Kasukabe

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Kasukabe

Total population

232,709

Air quality index

87Moderate

Coordinates35.98°, 139.75°

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

Overview

Kasukabe is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the special cities of Japan until their abolition in 2015. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of 3,500 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,100/sq mi). The total area of the city is 66.00 square kilometres (25.48 sq mi). Kasukabe is famous for the production of kiri-tansu (桐箪笥), traditional tansu dressers made from paulownia wood. The cultural and economic value of the paulownia is reflected in its designation as the official town tree.

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

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Yūto Satō

Japanese association football player

Hisato Sato

Japanese association football player

Ryo Ishikawa

professional golfer

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Arata Sugiyama

Japanese association football player

Takeru Satō

Japanese actor

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Chisato Nakata

Japanese female talent

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Jin Katagiri

Japanese actor and artist

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Minoru Suganuma

Japanese association football player

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Mariko Kouda

Japanese actress, voice actress, J-pop singer and radio personality

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Yusuke Suzuki

Japanese association football player

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Kaoru Kitamura

Japanese writer

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Michio Matsumura

Japanese professional golfer

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Ryosuke Kawanabe

Japanese association football player

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Tōru Nara

Japanese voice actor

Yasushi Tanaka

Japanese artist (1886-1941)

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Yushi Aida

baseball player

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

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 Kasukabe

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 98 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 178 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla alba lugens

Seen 2026-06-25

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-06-22

Yellow Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Seen 2026-06-21

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Seen 2026-06-11

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-06-09

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-08

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

Seen 2026-06-08

Lance-leaved Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Seen 2026-06-08

White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Seen 2026-06-08

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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