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Tokorozawa, Saitama
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| Mayor = Yoshiko Toma
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| CityHallPostalCode = 359-8501
| CityHallAddress = Tokorozawa-shi Namiki 1-1-1
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is a city in Saitama, Japan. It is located in the central part of the Musashino plain, about 30 km west of downtown Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular bedroom community.
Tokorozawa borders the Tokyo communities of Kiyose, Higashimurayama, Higashiyamato, Musashimurayama, and Mizuho; and the Saitama communities of Iruma, Sayama, Kawagoe, Miyoshimachi, and Niiza.
Most of Lake Sayama falls within city boundaries; Lake Tama also touches the south-western part of the city. Today the city is an agricultural market for locally grown Sayama green tea. Other agricultural products include spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes, burdock, pears and grapes.
The area around Tokorozawa Station's west exit is built up as a shopping district with several department stores. Prope Street is a popular shopping arcade.
Tokorozawa houses the Tokyo Area Control Center, which controls airspace in the Kantō, Jōetsu, Tōhoku, Chūbu, and Hokuriku regions and a portion of the Kansai region.
History
Tokorozawa was established as a city on November 3, 1950.
During the Edo period (1603–1867) the area's major industry was silk textile production.
Tokorozawa is known as "the birthplace of Japanese aviation." It was the site of the first airfield in Japan, opened in 1911.
Professional sports teams
| Club |
Sport |
League |
Venue |
Established |
Championships |
| Saitama Seibu Lions |
baseball |
Pacific League |
Goodwill Seibu Dome |
1950 |
12 (Japan Series) |
Saitama Broncos
| basketball |
BJ |
Tokorozawa Municipal Stadium |
1999 |
0 |
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Points of interest
Events
The Tokorozawa Matsuri is a festival held each year in October and features parade floats (mikoshi), taiko drums, and samba dancers.
Transportation
Railways
Main station: Tokorozawa Station
Seibu Ikebukuro Line:
- Tokorozawa Station, Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, Kotesashi Station, Sayamagaoka Station
Seibu Shinjuku Line:
- Tokorozawa Station, Koku-koen (Aviation Park) Station, Shin-Tokorozawa Station
Seibu Sayama Line:
- Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, Shimo-Yamaguchi Station, Seibu-Kyujomae (Seibu Dome) Station
Seibu Yamaguchi Line:
- Seibu-Kyujomae (Seibu Dome) Station, Yuenchi-Nishi (Amusement Park, West) Station
JR East Musashino Line:
- Higashi-Tokorozawa Station
Bus
The city is served by Seibu Bus.
Buses run frequently between Tokorozawa and both Haneda domestic airport and Narita international airport. Buses leave from Tokorozawa Station (east exit) and Higashi-Tokorozawa Station.
Areas
Namiki
Notable people
from Tokorozawa
Bokuzen Hidari (1894–1971), actor born in Kotesashi Village (which was absorbed into Tokorozawa)
Tokoro Joji (Takayuki Haga), comedian
who live in Tokorozawa
Hayao Miyazaki, animated film director
Hideshi Hino, horror manga artist
Tom Dillon, humorist, newspaper columnist for The Japan Times, and author of Japanese Made Funny (ISBN 4-915645-21-5)
Tokorozawa in popular culture
Tokorozawa inspired the setting for the animated film My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro).
Scenes in the Japanese film Shall We Dance? were set in Tokorozawa. The Seibu Ikebukuro Line's Sayamagaoka Station features in the film.
Scenes in the Japanese horror film Ju-on were filmed in Tokorozawa. The area around Tokorozawa station is identifiable.
Sister cities
Decatur, Illinois 1966
Changzhou 1992
Anyang, Gyeonggi 1998
Gallery
Image:Tokorozawa City Office Building.jpg|Tokorozawa City Hall
Image:Tokorozawa centre.jpg|Downtown, Tokorozawa Station, west exit
Image:TokorozawaCommunicationsTower.jpg|Communication tower of the Tokyo Area Control Center
Image:Tokorozawa street.jpg|Prope Street
Image:Kokukoen 2006-9-10-09.jpg|Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
Image:Sayama teaba.jpg|Sayama tea
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