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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Higashichichibu</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="ja"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">東秩父村</span></span></span>　</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Villages_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Villages of Japan">Village</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Higashichichibu village hall"><img alt="Higashichichibu village hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg/250px-Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg/375px-Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg/500px-Higashi_chichibu_town_office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Higashichichibu village hall</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Higashichichibu,_Saitama.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Higashichichibu"><img alt="Flag of Higashichichibu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg/100px-Flag_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg/150px-Flag_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg/200px-Flag_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Higashichichibu,_Saitama.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Higashichichibu"><img alt="Official seal of Higashichichibu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Emblem_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Higashichichibu%2C_Saitama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" 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.od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Higashichichibu is located in Japan"><img alt="Higashichichibu is located in Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/250px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/375px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/500px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="373" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:61.88%;left:52.091%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Higashichichibu"><img alt="Higashichichibu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Higashichichibu</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"> </div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&params=36_3_29.4_N_139_11_40.7_E_region:JP_type:city(2701)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°3′29.4″N</span> <span class="longitude">139°11′40.7″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.058167°N 139.194639°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.058167; 139.194639</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Japan" title="Districts of Japan">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chichibu_District,_Saitama" title="Chichibu District, Saitama">Chichibu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">37.06 km<sup>2</sup> (14.31 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(March 2021)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,701</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">73/km<sup>2</sup> (190/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zelkova_serrata" title="Zelkova serrata">Zelkova serrata</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Flower</th><td class="infobox-data">Azalea</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Bird</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_bush_warbler" title="Japanese bush warbler">Japanese bush warbler</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Phone number</th><td class="infobox-data">0493-82-1221</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data">Mido 634, Higashichichibu-mura, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0375</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vill.higashichichibu.saitama.jp/">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg/260px-Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg/390px-Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg/520px-Michinoeki_Washinosato_Higashichichibu_survey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>View from Michinoeki Washinosato</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Higashichichibu</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">東秩父村</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Higashichichibu-mura</i></span>)</span> is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Japan" title="List of villages in Japan">village</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. As of 1 March 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the village had an estimated <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of 2,701 in 1083 households and a <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of 65 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-Higashichichibu-hp_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Higashichichibu-hp-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 1 February 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the village had an estimated <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of 2,903, and a <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of 78.3 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. Its total area is 37.06 square kilometres (14.31 sq mi). The area has historically been associated with <a href="/wiki/Washi" title="Washi">washi</a> (traditional Japanese paper). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higashichichibu is located in west-central Saitama Prefecture, in a valley isolated from the rest of the Chichibu plains by a range of low mountains. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surrounding_municipalities">Surrounding municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Surrounding municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama Prefecture</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chichibu,_Saitama" title="Chichibu, Saitama">Chichibu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minano,_Saitama" title="Minano, Saitama">Minano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogawa,_Saitama" title="Ogawa, Saitama">Ogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokigawa,_Saitama" title="Tokigawa, Saitama">Tokigawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorii,_Saitama" title="Yorii, Saitama">Yorii</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higashichichibu has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">Humid continental climate</a> (Köppen <i>Cfa</i>) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashichichibu is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around minus 1.2 °C.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Per Japanese census data,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the population of Higashichichibu has declined steadily over the past 70 years. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,716</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,767</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,674</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,656</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+17.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">5,881</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−11.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,067</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−13.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,704</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−7.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,490</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,119</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">3,348</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−18.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,709</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−19.1%</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The villages of Okawara and Tsukikawa were created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged to form Higashichichibu on August 1, 1956. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higashichichibu has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor-council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-council">mayor-council</a> form of government with a directly elected mayor and a <a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a> village council of eight members. Higashichichibu, together with the towns of Ogano, Minano, Nagatoro and Yokoze, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of <a href="/wiki/Saitama_11th_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Saitama 11th district">Saitama 11th district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Representatives of Japan">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Diet_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Diet of Japan">Diet of Japan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The economy of Higashichichibu is primarily agricultural with some light manufacturing. It is increasingly a <a href="/wiki/Bedroom_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedroom community">bedroom community</a> due to its proximity to the town of Ogawa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higashichichibu has one public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The village does not have a high school. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higashichichibu has no passenger rail service. The nearest station is <a href="/wiki/Yorii_Station" title="Yorii Station">Yorii Station</a>, in the neighboring town of Yorii or <a href="/wiki/Ogawamachi_Station_(Saitama)" title="Ogawamachi Station (Saitama)">Ogawamachi Station</a> in the town of Ogawa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highway">Highway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Highway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Higashichichibu is not served by any of the Japanese national highways. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ambert" title="Ambert">Ambert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auvergne" title="Auvergne">Auvergne</a>, France, since October 23, 1989<sup id="cite_ref-International_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-International-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sterling,_Colorado" title="Sterling, Colorado">Sterling, Colorado</a>, USA, since March 17, 1997</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_attractions">Local attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Local attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chichibu Washi no sato</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Higashichichibu,_Saitama&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Japan.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Higashichichibu+village+official+statistics&rft.place=Japan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vill.higashichichibu.saitama.jp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHigashichichibu%2C+Saitama" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/higashichichibu-486619/">Higashichichibu climate data</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php">Higashichichibu population statistics</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-International-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-International_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160104170705/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture">"International Exchange"</a>. <i>List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures</i>. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=11&n=Saitama%20Prefecture">the original</a> on 4 January 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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