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| Capital | Chiba |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshū |
| Governor | Akiko Domoto |
| Area (rank) | 5,156. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The four main Islands of Japan are Hokkaidō Honshū Kyūshū Shikoku or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Rank 15 km² (27th) |
| - % water | 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8% |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Population | 6,006,185 (6th) |
| - Density | 1,165 /km² |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 56 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-12 |
| Website | http://www.pref.chiba.jp/ english/index.html |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Rape blossom (Brassica rapa var. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. National population 127708050 Rank Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There are three basic types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns and villages. ISO 3166-2JP is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Japan. Rapeseed ( Brassica napus) also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of amplexicaulis) |
| - Tree | Kusamaki (Podocarpus macrophyllus) |
| - Bird | Hoojiro (Meadow Bunting, Emberiza cioides) |
 Symbol of Chiba Prefecture |
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Chiba Prefecture (千葉県 Chiba-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshū Island. Podocarpus macrophyllus ( Kusamaki or Inumaki) is a Conifer in the genus Podocarpus, family Podocarpaceae Podocarpus is a Genus of Conifers the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. Emberiza is a genus of Passerine Birds of the bunting family Emberizidae. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Its capital is Chiba City.
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History
Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common is a city located in Chiba, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1942. For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect. Prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office Inba (印旛郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 66401 and Historically, the prefecture constituted three provinces of Awa, Kazusa, and Shimousa. Before the modern prefecture system was established the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国 countries) usually known in was an old province of Japan which is today a part of Chiba Prefecture. Kazusa (上総国 -no kuni was an old province in the area of the Bōsō Peninsula of Honshū that is today the central part of Chiba prefecture
Geography
Chiba borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north at the Tone River, Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture to the west at the Edo River, the Pacific Ocean to the east and Tokyo Bay around its southern boundary. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region on Honshū officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was. Most of Chiba lies on the hilly Boso Peninsula, a rice farming region: the east coast, known as the Ninety-Nine League Plain, is an especially productive area. Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島 Bōsō-hantō) is a Peninsula in Chiba prefecture on Honshū, the largest island of Japan. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many The most populous zone, in the northwest of the prefecture, is part of the Kantō region that extends into the urban agglomeration of Tokyo and Saitama. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The Kuroshio Current flows near Chiba, which keep it relatively warm in winter and cooler in summer than neighbouring Tokyo.
Cities
Thirty-six cities are located in Chiba Prefecture:
‡ Scheduled to be dissolved after mergers. is a city located in northwestern Chiba, Japan, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. History The city was founded on July 1, 1954. is a ward in and the administrative center of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Inage-ku (稲毛区 いなげーく） is the northern ward of Chiba City in Chiba Prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan. Mihama-ku (美浜区 in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is home to mostly residential neighborhoods is a city located on the Pacific Ocean in Chiba, Japan. It is the easternmost city in the Greater Tokyo Area. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 51528 and the density of 251 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2006 the city has an estimated Population of 280178 and the density of 761 persons Ichikawa redirects here The name can also refer to Kon Ichikawa the film director is a city located in Chiba, Japan. is a city located in the north-west of Chiba, Japan. It is located in the important area connecting Tokyo and Narita. is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The city emerged on December 5 2005 when the town of Isumi Misaki and Ohara is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 104768 is a city located in Chiba, Japan.As of 2003 data (but including size and population increases due to the merger with Amatsukominato) the city is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of May 1, 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 382957 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was formed from the merger on March 27, 2006 of the city of Sawara and the towns of is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 22790 and the density of 241 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 89042 and the density of 279 persons per is a city located in Chiba, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1942. is the third-largest city in Chiba, Japan, and a major Bedroom community (11th largest city in the Greater Tokyo Area. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was formed from the merger on March 20, 2006 of the municipalities of Tomiura, Tomiyama is a city located in Chiba prefecture, Japan. As of April 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 92921 and the density of 929 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 157058 is a city located in Chiba, Japan, adjacent to the western seaside of Chiba City, in Greater Tokyo. ||-||-||} is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo is a city located in Chiba, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1954. is a city located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. It was formed on March 27, 2006 by the merger of the municipalities of Sanbu is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of late May 2007 the city has an estimated Population of 56381 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 59259 and the density of 624 is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 23, 2006 as a result of the merger between the is a city located at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, Japan. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. After the 2000 Census the town has more than 50000 people good enough to gain city status is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 61318 and the density of 686 is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 75095 and the density of 1003 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 185035 and the density of is a city located in Chiba, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1981.
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district:
Mergers
Economy
Chiba is one of Japan's largest industrial areas, thanks to its long coastline on Tokyo Bay. The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the County of the United States, ranking at the level below Awa (安房郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of the 2003 data but counting the decrease due to Amatsukominato merging is a town located in Awa District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 9996 and a density Chōsei (長生郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 10044 and a is a village located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the village has an estimated Population of 14441 and a is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 7910 and a density is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 8465 and a density is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 12942 and a density Inba (印旛郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 66401 and is a village located in Inba District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the village has an estimated Population of 12499 and a is a village located in Inba District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the village has an estimated Population of 8223 and a is a town located in Inba District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 24742 and a density is a town located in Inba District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 20937 and a density Isumi (夷隅郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003 the district has an estimated Population of 61956 and a is a town located in Isumi District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 7971 and a density is a town located in Isumi District Chiba, Japan. As of 2006 the town has an estimated Population of 11450 and a density of 89 Katori (香取郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. is a town located in Katori District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 6735 and a density is a town located in Katori District, Chiba, Japan. As of April 1, 2008, the town has an estimated Population is a town located in Katori District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 16491 and a density Sanbu (山武郡 -gun is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated Population of 150863 is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan and lies approximately 60km from Tokyo is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 48487 and a density is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan, southeast of the city of Narita. is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. It was formed by the merger on March 27, 2006 of the towns of Hikari Here is a list of mergers in Chiba Prefecture, Japan from the 2000s After Chiba was chosen as the site for a major Kawasaki Steel factory in 1950, the prefectural government embarked on a large-scale land reclamation program that dredged up large plots of waterfront property for factories, warehouses, and docks. Chemical production, petrochemical refining, and machine production are the three main industries in Chiba today: together, they account for forty-five percent of the prefecture's exports. In recent years, the government has funded more than eighty industrial parks to bring development further inland as well.
The prefecture also boasts Japan's second-highest agricultural output: among all the prefectures, only Hokkaidō produces more agricultural products, and Chiba leads Hokkaidō in vegetable production. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's Chiba's fisheries are also productive, catching many of Japan's spiny lobster. This article is about the animal For the B-52's song see Rock Lobster. Seaweed is harvested in large quantities from Tokyo Bay. Seaweed is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic Multicellular, benthic marine Algae.
Demographics
Chiba's population is one of the wealthiest in Japan due to the prefecture's strong commercial and industrial sectors. Per capita GDP is ¥3. 1 million (US$28,600), the fifth-highest in the country. 70% of the population is employed in the service sector, with 25% in industry and 5% in agriculture.
Education
Chiba Prefectural Board of Education oversees municipal school districts in the prefecture; the board also directly operates public high schools in the prefecture. Chiba Prefectural Board of Education is a department of the Chiba Prefecture in Japan.
Culture
Chiba in popular culture
- Novels set in Chiba include: Neuromancer by William Gibson (set in Chiba city), Ningen Shikkaku by Osamu Dazai (Funabashi), and Nogiku no Haka by Sachio Itō (Matsudo). Neuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, notable for being the most famous early Cyberpunk novel and winner of the science-fiction "triple William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre is a Japanese Novel by Osamu Dazai. Published after " Run Melos " and " The Setting Sun " "No Longer Human" ( June 19 1909 – June 13 1948) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. was the Pen-name of a tanka poet and novelist in Meiji period Japan. is the third-largest city in Chiba, Japan, and a major Bedroom community (11th largest city in the Greater Tokyo Area.
- Manga (comics) representations include: Be Free!, Chameleon, Kyō Kara Ore wa!!, Makuhari (set in Chiba city), Makuhari Saboten Campus (Chiba city), Susume!! Pirates, and Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (Urayasu). ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Japanese Manga series created by Atsushi Kase which was serialized in Kodansha 's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1990 and is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo.
- Anime (animation) representations include: Chikyū Bōei Kazoku (set in Funabashi), Battle Programmer Shirase (Narashino), and Zegapain (Urayasu). (anime in Japanese, is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. is an Anime TV series aired in 2003 and produced by AIC. The series' story focus is on Computers and Ecchi Comedy. is a Japanese Anime Television series created by Sunrise. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006 on is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo.
- TV series representations include: Kisarazu Cat's Eye (set in Kisarazu), Mio Tsukushi (Chōshi), Beach Boys (filmed in Tateyama and Shirahama (now Minamiboso) and Yappari Neko ga Suki (Chiba city). is the name of a Japanese television show and movie It was one of the more different programmes in recent times and was told in a unique style with hilarious and wacky scenes is a city located in Chiba, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1942. is a city located on the Pacific Ocean in Chiba, Japan. It is the easternmost city in the Greater Tokyo Area. is a city located at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, Japan. Shirahama (白浜町 -machi was a town located in Awa District, Chiba, Japan. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was formed from the merger on March 20, 2006 of the municipalities of Tomiura, Tomiyama
- Various rock bands have roots that stem from the Chiba prefecture, including the popular X Japan, Plastic Tree and punk bands like Nicotine and Ellegarden. is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. Plastic Tree (プラスティック トゥリー is a Japanese rock band that formed in late 1993 in Chiba, Japan. Ellegarden (typeset as ELLEGARDEN by the band and its fans was a Japanese rock group formed in December 1998 in Chiba, Japan
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Chiba.
Football (soccer)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba (Chiba, Ichihara)
- Kashiwa Reysol (Kashiwa)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba Amateur (Ichihara)
Baseball
Rugby
Transportation
Most Tokyo-bound visitors arriving on international flights land in Narita International Airport, which is situated in Narita in the north of the prefecture, and connected to Tokyo by the East Japan Railway's Narita Express and the Keisei Electric Railway's Skyliner. is a football (soccer club that plays in J League. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2006 the city has an estimated Population of 280178 and the density of 761 persons is a J League team The name Reysol comes from the Spanish words rey ('king' and sol ('sun' and reflect the fact that the team had originally is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of May 1, 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 382957 is a football (soccer club that plays in J League. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2006 the city has an estimated Population of 280178 and the density of 761 persons The are a professional Baseball team in Japan's Pacific League, based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region. IBM Big Blue is a Japanese semi-pro rugby union team in the Top League, founded in 1976 is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of April 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 185035 and the density of Kubota Spears is a Japanese Rugby union team which is based in Funabashi, Chiba and they play in the Top League. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. NEC Green Rockets is a Japanese Rugby union team in the Top League. is a city located in northwestern Chiba, Japan, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is an international Airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. ||-||-||} is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies abbreviated as N'EX, is a Train operated since 1991 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East serving Narita International Airport from various The is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of contractions of "Tokyo See also Ford Skyliner. is a limited-express airport train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport.
Tourism
The Tokyo Disney Resort is located in Urayasu near the western border of the prefecture. is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo.
Chiba is linked to Tokyo by several railway lines: the main trunk lines are the Keiyo Line and Sobu Line. The is a 43 km gauge railway connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay Definition The character of the line distincts at Chiba Western urbanized section is informally but commonly called without "Main" The Musashino Line connects Chiba to Saitama and northern Tokyo. The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East Southern Chiba is connected to Kanagawa Prefecture by the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line bridge-tunnel. The is a Bridge-tunnel combination across Tokyo Bay in Japan.
Prefectural symbols
Chiba's Meibutsu (名物 lit: famous thing) is peanuts. The peanut, or Groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the Legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico Most of Japan's peanuts are harvested in this prefecture and are also processed into peanut oils.
External links
- (English) Official Chiba prefecture homepage
- (English) Chiba Information Guide
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