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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Hikawa Shrine]] The [[Hikawa]] Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Hikawa Shrine]] The [[Hikawa]] Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;John Lennon Museum&lt;/del&gt;]] &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;John Lennon&lt;/del&gt;]] &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Museum put into place by his beloved widow&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an interesting &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;entertaining manner&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Washinomiya Shrine&lt;/ins&gt;]] &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Washinomiya&lt;/ins&gt;]] &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Shrine is a popular attraction for otakus&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Seen &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Lucky Star, Kagami &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Tsukasa works there as mikos&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* [[John Lennon Museum]] Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the [[John Lennon]] Museum put into place by his beloved widow. Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented in an interesting and entertaining manner.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Interesting Facts ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Interesting Facts ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:54:22 GMT</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Bhl88</dc:creator>			<comments>http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Talk:Saitama</comments>		</item>
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			<title>JapanesePlease at 04:44, 8 July 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While there are many successful industries in Saitama including farming, fishing, and commercial business; the heading economy booster is transportation and cargo distribution. An excellent system for distribution has placed the city at the top of Japan’s best distribution programs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While there are many successful industries in Saitama including farming, fishing, and commercial business; the heading economy booster is transportation and cargo distribution. An excellent system for distribution has placed the city at the top of Japan’s best distribution programs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== History of Saitama ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== History of Saitama ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saitama was officially deemed a city of Japan on May 1st of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saitama was officially deemed a city of Japan on May 1st of [[2001]]. While documentation of the city does exist it has been done in Japanese making the information difficult to collect.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[2001]]. While documentation of the city does exist it has been done in Japanese making the information difficult to collect.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Points of Interest ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Points of Interest ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[Hikawa Shrine]] The Hikawa Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[Hikawa Shrine]] The &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Hikawa&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* [[John Lennon Museum]] Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the [[John Lennon]] Museum put into place by his beloved widow. Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented in an interesting and entertaining manner&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*[[John Lennon Museum]] Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the John Lennon Museum put into place by his beloved widow. Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented in an interesting and entertaining manner.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Interesting Facts ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Interesting Facts ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The widow of John Lennon, cherished member of the popular band &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;‘The Beatles’&lt;/del&gt;, was born and raised in Saitama, Japan. In fact, [[Yuko Ono]] would frequently travel back to the city bringing John Lennon along.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The widow of John Lennon, cherished member of the popular band &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;‘[[The Beatles]]’&lt;/ins&gt;, was born and raised in Saitama, Japan. In fact, [[Yuko Ono]] would frequently travel back to the city bringing John Lennon along.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== External Links ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== External Links ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;site&lt;/del&gt;] (Japanese)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Site&lt;/ins&gt;] (Japanese)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official &lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;site&lt;/del&gt;] (English)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://www.city.saitama.jp/&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;en/index.html &lt;/ins&gt;Official &lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Site&lt;/ins&gt;] (English)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:44:14 GMT</pubDate>			<dc:creator>JapanesePlease</dc:creator>			<comments>http://www.virtualjapan.com/wiki/Talk:Saitama</comments>		</item>
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			<title>JapanesePlease at 18:24, 5 July 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Saitama''' is a city in [[Japan]] located in the [[Saitama Prefecture]]. With a reported population of approximately 1,182,115 people, Saitama serves as the capital city of the Saitama Prefecture. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Saitama''' is a city in [[Japan]] located in the [[Saitama Prefecture]]. With a reported population of approximately 1,182,115 people, Saitama serves as the capital city of the Saitama Prefecture.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The close location to [[Tokyo]] allows for many Saitama residents to commute to their workplace. This makes the city ideal to many since you can relax in a calm low stress environment but still enjoy the luxuries and pay of a large city. According to polls about 62% of all Saitama residents travel to Tokyo everyday. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The close location to [[Tokyo]] allows for many Saitama residents to commute to their workplace. This makes the city ideal to many since you can relax in a calm low stress environment but still enjoy the luxuries and pay of a large city. According to polls about 62% of all Saitama residents travel to Tokyo everyday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While there are many successful industries in Saitama including farming, fishing, and commercial business; the heading economy booster is transportation and cargo distribution. An excellent system for distribution has placed the city at the top of Japan’s best distribution programs. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While there are many successful industries in Saitama including farming, fishing, and commercial business; the heading economy booster is transportation and cargo distribution. An excellent system for distribution has placed the city at the top of Japan’s best distribution programs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== History of Saitama ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== History of Saitama ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saitama was officially deemed a city of Japan on May 1st of &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saitama was officially deemed a city of Japan on May 1st of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[2001]]. While documentation of the city does exist it has been done in Japanese making the information difficult to collect. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[2001]]. While documentation of the city does exist it has been done in Japanese making the information difficult to collect.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Points of Interest ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Points of Interest ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[Hikawa Shrine]] The Hikawa Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[Hikawa Shrine]] The Hikawa Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[John Lennon Museum]] Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the John Lennon Museum put into place by his beloved widow. Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented in an interesting and entertaining manner. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[John Lennon Museum]] Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the John Lennon Museum put into place by his beloved widow. Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented in an interesting and entertaining manner.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Interesting Facts ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Interesting Facts ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The widow of John Lennon, cherished member of the popular band ‘The Beatles’, was born and raised in Saitama, Japan. In fact, [[Yuko Ono]] would frequently travel back to the city bringing John Lennon along. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The widow of John Lennon, cherished member of the popular band ‘The Beatles’, was born and raised in Saitama, Japan. In fact, [[Yuko Ono]] would frequently travel back to the city bringing John Lennon along.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== External Links ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== External Links ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official site] (Japanese)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official site] (Japanese)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/Official site] (English)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official site] (English)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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			<title>JapanesePlease: New page: '''Saitama''' is a city in Japan located in the Saitama Prefecture. With a reported population of approximately 1,182,115 people, Saitama serves as the capital city of the Saitama ...</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;New page: '''Saitama''' is a city in &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Japan&quot; title=&quot;Japan&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/a&gt; located in the &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture&quot; title=&quot;Saitama Prefecture&quot;&gt;Saitama Prefecture&lt;/a&gt;. With a reported population of approximately 1,182,115 people, Saitama serves as the capital city of the Saitama ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''Saitama''' is a city in [[Japan]] located in the [[Saitama Prefecture]]. With a reported population of approximately 1,182,115 people, Saitama serves as the capital city of the Saitama Prefecture. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The close location to [[Tokyo]] allows for many Saitama residents to commute to their workplace. This makes the city ideal to many since you can relax in a calm low stress environment but still enjoy the luxuries and pay of a large city. According to polls about 62% of all Saitama residents travel to Tokyo everyday. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While there are many successful industries in Saitama including farming, fishing, and commercial business; the heading economy booster is transportation and cargo distribution. An excellent system for distribution has placed the city at the top of Japan’s best distribution programs. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== History of Saitama ==&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Saitama was officially deemed a city of Japan on May 1st of &lt;br /&gt;
[[2001]]. While documentation of the city does exist it has been done in Japanese making the information difficult to collect. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Points of Interest ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hikawa Shrine]] The Hikawa Shrine is a popular attraction for both [[Japanese]] residents and tourists. Today, the Shrine stands as the oldest one in all of Japan surviving the many natural and manmade disasters for hundreds of years. Adding to the beauty of the special spot is many museums, a gorgeous park, and old villages. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John Lennon Museum]] Almost everyone visiting the city is intrigued by the idea of checking out the John Lennon Museum put into place by his beloved widow. Special pieces that were important to the man himself have been gathered by his wife and are presented in an interesting and entertaining manner. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interesting Facts ==&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
The widow of John Lennon, cherished member of the popular band ‘The Beatles’, was born and raised in Saitama, Japan. In fact, [[Yuko Ono]] would frequently travel back to the city bringing John Lennon along. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== External Links ==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/ Official site] (Japanese)&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.city.saitama.jp/Official site] (English)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Japanese Cities]]&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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