Shimacho

Shimacho is a quarter in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama. Shimacho is situated nearby to the quarter Horisakicho, as well as near the neighborhood Higashiomiya 7-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Higashi-Omiya and Nanasato.

Higashi-Omiya

Railway station

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Higashi-Ōmiya Station is a passenger railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line located in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Nanasato

Railway station

Photo: Esk660, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nanasato Station is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line in Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Hikawasha

Photo: Beryllium Transistor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Iwatsuki-ku.

Kita-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northwestern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km2. Kita-ku is situated 3 km southwest of Shimacho.

Iwatsuki-ku

Suburb

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Iwatsuki-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km2. Iwatsuki-ku is situated 4 km east of Shimacho.

Nisshincho 2-chome

Neighborhood

Photo: Syced, CC0.

Nisshincho 2-chome is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km west of Shimacho.

Shimacho

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Shimachō”
Category: locality
Location: Minuma-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.94436° or 35° 56′ 40″ north

Longitude

139.6525° or 139° 39′ 9″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

8Q7XWMV2+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8440005233

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

8572447

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Satellite Map

Discover Shimacho from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Shimacho” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しまちょう”
Japanese: “シマチョウ”
Japanese: “島町”

Localities in the Area

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