Yorii walking

Yorii (寄居町, Yorii-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 34,010, and a population density of 529 persons per km². Its total area is 64.25 square kilometres (24.81 sq mi).

Yorii Station (寄居駅, Yorii-eki) is a railway station in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operators Tobu Railway and Chichibu Railway.

The 1590 siege of Hachigata was the penultimate battle of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaigns against the Hōjō clan, during Japan's Sengoku period. Hachigata was one of the last major fortresses of the Hōjō, whose opposition in the Kantō region Hideyoshi sought to eliminate, having already subjugated all of Western Japan.

The first siege of Hachigata castle took place in 1568; Takeda Shingen laid siege to the Hachigata Castle, which was controlled by Hōjō Ujikuni, but was unable to capture it. Shingen then moved south to besiege Takiyama castle, on his way to the Hōjō capital of Odawara.

Tamayodo Station (玉淀駅, Tamayodo-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Yorii, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Ōsato (大里郡, Ōsato-gun) is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 130,305 and a population density of 629.34 persons per km². The total area is 207.05 km².