Ageo
Ageo is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Ageo is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,041 in 107,555 households and a population density of 5100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 45.51 square kilometres (17.57 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Ageo
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Saitama Super Arena
Saitama Super Arena, currently known as GMO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year.
9.8 km · multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Hikawa Shrine
Hikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Musashi Province.
7.5 km · Shinto shrine in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 03NACK5 Stadium Omiya
NACK5 Stadium Omiya is a football stadium located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. It is the home stadium of J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
7.7 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 04Railway Museum
The Railway Museum is a railway museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan, which opened on 14 October 2007. It was built and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company.
6.7 km · railway museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Ōmiya Velodrome
Ōmiya Velodrome is a velodrome located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 25#.
7.4 km · velodrome in Japan · Wikipedia - 06Tōyama Memorial Museum
Tōyama Memorial Museum opened in Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in 1970. The dedicated museum building is situated amongst those of the residence built by founder of Nikkō Securities Tōyama Genichi.
9.1 km · museum in Kawajima, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is a prefectural museum in Saitama, Japan, dedicated to the history and folklore of Saitama Prefecture. The museum opened in 1971.
7.1 km · museum in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Ōmiya Park
Ōmiya Park is a public park located 1 km northeast of Ōmiya Station and the most visited park in Saitama. The park encompasses a huge area of 67.9 ha and is famous for Japanese Red Pine forest and cherry blossoms.
7.3 km · public park in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Kawagoe Sports Park Athletics Stadium
Kawagoe Sports Park Athletics Stadium is an athletics stadium in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. It is located within the Kawagoe Sports Park, which also includes a general gymnasium, and tennis courts.
7.8 km · park in Japan · Wikipedia - 10University of Human Arts and Sciences
The University of Human Arts and Sciences is a private distance learning university with headquarters in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, established in 2000. It has a satellite campus in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
5.9 km · private university in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
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Where to eat
Sushi-Ichiba Rikuzen (寿司市場陸前),. Fuji Bldg. 1F, 2-1-37 Yatsu (1 minute walk from Ageo Station).
From Wikivoyage: Ageo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Ageo
- Airports
- Tokyo Haneda (HND), 51 km · Narita (NRT), 75 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 77 km
- Stations
- Ōmiya Station, 8.4 km · Saitama-Shintoshin Station, 10 km · Ageo Station, 600 m · Hasuda Station, 5.4 km · Iwatsuki Station, 9.5 km
- Tokyo → Ageo32 km · quickest by road, 1h 3m · ¥450–620
- Narita → Ageo67 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · ¥1,060–1,440
- Omitama → Ageo73 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · ¥1,070–1,460
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ageo
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ageo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Ageo – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Ageo
Ageo is 10 km from Saitama, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.