Kuki

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Kuki

Total population

151,598

Air quality index

88Moderate

Coordinates36.06°, 139.67°

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

Overview

Kuki is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 152,569 in 67,339 households and a population density of 1900 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 82.41 square kilometres (31.82 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

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Kagami Yoshimizu

Japanese manga author

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Yutaka Taniyama

Japanese mathematician (1927–1958)

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Miori Ichikawa

Japanese singer

J

Jin Katagiri

Japanese actor and artist

M

Mariko Kouda

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

Y

Yusuke Suzuki

Japanese association football player

A

Akihiro Nakamura

footballer

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Tokutarō Tanaka

Japanese photographer

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Kaoru Kitamura

Japanese writer

M

Matsudaira Nobutsuna

[松平信綱] Roju of Tokugawa shogunate; daimyo of Kawagoe

Takashi Mitsubayashi

Japanese politician

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Toshio Gotō

Japanese film director

T

Tōru Nara

Japanese voice actor

I

Ichi Orihara

Japanese novelist

Hiromi Mitsubayashi

Japanese politician

Shōkichi Uehara

Japanese politician (1897-1983)

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

Nearby places in Saitama

• Shiraoka
  3 mi away · pop. 52,214
• Satte
  3.4 mi away · pop. 50,066
• Miyashiro
  4.1 mi away · pop. 33,930
• Sugito
  4.6 mi away · pop. 45,495
• Hasuda
  4.7 mi away · pop. 61,499
• Ina
  4.9 mi away · pop. 44,442
• Kazo
  6 mi away · pop. 111,572
• Ageo
  7.2 mi away · pop. 226,940
• Okegawa
  7.3 mi away · pop. 74,748
• Kasukabe
  7.6 mi away · pop. 232,709
• Kitamoto
  8 mi away · pop. 65,201
• Konosu
  8.1 mi away · pop. 117,883

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.

Recently spotted species

Parrot's feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Seen 2026-06-22

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Seen 2026-06-11

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-11

Northern Snakehead

Channa argus

Seen 2026-06-07

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-06-07

Lema decempunctata

Lema decempunctata

Seen 2026-06-04

Orange Hairstreak

Japonica lutea

Seen 2026-05-30

Chinese evergreen oak

Quercus myrsinifolia

Seen 2026-05-23

Chameleon Plant

Houttuynia cordata

Seen 2026-05-21

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

Gallery

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

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

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