Kumagaya, also known as the ‘City of Cherry Blossoms’ and ‘Rugby Town’, is an industrial city located northwest of Tokyo. Kumagaya is famous for the Yukoku Temple, built for the warrior Naozane {see planet (5238)}, and for the Uchiwa Festival. (M 25230) _ _.
Discovered on 5-2-1991 in Okutama by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S.