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Population249,645
GeoNames
RegionSaitama
Elevation6 m
20 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportTokyo International Airport (HND)
32 km
Why visit Sōka
Townapedia lists 21 museums and landmarks, 42 parks and trails, 127 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Dokkyo University, Hyakudai bridge, SAP Soka Bowling and 稲荷神社.
Weather in Sōka
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Things to do5
Dokkyo University
School · 0.6 km
Higher education institution in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks21
9 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds42
30 more on the map.
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Restaurants and cafes127
Bar Juego
Restaurant · Italian · 1.2 km
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115 more on the map.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship19
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Shopping48
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries27
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Healthcare28
Map of Sōka
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tokyo International Airport (HND) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Nagareyama 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Matsudo 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Kashiwa 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Tokyo 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Kamagaya 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Nishi-Tokyo-shi 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Narashino 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
- Tokorozawa 30 km west, about 30 min by car
- Yachiyo 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Kawasaki 36 km south, about 36 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
Photo credits
- Toneri-park, Nyao148 at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saitama Prefectural,Soka High School 2, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saitama Prefectural,Soka-minami High School 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Soka-City-Hospital 20150809, Waka77, Public domain
- Saitama Prefectural Soka shine special needs schools 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 埼友草加病院, ブツチチ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shinzo-in (Soka), Abasaa, Public domain
- Jōshō-ji (Soka) 06, Higa4, CC0
- Shogen-ji (Niihori, Kawaguchi), Abasaa, Public domain
- Ekō-in (Soka) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Tofuku-ji (Soka), Abasaa, Public domain
- Soka shrine 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terada-ken (Takasago, Soka), Higa4, CC0
- Murasaki-saikan (Takasago, Soka), Higa4, CC0
- Asakoke no jizō-dō (Soka) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Inari-jinja (Takasago, Soka) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Takasago Mitsumine-jinja (Soka) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Hiaburi-jizōson (Sezaki, Soka) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Kumemori Inari-jinja (Soka) 06, Higa4, CC0
- Hie-jinja (Yoshichō, Soka) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Hikawa Naka Park 03, Higa4, CC0
- Sengyō-ji (Soka) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Shinmei-jinja (Shinmei, Soka) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Nishibukuro Yanaginomiya Hikawa-jinja (Yashio) 02, Higa4, CC0
- 埼玉県立草加高等学校校舎, 颯羅さん, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Soka Elementary School-1, 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0
- About-saiyukaiimg-08, Run0920, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yashio City Museum 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eko-in (Soka), Abasaa, Public domain
- Josho-ji (Soka), Abasaa, Public domain
- Kanjo-in Main hall, Souka Kinmei, CC BY 4.0
- Front of the Soka-jinja, Souka Kinmei, CC BY 4.0
- Kourakuen Soka shop 20160830 photo by Ray Swi-hymn (29371340144), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Soka-station-saitama-mar2009, Nesnad This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX40, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Den-u river in Soka city Saitama prefecture Japan 20160830 photo by Ray Swi-hymn (29915789791), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan This photo was taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ツルハドラッグ草加5丁目店 20160830 photo by Ray Swi-hymn (29371339474), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan This photo was taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, CC BY-SA 2.0
- ツルハドラッグ草加5丁目店 20160830 photo by Ray Swi-hymn (29915788801), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan This photo was taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oh-kawa 大川家具 スーパーバリュー SV 生鮮市場 photo by Ray Swi-hymn (29915788191), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan This photo was taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Saitama kendo49 soka city, Ebiebi2, Public domain
- Ayase River in Soka city Saitama prefecture Japan 20160830 photo by Ray Swi-hymn (29371338174), Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan This photo was taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, CC BY-SA 2.0
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