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- Hatogaya
Hatogaya, city (1990 pop. 56,440), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a residential suburb of Tokyo.
- Higashimatsuyama
Higashimatsuyama, city (1990 pop. 84,394), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo and an agricultural and communications center.
- Iwatsuki
Iwatsuki, city (1990 pop. 106,462), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. It is an industrial center where textiles are manufactured.
- Niiza
Niiza, city (1990 pop. 138,919), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Yonase River. It is a suburb of Tokyo.
- Honjo
Honjo, city (1990 pop. 59,098), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. It is an agricultural center and a market for raw silk.
- Soka
Soka, city (1990 pop. 206,132), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo that produces pulp, leather, and metal.
- Asaka
Asaka, city (1990 pop. 103,621), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo. The city has an important metalworks industry and is the site o...
- Fukaya
Fukaya, city (1990 pop. 94,017), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo. Its main traditional industry was the production of ceramic t...
- Hanno, city, Japan
Hanno, city (1990 pop. 73,214), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Naguri River. It is a commercial town with a large logging industry.
- Iruma
Iruma, city (1990 pop. 137,585), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Iruma River. A residential and industrial suburb of Tokyo, Iruma is famous for the cultivation of Sayama gree...
