Shimooyashiki

Shimooyashiki is a quarter in Kawajima, Hiki district, Saitama. Shimooyashiki is situated nearby to the quarter Kamioyashiki, as well as near Demarunakago.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Honda Airport and Saitama Medical Center.

Honda Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Honda Airport is a private airfield in the town of Kawajima, Hiki District, and the city of Okegawa, both in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Another name for it is Okegawa Airfield. The operator is Honda Airways, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

Saitama Medical Center

Hospital

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Saitama Medical Center is a hospital, which is situated 2½ km south of Shimooyashiki.

Tōyama Memorial Museum

Museum

Photo: PekePON, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tōyama Memorial Museum opened in Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in 1970. The dedicated museum building is situated amongst those of the residence built by founder of Nikkō Securities Tōyama Genichi. Tōyama Memorial Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Shimooyashiki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawagoe and Seiganji.

Kawagoe

Photo: w00kie, CC BY 2.0.

Kawagoe is an old trading outpost of the ancient capital Edo. Located in Saitama prefecture, the city is now a small suburban city of around 33,000 people, but the preserved warehouse district draws around 4 million visitors to the city each year, and has earned the city the nickname of "Little Edo".