Hachigata Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle, located in the town of Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1932.

Yorii Station

Railway station

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Yorii Station is a joint-use passenger railway station in the town of Yorii, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company and the private railway operators Tōbu Railway and Chichibu Railway. Yorii Station is situated 2½ km north of Orihara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yorii and Higashichichibu-mura.

Yorii

Town

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Yorii is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 32,851 in 14,689 households and a population density of 510 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 64.25 square kilometres. Yorii is situated 2½ km north of Orihara.

Higashichichibu-mura

Village

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Higashichichibu is a village located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the village had an estimated population of 2,701 in 1083 households and a population density of 65 persons per km. Higashichichibu-mura is situated 4 km south of Orihara.

Ogawa

Town

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Ogawa is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 28,971 in 12,989 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 60.36 square kilometres. Ogawa is situated 7 km southeast of Orihara.

Orihara

Type: Locality
Location: Yorii Machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.09471° or 36° 5′ 41″ north

Longitude

139.19506° or 139° 11′ 42″ east

Elevation

130 metres (427 feet)

Open location code

8Q8X35VW+V2

GeoNames ID

11776916

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In Other Languages

“Orihara” goes by many names.

Japanese: “折原”

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