Saitama 588995 206658715 2008-04-19T09:11:54Z Soredewa 229254 /* Tertiary institutions */ SPU to the en: article. {{geodis}} {{nihongo|'''Saitama'''|埼玉, さいたま}} is an indigenous Japanese place and family name which may often refer to: * [[Saitama Prefecture]] is a prefecture of Japan in the Kantō region. * [[Saitama, Saitama]] is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture incorporating former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. * [[Kitasaitama District, Saitama]] and [[Minami Saitama District, Saitama]] are two districts in eastern Saitama prefecture. The current place names with Sakitama includes: * Sakitama (埼玉), [[Gyōda, Saitama]] was a village in Kitasaitama District, Saitama Prefecture. * Sakitama (埼玉), [[Nasushiobara, Tochigi]]. ==Origin== Saitama was originally Sakitama which can be decomposed to saki (top, tip, head or beyond) and tama (precious stone, ball, soul or Tama Area for [[Western Tokyo]]), which appeared in a Japanese poetry collection of the 7th and [[8th century]] [[Man'yōshū]]. In the collection Chinese characters were used as phonetic characters ([[Man'yōgana]]). Prounuciation Saitama appeared in the [[Heian period]] (the 9th - 12th centuries CE). The [[kanji#kun'yomi_(Japanese_reading)|kanjis]] '埼' (saki: cape or promontry) and '玉' (tama: precious stone, ball) were appropriated later. == Sport clubs == * The [[Saitama Broncos]] is a professional basketball club. * The [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] is a professional baseball club. == Railway Station == * [[Saitama-Shintoshin Station]] is a railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama. == Tertiary institutions== * [[:ja:国際学院埼玉短期大学|:ja:Kokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior College]] is headquartered in [[Ōmiya-ku, Saitama]]. * [[:ja:埼玉学園大学|:ja:Saitama Gakuen University]] is headquartered in [[Kawaguchi, Saitama]]. * [[:ja:埼玉工業大学|:ja:Saitama Institute of Technology]] is headquartered in [[Fukaya, Saitama]]. * [[:ja:埼玉短期大学|:ja:Saitama Junior College]] is headquartered in [[Kazo, Saitama]]. * [[:ja:埼玉純真短期大学|:ja:Saitama Junshin Junior College]] is headquartered in [[Hanyū, Saitama]]. * [[:ja:埼玉医科大学|:ja:Saitama Medical School]] and its affiliated Junior College are headquartered in [[Moroyama, Saitama]]. * [[Saitama Prefectural University]] is headquartered in [[Koshigaya, Saitama]]. * [[Saitama University]] is headquartered in [[Sakura-ku, Saitama|Sakura-ku]], [[Saitama, Saitama]]. * [[:ja:埼玉女子短期大学|:ja:Saitama Women's Junior College]] is headquartered in [[Hidaka, Saitama]]. == Mass media == * {{nihongo|The Saitama Shimbun|[[:ja:埼玉新聞]]|Saitama Shinbun}} [http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/] is a paid daily newspaper headquartered in Urawa-ku, Saitama and is serving the prefecture. * [[NHK]] Saitama [[FM broadcasting in Japan|FM]] (85.1 MHz, [[Chichibu, Saitama|Chichibu]] relay 83.5 MHz) in Urawa-ku, Saitama serves the prefecture. It is basically a relay station of Tokyo but some programs are regularly produced locally. * [[Television Saitama]] Co.,Ltd is the company name for a free-to-air commercial station '''Teletama''' based in Urawa-ku, Saitama and serving the prefecture. * (Until June 2001 FM NACK5 (79.5 MHz, Chichibu relay 77.5 MHz) 's company name was {{nihongo|FM Saitama Co.,Ltd.|株式会社エフエム埼玉|Kabushiki-gaisha Efu-emu Saitama}}) == Astronomical object == * [[Minor_planet_names|(5618) Sakitama]] is an [[asteroid]] in the major asteroid belt. [[el:Σαϊτάμα]] [[es:Saitama]] [[ko:사이타마]] [[nl:Saitama]] [[ja:埼玉]]