Sayama, Saitama
Sayama (狭山市, Sayama-shi), formerly known as Irumagawa, is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Sayama translates as "sitting on a mountain”. The city was founded on July 1, 1954.
As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 157,453 and a population density of 3,210.71 persons per km2. The total area is 49.04 km2.
The current Mayor is Yukinari Nakagawa (仲川幸成), who was elected in 2003.
Geography
Sayama is bordered by the cities of Kawagoe, Tokorozawa, Iruma, Hannō, and Hidaka.
The Iruma River flows through the city.
Population history
Transportation
Ken-Ō Expressway, Route 16, Route 299 and Route 407 pass through Sayama. Train stations include Iriso Station, Inariyama-kōen Station, Sayamashi Station, and Shin-Sayama Station.
History and culture
Sayama is host to one of Japan's best known Tanabata (Star) festivals each August, the Irumagawa Tanabata Matsuri.
The city was the location of the Sayama Incident, a 1963 murder and trial which resulted in the false accusation and conviction of an innocent man, a member of the Burakumin minority group, of murder.
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Harmony released: 2008
- Sacred Healing Waters released: 2005
- Kyorei released: 2004
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Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own
by: Sammieyou don't get to tell your heart how to feel
it does what it wants when it wants to
all that you can do is pray that it lands in the hands of somebody true!
and you don't get to tell your heart where to stay
no it will not obey cause it knows the truth
let's not confuse it! you try to prove it wrong
but the heart has a mind of its own
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you can't run from the place that you belong
cause if you run, you'll be feeling so alone
before you know, you'll be picking up the phone
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
can't fight that burning in your chest
you can't fight, feeling such a mess
your hear decides, but it's you that second guest
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
you don't get to fall at the perfect time
for someone love is ending, for someone else is just beginning
someone is gotta cry, someone needs to know why
but the heart tells no lies!
and you don't get to tell your heart when it heels
when it breaks like rock through shatter glass
all you can ask is that the pain moves fast
one day this too, shall last!
by know i hope you know, it has a mind of its own!
chorus:
you can't run from the place that you belong
cause if you run, you'll be feeling so alone
before you know, you'll be picking up the phone
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
can't fight that burning in your chest
you can't fight, feeling such a mess
your hear decides, but it's you that second guest
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
it's so real, can't you see it?
is the heart that really means it
and the heart won't let you lie,
it won't let love be defeated!
sometimes is inconvenient,
but the real truth is you need it
cause the mind will leave you lonely
chorus:
you can't run from the place that you belong
cause if you run, you'll be feeling so alone
before you know, you'll be picking up the phone
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
can't fight that burning in your chest
you can't fight, feeling such a mess
your hear decides, but it's you that second guest