Kawaguchi is located near the center of the Kantō Plain in southern Saitama Prefecture, and is bordered by the Tokyo wards of Kita-ku and Adachi-ku to the south.

Saitama Prefecture Tokyo Metropolis Kawaguchi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

There has been a gradual increase in the number of non-Japanese residents living in the city because of the convenient location to Tokyo and relatively low rent.

Because of proximity to Tokyo and convenient water transportation using Arakawa River, Kawaguchi became the center of metal casting industry, for which it has remained famous until modern times.

The Arakawa River has inundated Kawaguchi countless times and ruined agriculture, which resulted in famines.

Currently, the population of Kawaguchi continues to increase, and many tall apartment buildings are being built around train stations.

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Kawaguchi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 42 members.

Saitama Prefectural Board of Education [ja] operates: The Kawaguchi Municipal Board of Education operates: (all managed by the city) (all managed by the city) JR East – Keihin-Tohoku line JR East – Musashino line Saitama Rapid Railway Line Kawaguchi has a highly developed bus network, mainly operated by Kokusai Kogyo Bus.