Higashichichibu, a village of 4000 at the eastern edge of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama {see planet (5618)} prefecture, is famous for lumber production. The Dodaira {see planet (14313)} station was located nearby. (M 41940) _ _.
Discovered on 12-3-1977 in Kiso by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.