Title:

Mamiya and the Arakawa river

馬宮と荒川

Category:

Non-Designated Cultural Property

Location:

278-1 Nishi-Asuma

The Mamiya area is located in the south-west part of Saitama City's Nishi Ward, and includes the areas of Nishi-Asuma, Tsuchiya, Futatsumiya, Plaza, Yugicho, Iida-Shinden, Tsukamotocho, Tsukamoto, and Uetayahonmura Shinden.

In 1889, these areas were adminstratively consolidated, creating the Mamiya area. The name is a combination of the "ma" from Nishi-Asuma and the "miya" from Futatsumiya.

In 1955, Mamiya was merged into Omiya, which then became a part of Saitama City in 2001.

The road running along the west side of the Community Center/Branch of the Ward Office is an old road that connected Omiya and Kawagoe, with settlements built along it.

The road and settlements were built upon natural levees, comparatively higher than the surrounding paddy fields, that were created by sedimentation from the flooding of the Arakawa River.

One of Mamiya's key features is the Arakawa River flowing through its center.

The original Arakawa River (currently the Binnuma River) flowed along the borders of Mamiya, Kawagoe City and Fujimi City.

The new Arakawa river, created by the flow redirection during the late Taisho period to the early Showa period, runs directly through the center of Mamiya, splitting the area into two halves. Thanks to the redirection, the damage caused by the frequent overflowing of the river is kept to a minimum.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.lg.jp/nishi/001/003/001/002/p128036.html