Ogawamachi, Japan
小川町
Ogawamachi is a town of 28,971 people in Saitama, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Ogawamachi
Townapedia lists 27 museums and landmarks, 47 parks and trails, 33 places to eat and 30 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include 仙元山, Minimamihiki Kiln Site and Shimozato-Aoyama Stele Production Site.
Weather in Ogawamachi
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About Ogawamachi
Ogawa (小川町, Ogawa-machi) 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 (23.31 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Ogawa, Saitama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do30
18 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks27
Minimamihiki Kiln Site
Monument and historic site · 8.2 km
Archaeological site in Japan
Shimozato-Aoyama Stele Production Site
Monument and historic site
Industrial site in Saitama, Japan
15 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds47
35 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes33
21 more on the map.
History
The village of Ogawa was created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ogawa annexed the neighboring villages of Okawa, Takezawa and Yawata on February 1, 1955. Tokigawa and Tamagawa merged to form the town of Tokigawa.
From the History section of Ogawa, Saitama on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship24
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries32
Healthcare16
Map of Ogawamachi
229 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yokota Air Base (OKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Yorii 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Ogose 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Takasaka 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Kumagaya 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Kawagoe 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Sayama 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Iruma 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Fujioka 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Ōta 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Fujimino 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Saitama ogawa office, JunK at Japanese Wikipedia, Public domain
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various 12 21 06 005000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Tobu-railway-TJ33-Ogawamachi-station-building-20201114-085743, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various 12 21 28 439000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various 12 22 06 386000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various 12 22 23 484000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various 12 22 38 268000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Ogawamachi Station - Saitama - Sep 6 2020 various 12 23 12 191000, Nesnad, CC BY 4.0
- Ogawamachi station (28139242079), Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Michinoeki Ogawamachi Saitama Craft Center 2, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Michinoeki Ogawamachi Saitama Craft Center 1, photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hagigaoka Elementary School, M yanagisawa, CC0
- Myoukaku Elementary School, M yanagisawa, CC0
- Saitama Prefectural Ogawa High School, M yanagisawa, CC BY 3.0
- Historical Museum of Ranzan 01, Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tokigawa Jikoji Sanmon 1, 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sugaya-yakata Castle 01, Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 道の駅おがわまちからの仙元山, Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sugiyamajo oteguchi, Phototogisu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ogawa Saitama Anahatiman Kohun 1, 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ranzan Inariduka Kohun 1, 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Keyakidai Junior High School, M yanagisawa, CC0
- Ogawa Elementary School in Ogawa, M yanagisawa, CC0
- Towa Bank Ogawa Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- 小川町道路元標周辺 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- 小川町道路元標 - panoramio, fum3670045, CC BY 3.0
- Ogawa-onsen Kawara-no-yu 01, 妖精書士, CC0
- Ogawa-onsen Kawara-no-yu 02, 妖精書士, CC0
- Ogawa-onsen Kawara-hotel, 妖精書士, CC0
- Seiun brewery, 妖精書士, CC0
- Saitama Ogawa elementary school xl, r_abe01, CC BY 4.0
- Eusphingonotus japonicus from iNaturalist photo 297915397, renshuchu, CC0
- Hachiman Shrine(Branch) - 八幡神社（分社） - panoramio, Carbonium, CC BY 3.0
- Suzumegawa(Spallow river)Wing Dam Park - 雀川砂防ダム公園 - panoramio (4), Carbonium, CC BY 3.0
- Suzumegawa(Spallow river)Wing Dam Park - 雀川砂防ダム公園 - panoramio (1), Carbonium, CC BY 3.0
- Suzumegawa(Spallow river)Wing Dam Park - 雀川砂防ダム公園 - panoramio, Carbonium, CC BY 3.0
- Suzumegawa(Spallow river)Wing Dam Park - 雀川砂防ダム公園 - panoramio (3), Carbonium, CC BY 3.0
- Suzumegawa(Spallow river)Wing Dam Park - 雀川砂防ダム公園 - panoramio (2), Carbonium, CC BY 3.0
- Hachiko Line KiHa 110-219 south of Takezawa Station 20170211, DAJF, CC BY-SA 4.0
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