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{{about|a city in Japan currently named Sayama|the city formerly known as Sayama|Ōsakasayama}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Sayama'''|狭山市|Sayama-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|01|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 149,826 in 69,859 households and a [[population density]] of 3100 persons per km².<ref name="Sayama-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.sayama.saitama.jp/shisei/tokei/setai_jinkou/jinkou20210101.html|title= Sayama city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|45.51|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Sayama is located in south-central Saitama Prefecture, on the alluvial lowland of the [[Iruma River]], which flows through the city towards the northeast (toward Kawagoe) . The [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]]'s [[Iruma Air Base]] is located in the south of the city hall, 90% of which is in Sayama city area (and only 10% in Iruma city area).

===Surrounding municipalities===
[[Saitama Prefecture]]
* [[Hannō, Saitama|Hannō]]
* [[Hidaka, Saitama|Hidaka]]
* [[Iruma, Saitama|Iruma]]
* [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]]
* [[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]]

===Climate===
Sayama has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.  The average annual temperature in Sayama is 14.3&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1485&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/sayama-5644/ Sayama climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Sayama population statistics]</ref> the population of Sayama increased nearly fivefold from 1960 to 1990. It peaked at just over 160,000 people around the year 2000 and has declined since.

{{historical populations
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| 1920 | 21,712
| 1930 | 23,351
| 1940 | 24,215
| 1950 | 30,583
| 1960 | 32,785
| 1970 | 60,886
| 1980 | 124,029
| 1990 | 157,309
| 2000 | 161,460
| 2010 | 155,727
| 2020 | 148,699
}}

==History==
During the [[Kamakura period]], the area developed as a [[shukuba|post station]] on the [[Kamakura Kaidō]] highway, as the dividing point on the routes to [[Kōzuke Province]] and [[Shimotsuke Province]]. 
The town of Irumagawa was established within [[Iruma District, Saitama|Iruma District]] with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On July 1, 1954, Irumagawa merged with the neighboring villages of Mizutomi, Kashiwahara, Okutomi, Hirokane, and Irima to create the city of Sayama.

The city was the location of the [[Sayama Incident]], a 1963 murder and trial which resulted in the false accusation and conviction of an innocent man, a member of the [[Burakumin]] minority group, of murder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imadr.org/sayama/ |title=The Sayama Case ｜ IMADR |publisher=Imadr.org |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref>

==Government==
Sayama has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 22 members. Sayama contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of [[Saitama 9th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Sayama is one of the major industrial centers of Saitama Prefecture, although it is also a [[bedroom community]] with over 15% of its population commuting to Tokyo for work. The city, along with neighboring [[Iruma, Saitama|Iruma]], is a well known tea growing region, producing [[Sayama Tea]].

===Honda assembly plant===
Sayama is the location of an automobile assembly plant, which opened in 1964, for [[Honda]]/[[Acura]] vehicles, currently including the [[Honda Fit|Fit]], [[Honda Odyssey (international)]], [[CR-V]], [[Acura RLX|RLX]], and [[Honda Clarity|Clarity]] and in the past the [[Honda Accord|Accord]], [[Honda Prelude|Prelude]], [[Honda Vigor|Vigor]], [[Honda Inspire|Inspire]], [[Honda Legend|Legend]] and [[Honda Integra|Integra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world.honda.com/history/challenge/1974hondaengineering/text/03.html |title=Honda Worldwide &#124; History |publisher=World.honda.com |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://world.honda.com/news/2006/c060517NewAutomobilePlant/ |title=Honda Worldwide &#124; May 17, 2006 "Honda Builds New Automobile Plant in Japan With Annual Production Capacity of 200,000 units" |publisher=World.honda.com |date=2006-05-17 |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref> The plant was briefly closed, but not damaged, following the March [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], and restarted production in April 2011, albeit at lower production levels.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/business/global/19honda.html?pagewanted=all|title=The Assembly Line Is Rolling Again, Tenuously, at Honda in Japan|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2013-10-29}}</ref> In 2017, Honda announced that the Sayama plant will close in March 2022, after production of the Odyssey and Clarity models end. Honda will consolidate production at its Yorii factory for future models.

===Other businesses===
The [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]] candy and food processing company operates a facility in Sayama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lotte.co.jp/english/outline/list.html |title=LOTTE |publisher=LOTTE |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref>

[[Dai Nippon Printing]] Company, Ltd. imaging media division operates a large coating facility in the city.

[[Sankyo Flute Company]] is located in Sayama.

Sayama Haselfoods is the only [[baklava]] manufacturing facility in Japan. Located in Aoyagi, Sayama, Haselfoods also imports food products from the Mediterranean.

==Education==

===University===
*[[Bunri University of Hospitality]]
*[[Musashino Gakuin University]]
*[[Tokyo Kasei University]] – Sayama campus

===Primary and secondary education===
* Sayama has 15 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there is one private elementary school, one private junior high school and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:SeibuRailway mark.svg|18px]] [[Seibu Railway]] - [[Seibu Shinjuku Line]]
* {{STN|Iriso|x}} -  {{STN|Sayamashi|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Sayama|x}}
[[File:SeibuRailway mark.svg|18px]][[Seibu Railway]] - [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]]
* {{STN|Inariyama-kōen|x}}

===Highway===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|C4}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|16}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|299}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|407}}

==Military facilities==
*[[Iruma Air Base]]

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Worthington, Ohio]], United States, since November 1, 1999<ref>[http://www.worthington.org/about/sayamajapan.cfm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316220506/http://www.worthington.org/about/sayamajapan.cfm|date=March 16, 2011}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|China}}  [[Hangzhou]], [[Zhejiang]], China, friendship city since July 8, 1996<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|language=en|access-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104170705/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture|archive-date=4 January 2016}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|South Korea}}  [[Tongyeong]], [[South Gyeongsang]], South Korea, since July 4, 1973<ref name=International/>

==Local attractions==
[[File:Hirosebridge01.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hirose bridge, over the [[Iruma River]]]]
* Irumagawa [[Tanabata]] Matsuri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jnto.go.jp/eventcalendar/search_result_en.php?num=643 |title=JNTO Japan event calendar&#124;contents |publisher=Jnto.go.jp |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gojapan.about.com/od/japanesefestivals/tp/Top-Tanabata-Festivals.htm |title=Tanabata Festivals in Japan |publisher=Gojapan.about.com |date=2012-04-09 |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref>
*Sayama Inariyama Park
*Sayama Ski Area, an [[Indoor ski slope]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paulhartrick.com/wordpress/indoor-snowboarding-in-japan |title=Indoor Snowboarding in Japan |publisher=Paul Hartrick |date=2008-11-17 |access-date=2012-07-31}}</ref>  
*Shimizu Hachiman-gu

==Sports==
The [[Secom Rugguts]] [[rugby union]] team, and the [[Saitama Soccer Club]] of the [[Japanese Regional Leagues#Kantō Soccer League|Kantō Soccer League]], are located in Sayama.

==In popular culture==
*Asteroid [[4461 Sayama]] was named after the city.

==Noted people from Sayama==
*[[Tetsurō Araki]], anime director
*[[Mitsuo Hashimoto (manga artist)|Mitsuo Hashimoto]], manga artist
*[[Yohei Hayashi]], footballer
*[[Ryuji Hijikata]], professional wrestler
*[[Kensuke Kazama]], photographer
*[[Shiori Kazama]], director, ''[[The Mars Canon]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443561/|title=Shiori Kazama|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=2013-10-29}}</ref>
*[[Akari Kurishima]], footballer
*[[Matsushige Ohno]], politician

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.city.sayama.saitama.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

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