Template:Japanese cityTokorozawa (Japanese: 所沢市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan, close to Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular bedroom community.
Tokorozawa was established as as city on November 3, 1950.
During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the area's major industry was silk textile production.
Tokorozawa is known as "the birthplace of Japanese aviation." It was the site of the first Japanese airport.
Today the city is an agricultural market for locally grown Sayama green tea. Other agricultural products include spinach, sweet potatoes, burdock, pears and grapes.


Sports
Tokorozawa is home to professional baseball team the Seibu Lions and the professional basketball team the Saitama Broncos.
Points of interest
- Seibu Dome, home of the Seibu Lions
- Seibu-en, an amusement park
- Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, the ___location of Japan's first airfield.
- Muse, Tokorozawa Civic Cultural Centre [1]
Transportation
Railways
- Main station: Tokorozawa Station
- Seibu Ikebukuro Line:
- Tokorozawa Station, Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, Kotesashi Station, Sayamagaoka Station
- Seibu Shinjuku Line:
- Tokorozawa Station, Koku-koen (Aviation Park) Station, Shin-Tokorozawa Station
- Seibu Sayama Line:
- Nishi-Tokorozawa Station, Shimo-Yamaguchi Station, Seibu-Kyujomae (Seibu Dome) Station
- Seibu Yamaguchi Line:
- Seibu-Kyujomae (Seibu Dome) Station, Yuenchi-Nishi (Amusement Park, West) Station
- JR East Musashino Line:
- Higashi-Tokorozawa Station
People from Tokorozawa
- Tokoro Joji (Takayuki Haga): comedian
Sister Cities
External links
- Tokorozawa official website in Japanese
- Google Maps: Tokorozawa