Asaka

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Asaka

Total population

141,083

Air quality index

100Moderate

Coordinates35.80°, 139.59°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Asaka is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 143,195 and a population density of 7800 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 18.34 square kilometres (7.08 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Tadahito Iguchi

baseball player

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Masayoshi Okada

Japanese football referee

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Hekiru Shiina

Japanese voice actress and singer

Taichi Kokubun

Japanese musician, actor

Diamond Yukai

Japanese rock singer and actor (1962-)

A

Akihiro Gono

Japanese martial artist

S

Sandii

Japanese singer (1951-)

G

GAKU-MC

Japanese master of ceremonies and lyricist

H

HI-D

Japanese singer-songwriter

K

Koito Yūji

Japanese owarai tarento

H

Hitomi Ueno

Japanese tarento and owarai tarento

R

Ryōtarō Nakano

Japanese association football player and coach (1988-)

O

Otoha

Japanese actor and singer

D

Daichi Itō

Japanese drummer

R

Ryōko Maeda

Japanese pianist

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Shizuka Isami

Japanese actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Saitama

• Wako
  1.3 mi away · pop. 82,017
• Niiza
  1.6 mi away · pop. 164,024
• Shiki
  2.9 mi away · pop. 72,676
• Miyoshi
  4.3 mi away · pop. 38,456
• Fujimi
  4.8 mi away · pop. 108,102
• Toda
  4.9 mi away · pop. 136,150
• Warabi
  5.2 mi away · pop. 72,260
• Saitama
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,182,115
• Tokorozawa
  7 mi away · pop. 341,091
• Fujimino
  7 mi away · pop. 114,218
• Kawaguchi
  7.3 mi away · pop. 578,112
• Kawagoe
  10.7 mi away · pop. 350,745

Browse all places in Saitama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Asaka

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Marumba echephron

Marumba echephron

Seen 2026-06-01

Japanese Grass Lizard

Takydromus tachydromoides

Seen 2026-05-31

Serrognathus titanus pilifer

Serrognathus titanus pilifer

Seen 2026-05-31

Mallotus

Mallotus japonicus

Seen 2026-05-31

Japanese Jewel Beetle

Chrysochroa fulgidissima

Seen 2026-05-31

East Asian Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei

Seen 2026-05-31

Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla alba lugens

Seen 2026-05-31

Aquarius paludum paludum

Aquarius paludum paludum

Seen 2026-05-31

pink knotweed

Persicaria capitata

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Asaka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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