Koshigaya

Koshigaya, city, Saitama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies in the Kantō Plain on the alluvial land of the Naka and Edo rivers. The city adjoins Sōka to the south and Saitama city to the west, and it is about 20 miles (32 km) north of central Tokyo.

Koshigaya was a post town and marketplace until it was connected to Tokyo by railway in 1899. After World War II it grew rapidly in conjunction with Sōka. Industrial products include chemicals, leather, and machinery. Pop. (2010) 326,313; (2015) 337,498.