The prefectural capital is Saitama.
Saitama Prefecture adjoins Tokyo. Since traffic is convenient, various industries gather. And industry with blessed various conditions of location is developed.
Saitama Prefecture is blessed with familiar natural environment, such as a mountain and a river. Typical agricultural products are a Welsh onion, a spinach, rice, wheat, stock raising, and fruit.
Saitama Prefecture has four sport-for-pay teams, such as saitma seibu lions and urawa red diamonds. It is heaped up by the overall community. The Saitama stadium 2002 is the greatest stadium only for soccer in Asia.
A cities, towns and villages list is here.
| Ranking of Saitama | ||
| Item | National ranking | Outline |
| Area (2009) | The 37st place | 3,767 square kilometers |
| The number of cities, wards, towns, and villages (2010) | The 3st place | 64 cities, towns and villages |
| Population (2008) | The 5th place | 7,067,366 persons |
| Number of households (2008) | The 4th place | 2827608 households |
| People-of-the-prefecture gross product (substance) (2007) | The 5th place | 23,067,714 (unit: 1 million yen) |