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6 unusual facts about Urawa


Hiroshi Ochiai

Hiroshi Ochiai (落合 弘, born February 28, 1946 in Urawa, Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Immanuel General Mission

Immanuel Bible Training College in Yokohama, Japan, was founded by David Tsutada in 1949 in Urawa, a city 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo.

Noriko Furuya

A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Saitama Prefectural Urawa Nishi High School

During this period, the institution was located at the western part of Urawa-ku (former Urawa City).

Tamotsu Suzuki

Tamotsu Suzuki (鈴木 保, born 29 April 1947 in Urawa, Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Yoshikazu Nagai

Yoshikazu Nagai (永井 良和, born April 16, 1952 in Urawa, Saitama, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.


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Chūō-ku, Saitama

Yono Station and Saitama-Shintoshin Station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line (the latter also on the Takasaki and Tōhoku Main Lines) straddle the border between Chūō-ku and other Saitama wards, but are officially located in Urawa-ku and Ōmiya-ku respectively.

Saitama Rapid Railway Line

In the future, the line may be extended north from Urawa-Misono through Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama to Hasuda Station (in Hasuda, Saitama) on the JR East Utsunomiya Line, but financial problems have prevented Saitama Prefecture from the construction of the extension.

The Saitama Rapid Railway line (including Urawa Misono Station) was built in time for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which held several matches at the Saitama Stadium.


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