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15-684: Sayama is located in south-central Saitama Prefecture, on the alluvial lowland of the Iruma River , which flows through the city towards the northeast (toward Kawagoe) . The Japan Air Self-Defense Force 's Iruma Air Base is located in the south of the city hall, 90% of which is in Sayama city area (and only 10% in Iruma city area). Saitama Prefecture Sayama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sayama

30-523: A watershed of 721 square kilometres (278 sq mi). The river rises from Mount Ōmochi in Hannō, Saitama and flows to the Arakawa River at Kawagoe, Saitama . 35°54′35″N 139°32′43″E  /  35.90982°N 139.545139°E  / 35.90982; 139.545139 This Saitama Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

45-606: A river in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Seibu Ikebukuro Line The Seibu Ikebukuro Line ( 西武池袋線 , Seibu Ikebukuro-sen ) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway operator Seibu Railway . It originates at Ikebukuro Station , a large railway junction in north-western Tokyo , extending to northwest suburbs as far as Tokorozawa, Saitama , and nominally terminates at Agano Station. The Seibu Chichibu Line from Agano to Seibu-Chichibu Station

60-507: Is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1485 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Sayama increased nearly fivefold from 1960 to 1990. It peaked at just over 160,000 people around the year 2000 and has declined since. During

75-421: Is an extension. The operation is largely divided into two sections: from Ikebukuro to Hannō Station and from Hannō to Seibu-Chichibu Station. The section from Hannō to Seibu-Chichibu is single track, but every station except for Higashi-Hanno has passing loops, and trains may pass each other at any stop. There is also a passing loop inside a tunnel where the signal controls bi-directional operation. The rest of all

90-619: The Fit , Honda Odyssey (international) , CR-V , RLX , and Clarity and in the past the Accord , Prelude , Vigor , Inspire , Legend and Integra . The plant was briefly closed, but not damaged, following the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , and restarted production in April 2011, albeit at lower production levels. In 2017, Honda announced that the Sayama plant will close in March 2022, after production of

105-608: The Kamakura period , the area developed as a post station on the Kamakura Kaidō highway, as the dividing point on the routes to Kōzuke Province and Shimotsuke Province . The town of Irumagawa was established within Iruma District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On July 1, 1954, Irumagawa merged with the neighboring villages of Mizutomi, Kashiwahara, Okutomi, Hirokane, and Irima to create

120-460: The Musashino Line currently operated by JR East), by the then Musashino Railway ( 武蔵野鉄道 , Musashino Tetsudō ) , the predecessor of the present Seibu Railway with the first section from Ikebukuro to Hannō. In 1922, electrification began in three stages from Ikebukuro, until reaching Hannō in 1925. In the late 1920s, a second track was added from Ikebukuro to Hōya Station , and in 1929 the line

135-664: The Mediterranean. [REDACTED] Seibu Railway - Seibu Shinjuku Line [REDACTED] Seibu Railway - Seibu Ikebukuro Line The Secom Rugguts rugby union team, and the Saitama Soccer Club of the Kantō Soccer League , are located in Sayama. Iruma River The Iruma River ( 入間川 , Iruma-gawa ) , is a river in Saitama Prefecture , Japan . It is 63 kilometres (39 mi) long and has

150-587: The Odyssey and Clarity models end. Honda will consolidate production at its Yorii factory for future models. The Lotte candy and food processing company operates a facility in Sayama. Dai Nippon Printing Company, Ltd. imaging media division operates a large coating facility in the city. Sankyo Flute Company is located in Sayama. Sayama Haselfoods is the only baklava manufacturing facility in Japan. Located in Aoyagi, Sayama, Haselfoods also imports food products from

165-520: The Tokyo Metro's Yurakucho Line began to Shinkiba Station. In 2001, a second track of 350 m was built to complete the double-track section from Ikebukuro to Hannō. At the same time, the elevated 4-track section from Nerima-Takanodai to Nakamurabashi opened. This elevated 4-track section was extended to Nerima in 2003. Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu Ikebukuro Line stations numbered prefixed with

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180-539: The city is part of Saitama 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Sayama is one of the major industrial centers of Saitama Prefecture, although it is also a bedroom community with over 15% of its population commuting to Tokyo for work. The city, along with neighboring Iruma , is a well known tea growing region, producing Sayama Tea . Sayama is the location of an automobile assembly plant, which opened in 1964, for Honda / Acura vehicles, currently including

195-631: The city of Sayama. The city was the location of the Sayama Incident , a 1963 murder and trial which resulted in the false accusation and conviction of an innocent man, a member of the Burakumin minority group, of murder. Sayama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Sayama contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics,

210-557: The lines is double track with 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) track gauge. The Ikebukuro Line has three branches with through operation, apart from the Seibu Chichibu Line. Tracks: Abbreviations here are for the table below, not formally used. Local services are not shown, as they stop at all stations. Notes: The line opened 15 April 1915 as the Musashino Line ( 武蔵野線 , Musashino-sen ) (separate from

225-610: Was extended to Agano Station, the present nominal end. On 25 March 1952, the line was renamed to the Ikebukuro line, and throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the 2-track section was extended in stages until reaching Kasanui yard in 1969. In 1969, the Seibu Chichibu Line was completed to Seibu-Chichibu Station to begin through operation from Ikebukuro; in 1989, bypass tracks were laid to the Chichibu Railway Main Line ; and in 1998, through service via Seibu Yurakucho Line of Seibu to

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