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Economy:                                               Hanyu                Koshigaya
   C                                                            Hasuda               Kuki
   h     Ibaraki is known for natto, or fermented soybeans, in
   a     Mito, watermelons in Kyowa (recently merged into
   p                                                            Hidaka               Kumagaya
   t     Chikusei), and chestnuts in the Nishiibaraki region.
   e                                                            Higashimatsuyama     Misato
         Tradition:
   r
                                                                Niiza                Satte
         -Ibaraki is famous for the martial art of  Aikido.
                                                                Okegawa              Sayama
         -Castles in many cities, including Mito, Kasama, and
         Yuki.                                                  Saitama (capital)     Shiki
                                                                Sakado               Shiraoka
         -Kasama: Famous for Shinto, art, culture and pottery.
                                                                Soka                 Wako
         Kairakuen:  One of Japan's three most celebrated gar-
         dens, famous for having more than 3000 Japanese        Toda                 Warabi
         plum trees of over 100 varieties.                      Tokorozawa           Yashio

         Oarai Port : Ferry route to Tomakomai, and Muroran     Tsurugashima         Yoshikawa
         of Hokkaido
                                                                Economy: N/A
         Cuisine: N/A
                                                                Customs and Heritage:

                                                                -The Chichibu Shrine: An ancient Shinto shrine in

                                                                the city of Chichibu that also enshrines Prince Chi-
                                                                chibu.
         SAITAMA                                                -Omiya Bonsai Village: This is the nickname for the
                                                                bonsai nursery precinct in Bonsai-cho, Kita-ku,
         A prefecture of Japan located in the Kanto region.
         The capital is the city of Saitama.  This prefecture is   Saitama, Japan."
         part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of            Cuisine: N/A
         Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs           TOKYO
         of Tokyo, to which a large number of residents com-
         mute each day.

         Total Area: 3,797.00 km2 (1,466.03 sq mi)
         Total Population: 855,745

         Major Cities:

         Ageo                 Honjo

         Asaka                Iruma
         Chichibu             Kasukabe

         Fujimi               Kawagoe
         Fujimino             Kawaguchi

         Fukaya               Kazo

         Gyoda                Kitamoto
         Hano                 Konosu



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