Misato

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Misato

Total population

139,903

Air quality index

55Moderate

Elevation2 m

Coordinates35.83°, 139.87°

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

Overview

Misato is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 142,835 in 65,950 households and a population density of 4700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 30.13 square kilometres (11.63 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

A

Ai Yoshikawa

Japanese actress

Kazunari Ninomiya

Japanese actor and singer

Shoichi Funaki

American professional wrestler

Akira Watanabe

Japanese shogi player

S

Susumu Hirasawa

Japanese singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, music producer

Yōichi Takahashi

Japanese mangaka

Hajime Tsutsui

Japanese artist

Takaaki Ishibashi

Japanese comedian

O

Osamu Akimoto

Japanese manga artist (1952-)

Yoshiharu Tsuge

Japanese cartoonist

K

Kaoru Kurimoto

Japanese novelist (1953–2009)

R

Rumi Hiiragi

Japanese actress

Takemiya Masaki

Japanese Go player

H

Hikaru Hironiwa

Japanese association football player

M

Miho Takagi

Japanese actress and essayist (1962-)

Y

Yukari Morikawa

Japanese actress, singer

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

Nearby places in Saitama

• Yashio
  2 mi away · pop. 90,017
• Soka
  3.7 mi away · pop. 249,455
• Yoshikawa
  4.8 mi away · pop. 71,979
• Koshigaya
  6.3 mi away · pop. 342,486
• Matsubushi
  7.4 mi away · pop. 30,061
• Kawaguchi
  8.5 mi away · pop. 578,112
• Nojima
  9.4 mi away
• Warabi
  10.8 mi away · pop. 72,260
• Toda
  10.9 mi away · pop. 136,150
• Kasukabe
  12.2 mi away · pop. 232,709
• Saitama
  12.9 mi away · pop. 1,182,115
• Wako
  15.3 mi away · pop. 82,017

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 Misato

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 89 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 174 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Chinese sumac

Rhus chinensis

Seen 2026-06-27

Mallotus

Mallotus japonicus

Seen 2026-06-27

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus

Seen 2026-06-27

Dorcus rectus rectus

Dorcus rectus rectus

Seen 2026-06-27

Blattella nipponica

Blattella nipponica

Seen 2026-06-27

Kaempfer Cicada

Planopleura kaempferi

Seen 2026-06-27

Southern Cinnabar Polypore

Trametes coccinea

Seen 2026-06-27

Smokybrown Cockroach

Validiblatta fuliginosa

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Lambsquarters

Chenopodium album

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

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

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