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Chiba District, Chiba
was a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The district was dissolved on January 1, 1967, when the town of Yachiyo was elevated to city status. Under the Ritsuryō system, Chiba is a district of Shimōsa Province in Tōkai Circuit. In the Middle Ages, it was home to the Chiba clan in form of the Chiba estate ( 千葉荘, ''Chiba no shō''; shō nwere mid-ancient to medieval estates during the transition from centralized rule to feudalism). During the civil wars of the Sengoku period, most of Shimousa came under control of the Hōjō by the middle of the 16th century, until they were eventually defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the end of the early modern Edo period, much of Chiba District was part of the shogunate domain or hatamoto holdings, other areas belonged to Sakura Domain, Oyumi Domain and Nagatoro Domain. In the Meiji Restoration, most of its shogunate/hatamoto/spiritual territories went to Katsushika Prefecture while the feudal domains were briefly for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Chiba-gun
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Chiba may refer to: Places China * (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei Japan * Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture ** Chiba Station, a train station * Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on the eastern coast of Honshū * Port of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture People * Chiba (musician), American rapper * Chiba (surname) Other uses * Chiba (instrument), a Chinese woodwind * Chiba, slang for ''cannabis'' * Chiba Engine, a server-based engine written in Java, see FormEngine * Chiba Thermal Power Station, Japan * Chiba University, a national university in the city of Chiba See also *Chica (other) *Chika (other) Chika may refer to: People * Chika (Igbo given name) * Chika (Japanese given name) * Chika (general name) * Chika (footballer) (born 1979), Brazilian defender * Chika (rapper), Jane Chika Oranika, American rapper Other uses * Chika (software), a J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagatoro Domain
was a minor feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Nagatoro Jin'ya in what is now part of the city of Higashine, Yamagata. History Nagatoro Domain was established by Yonekitsu Michimasa, daimyō of Kuki Domain in Musashi Province. The Yonekitsu territories were scattered across Musashi, Kazusa, Shimōsa, and Hitachi Provinces in addition to their small holding in Dewa. Yonekitsu Michimasa traded is 6400 ''koku'' in Musashi for lands in Murayama District of Dewa, and moved his seat from Kuri to Nagatoro in 1798. The third and fourth daimyō, Yonekitsu Masayasu and Yonekitsu Masaaki, was born as the 10th and 11th sons of Sakai Tadakata of Shōnai Domain and was adopted into the clan. The domain had a population of 2466 per the 1850 census and maintained its primary Edo residence (''kamiyashiki'') in Atago-shita. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narashino, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 175,292 in 81,985 households and a population density of 8400 persons per km². The total area of the city is Geography Narashino is located in far northwestern Chiba Prefecture, bordered by Tokyo Bay to the southwest, and the prefectural capital of Chiba to the east. It is approximately 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo. The city is located on the Shimōsa Plateau and reclaimed land fill on Tokyo Bay, with a large difference in elevation from the inland area to the coastal area. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Chiba *Funabashi * Yachiyo Climate Narashino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Narashino is 15.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1410 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funabashi, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after passing Kawaguchi, Hachioji and Chiba), and second largest in Chiba Prefecture. Geography Funabashi is located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture approximately 20 kilometers in either direction from the prefectural capital at Chiba and downtown Tokyo. The central area forms a flat diluvial upland of the Shimōsa Plateau. The city sits at an elevation of 20 to 30 meters above sea level, and is relatively flat. The highest point is 32.3 meters in Narashino 3-chome, and the lowest point is 0.2 meters in Minatomachi 1-chome. Funabashi is crossed by the Tone River, and the small Ebi River is located entirely within city limits. Funabashi formerly had wide, shallow beaches, but much of the coast has been industrialized and transformed by reclai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midori-ku, Chiba
is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 127,368 and a population density of 1920 persons per km². The total area was . Geography Midori Ward is located in an inland area of southeastern Chiba city. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Wakaba Ward * Chūō Ward * Tōgane * Ichihara *Mobara *Ōamishirasato History During the Edo period, Midori-ku was the location of the ''jin'ya'' of Oyumi Domain, a feudal domain ruled by the Morikawa clan from 1627 until 1871 under the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was divided on April 1, 1889 into the villages of Shiina, Honda and Oihama within Chiba District, and Toki Town in Sanbu District. Oihama became a town on November 10, 1928. On February 11, 1955, the city of Chiba annexed Oihama, Shiina and Honda. On July 15, 1969, the town of Toki merged into the city of Chiba as well. With the promotion of Chiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and the Minister for Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. It is larger than an actual settlement, being in actuality a subdivision of a rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. Currently, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka (since July 1, 2005), Hyōgo (since April 1, 1999), Mie (since November 1, 2005), Shiga (since January 1, 2005), Hiroshima (since November 5, 2004), Yamaguchi (since March 20, 2006), Ehime (since January 16, 2005), Kagawa (since April 1, 1999), Nagasaki (since October 1, 2005), and Saga (since March 20, 2006). The six villages in the Northern Territories dispute and Atarashiki-mura (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin alphabet, Lati ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Japan
Japan has three levels of governments: Government of Japan, national, Prefectures of Japan, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities, with 1,719 in total (January 2013 figures There are four types of municipalities in Japan: Cities of Japan, cities, Towns of Japan, towns, Villages of Japan, villages and Special wards of Tokyo, special wards (the ''ku'' of Tokyo). In Japanese language, Japanese, this system is known as , where each kanji in the word represents one of the four types of municipalities. Some City designated by government ordinance, designated cities also have further administrative subdivisions, also known as wards. But, unlike the Special wards of Tokyo, these wards are not municipalities. Status The status of a municipality, if it is a village, town or city, is decided by the prefectural government. Generally, a village or town can be promoted to a city when its population increases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km2. The city has an area of . Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in Japan. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast. There are several major urban centres in the city, including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government office and the city hall are located. Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shellmound in the world at , Inage Beach, the first artifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inba Prefecture
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Fuhanken Sanchisei
The was the subnational government structure in early Meiji Japan. It lasted from the Boshin War, the start to the Meiji Restoration, in 1868 until the replacement of all remaining feudal domains ''(-han)'' with prefectures ''(-ken)'' in 1871. During this period, prefectures, and , controlled by the new central government, and , still under their pre-restoration feudal rulers, formed the primary administrative subdivisions of the country. The exact numbers varied continually as adjustments to the feudal territorial divisions, mergers and splits started to take up pace, but very roughly there were about >250 -han and about <50 -fu/-ken in total during this time. As the political borders changed all the time, ancient ritsuryō provinces, essentially static except for some modernizing adjustments in the North where the giant provinces of Mutsu and Dewa (both [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
