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| settlement_type= City | image_flag= Flag of Yoshikawa Saitama.JPG | image_map=Yoshikawa in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg = 35 | lat_min = 53 | lat_sec = 16 | lon_deg = 139 | lon_min = 50 | lon_sec = 40 | region=Kantō | prefecture=Saitama Prefecture | mayor = Taneshige Tobari (since February 1999) | area_km2=31.62 | population=66,773 | population_as_of=May 1, 2011 | density_km2=2111.73 | postal_code= | area_code= | tree = Osmanthus | flower = Azalea, Rhododendron | bird = | city_hall_address= 2-1-1 Yoshikawa, Yoshikawa-shi, Saitama-ken | city_hall_postal_code = 342-8501 | website = }} is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 66,773, with 25,194 households and a population density of 2,111.73 persons per km². The total area is . The modern city of Yoshikawa was established on April 1, 1996. The area was previously Yoshikawa-machi, but population increase necessitated the change to 'shi' (city) It is approximately north-west of Tokyo and bordered on both sides by two small rivers; Edogawa to the west and Nakagawa to the east. Due to this location, Yoshikawa is known for its high-quality river eel production or 'unagi'. Its main industries are farming and retail. Yoshikawa is infamous among foreigners living in the area for having city hall officials and a police force that discriminates heavily against any non Japanese person. One British national complained of being stopped by 2 police cars where 8 officers got out, surrounded him, and asked him for identification, referring to the incident as a 'routine check'. Another foreigner, a Pakistani national, claimed to have been stopped routinely for ID and that often the officer in question had stopped him numerous times before. == Transportation == Yoshikawa is serviced by the JR East Musashino line, and the nearby Misato Junction provides access to the nation's expressways. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yoshikawa, Saitama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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