Ageo
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About Ageo
Ageo (上尾市, Ageo-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,041 in 107,555 households and a population density of 5100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 45.51 square kilometres (17.57 sq mi).
Ageo is located in the Kanto Plain, slightly east of the center of Saitama Prefecture, and there are no mountains in the city. The city is roughly 10.48 km east–west and 9.32 km north–south. It partially touches the left bank of the Arakawa River.The Kamo River and Shiba River flow through the city. The Ayase River forms the boundary to the east and the Egara, a tributary of the Arakawa River forms the northwest boundary.
Ageo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ageo is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1388 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January...
Ageo travel guide
Understand
Tourist information site The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
Getting there
Ageo Station is on the East Japan Railway Company's Takasaki Line.
Buy
Maruhiro Ageo1st Fl., Maruhiro Dept. Store Ageo-ten, 1-1 Miyamoto-cho tel. +81-48-777-1181 Maruhiro website
Eat
Sushi-Ichiba Rikuzen (寿司市場陸前), ☏ +81 48-776-2204. Fuji Bldg. 1F, 2-1-37 Yatsu (1 minute walk from Ageo Station).
Sleep
Ageo Tobu Hotel, ☏ +81 48771 6711. Kashiwaza 1-1-21.
Go next
Saitama Okegawa Ina Hasuda Kawajima Kawagoe Yoshimi Shobu Konosu
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.