| Kuki | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 36.0621°N 139.6668°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Saitama | ||
| Established Title: | Town Settled | ||
| Established Date: | April 1, 1889 | ||
| Established Title2: | City Settled | ||
| Established Date2: | October 1, 1971 | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Shūichi Umeda (from April 2018) | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 82.41 | ||
| Population Total: | 152,569 | ||
| Population As Of: | December 2010 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0480-22-1111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 85-3 Shimohayami, Kuki-shi, Saitama-ken 346-8501 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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thumb|right|260px|Gongendō Park is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 152,569 in 67,339 households and a population density of 1900 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 82.41sqkm.
Kuki is located in northeastern Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo in the alluvial plains of the Tone River.
Kuki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kuki is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1338 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kuki has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
During the Sengoku period, the Koga kubō Ashikaga Masauji retired to the temple of Kantō-in, which is located within what is now Kuki. During the Edo period, Kuki Domain (10,000 koku) under the control of the Yonekitsu clan existed from 1684 to 1798. The town of Kuki was created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On July 1, 1954, Kuki merged with the neighboring villages of Ota, Ezura and Kiyoku. Kuki was elevated to city status on October 1, 1971. On March 23, 2010, Kuki absorbed the town of Shōbu (Minamisaitama District), and the towns of Kurihashi and Washimiya (both from Kitakatsushika District).[4]
Kuki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 27 members. Kuki contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Saitama 13th district and Saitama 14th districts of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Kuki remains primarily an agricultural area, with rice as the predominant crop. The city has three industrial parks.
JR East – Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line),
Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Isesaki Line
Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Nikkō Line
The city is famous as the setting of anime series Lucky Star and The Fruit of Grisaia, bringing thousands of anime tourists to see Washinomiya Shrine each year.[5]
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