Kuki, Saitama

Kuki is located in northeastern Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo in the alluvial plains of the Tone River.

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Goka
• Koga

Saitama Prefecture

• Hasuda
• Kazo
• Kōnosu
• Miyashiro
• Okegawa
• Satte
• Shiraoka
• Sugito

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.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/kuki-4816/ Kuki climate data]

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|location = Kuki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 18.3

|Feb record high C = 24.2

|Mar record high C = 26.2

|Apr record high C = 30.7

|May record high C = 34.4

|Jun record high C = 36.1

|Jul record high C = 38.6

|Aug record high C = 38.9

|Sep record high C = 37.7

|Oct record high C = 32.7

|Nov record high C = 25.6

|Dec record high C = 25.0

|Jan high C = 9.4

|Feb high C = 10.4

|Mar high C = 13.9

|Apr high C = 19.5

|May high C = 23.9

|Jun high C = 26.5

|Jul high C = 30.4

|Aug high C = 31.8

|Sep high C = 27.6

|Oct high C = 21.9

|Nov high C = 16.5

|Dec high C = 11.6

|Jan mean C = 3.6

|Feb mean C = 4.6

|Mar mean C = 8.1

|Apr mean C = 13.4

|May mean C = 18.4

|Jun mean C = 21.8

|Jul mean C = 25.5

|Aug mean C = 26.7

|Sep mean C = 22.9

|Oct mean C = 17.2

|Nov mean C = 11.1

|Dec mean C = 5.8

|Jan low C = -1.6

|Feb low C = -0.7

|Mar low C = 2.6

|Apr low C = 7.7

|May low C = 13.6

|Jun low C = 18.0

|Jul low C = 21.9

|Aug low C = 22.9

|Sep low C = 19.2

|Oct low C = 13.0

|Nov low C = 6.1

|Dec low C = 0.6

|Jan record low C = -9.4

|Feb record low C = -10.6

|Mar record low C = -4.6

|Apr record low C = -2.0

|May record low C = 3.7

|Jun record low C = 10.6

|Jul record low C = 14.1

|Aug record low C = 14.9

|Sep record low C = 9.0

|Oct record low C = 3.2

|Nov record low C = -2.9

|Dec record low C = -6.7

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|Jan precipitation mm = 43.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 38.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 82.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 99.5

|May precipitation mm = 124.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 142.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 147.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 146.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 199.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 190.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 65.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 41.6

|year precipitation mm = 1321.4

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 3.9

|Feb precipitation days = 4.8

|Mar precipitation days = 8.5

|Apr precipitation days = 9.2

|May precipitation days = 10.3

|Jun precipitation days = 11.6

|Jul precipitation days = 11.6

|Aug precipitation days = 8.4

|Sep precipitation days = 11.3

|Oct precipitation days = 10.1

|Nov precipitation days = 6.3

|Dec precipitation days = 4.3

|Jan sun = 204.3

|Feb sun = 191.0

|Mar sun = 191.5

|Apr sun = 188.7

|May sun = 187.6

|Jun sun = 132.4

|Jul sun = 150.8

|Aug sun = 178.6

|Sep sun = 136.3

|Oct sun = 140.9

|Nov sun = 162.1

|Dec sun = 186.0

|year sun = 2050.2

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Kuki population statistics] the population of Kuki has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 59,114

| 1960 | 60,409

| 1970 | 74,477

| 1980 | 114,920

| 1990 | 141,400

| 2000 | 154,292

| 2010 | 154,310

| 2020 | 150,582

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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).[http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/11.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418104721/http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/11.htm|date=2008-04-18}} Japanese government site

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.

• Tokyo University of Science has a campus at Kuki.
• Kuki has 23 public elementary schools and 11 public middle schools operated by the city government, and five public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

20px JR East – Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line),

• {{STN|Kuki|x|Saitama}} – {{STN|Higashi-Washinomiya|x}} – {{STN|Kurihashi|x}}

40px Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Isesaki Line

• {{STN|Kuki|x|Saitama}} – {{STN|Washinomiya|x}}

40px Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Nikkō Line

• {{STN|Kurihashi|x}} – {{STN|Minami-Kurihashi|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|C4}} – Shobu Parking Area – Kuki-Shiraoka Junction
• {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E4}} – Kuki-Shiraoka Junction – Kuki Interchange
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• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|122}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|125}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-01-04/washinomiya-promotes-the-fruit-of-grisaia-in-new-year-festival/.82864|title=Washinomiya Promotes The Fruit of Grisaia in New Year's Festival|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en}}

The Kuki Chōchin Matsuri (Kuki Lantern Festival), which features over 4,000 lanterns, is held annually on 12 and 18 July and draws in hundreds of thousands of spectators. It was first held in 1783 to pray for harvest after the eruption of Mount Asama caused major damage to the local crops.https://www.city.kuki.lg.jp/miryoku/summer_fes/chochin.html

File:Kuki Lantern Festival - Honsan.jpg

• {{flagicon|USA}} Roseburg, Oregon, United States{{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}}

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• [http://www.city.kuki.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://kuki-shimin.com/ Kuki-citizen website] {{in lang|ja}}

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