Saitamaball (city)

Saitamaballさいたま市Saitama-shiboru
↓   2001 – Present
General information
Government	City assembly
Personality	Athletic, fun-loving, friendly
Language(s)	Japanese
Type	Cityball
Affiliation	Saitamaball, Japanball
Relations and opinions
Friends	Saitamaball, Japanball, Franceball
Likes	Sports (especially cycling), having fun

Saitamaball is a cityball in Japanball and the capital as well as most populous cityball of its namesake prefecture. It is a rather young cityball, founded in 2001.

He loves sports, his clay is the home of the Saitama Super Arena, and he has his own Japanese baseball team called the Saitama Seibu Lions. As well, he has two Japanese pro soccer teams - the Urawa Red Diamonds and Omiya Ardija.

Since 2013, he has been hosting the Saitama Criterium, a special bike race held at the end of October and sponsored by the Tour de France (which is why he considers Franceball a very good friend). It allows Japanese cycling fans to get up close with their favorite Tour riders, as well as for the riders themselves to experience Japanese cultural activities firsthand.