it is adjacent to Tokyo metropolis, the population of Wakō rapidly increased as a commuter town after World War II. It developed as an industrial city due to the construction of a factory of Honda Motor Company , (since closed, but Honda's R&D Center remains in Wakō). The head offices of RIKEN ,

144-665: The ancient Tama River, covered by a layer of loam formed from volcanic ash . The plateau is part of the Kantō Plain . It sits northwest of Tokyo Bay , in the southwest of the plain. Its northern section is in southern Saitama Prefecture . Much of Tokyo , between the Tama River to the south and the Arakawa River to the north, is built on the plateau. The Tama River carved the Okutama Mountains and deposited

160-436: The birth. The tree is no longer there today. The Kawagoe Kaidō was a highway completed in 1633 when the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu visited Kawagoe Senpa Tōshōgū ( Shinto shrine ). At that time, Kawagoe Castle played an important role in governing the northern part of Musashi Province . Kawagoe was 10 Ri (about 40 kilometres (25 mi)) from Nihonbashi in the old part of Edo and there were six shukuba along

176-461: The establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Niikura District was abolished in 1894, becoming part of Kitaadachi District . The two villages were merged on April 1, 1943, becoming the town of Yamato. Yamato was elevated to city status on October 31, 1970 and was renamed Wakō. Wakō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Wakō contributes one member to

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192-576: The flow of the Tama River on the south side. The lowest terrace (low surface) is the Tachikawa terrace, and the terrace one step higher than that (high surface) is the Musashino terrace. The other is in the north and is thought to be a remnant of the former Tama River channel. This article about a regional geological feature is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shinto shrine Too Many Requests If you report this error to

208-477: The graves of Tadashige Sakai, his wife, and a former administrator's wife. Musashino Terrace The Musashino Plateau ( 武蔵野台地 , Musashino daichi ) , also translated from Japanese as Musashino Platform and also named Musashino Region , is a large tableland that sits between the Arakawa and Tama rivers in the Kantō region of Honshu , Japan . The plateau consists of an alluvial fan formed by

224-445: The way, namely: Kamiitabashi, Shimonerima, Shirako, Hizaori, Ōwada, and Ōi. These post stations were officially regulated settlements catering to travelers. Shirako-juku was 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Edo and travelers often stopped there for lunch. After a steep winding hill and with ample spring water, Shirako-juku was a good rest stop. Travelers came from the direction of Nittazaka then went up O-saka and down Kurayami-zaka, which

240-492: Was consecrated by Sudagoro Tokimitsu, the local administrator of Shimoniikura (1278–1287). A statue of Nichiren and a wooden plaque with the inscription: "Namu myoho rengekyo" reside in the temple. They are important treasures of Wakō city. Per local legend, Nichiren called at the house of his old friend, Tokimitsu while on his way to exile in Sado . Tokimitsu's wife was going through a difficult childbirth. When Nichiren prayed for

256-545: Was dark even in the daytime. The origin of this Shingon sect temple pre-dates the Edo period . The temple was dedicated to the Juichimen Kannon (Kannon with eleven faces). The wooden statue may have been made at the beginning of the Edo period. There is a huge Ginkgo tree in the temple grounds. The tree is estimated to be over 700 years old, has a diameter of more than 7.5 meters and stands nearly 30 meters tall. It

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