Kasukabe is famous for the production of kiri-tansu (桐箪笥), traditional tansu dressers made from paulownia wood.

Kasukabe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

The town of Kasukabe was created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

Kasukabe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 32 members.

However, Seibu is scheduled to close its doors due to a shortage of business, likely caused by competition with Aeon Mall.

In March 2013, an Aeon mall opened on National Route 16, which shoppers can either reach by car, or by taking a regularly scheduled bus from the east entrance of the station.