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Katori District
is a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The district dates back to the Taika Reform in the 7th century, and Katori District remained part of Shimōsa Province until the establishment of Chiba Prefecture. Historically Katori District occupied the area south of the lower researches of the Tone River. Since there is no population data since 2003, the post- Katori- Narita district had an estimated population of 40,260. The total area was . Towns and villages *Kōzaki * Tako * Tōnoshō District Timeline *July 1, 2005 - The town of Hikata merged with the towns of Iioka and Unakami from Kaijō District (now dissolved) and the city of Asahi to form the city of Asahi. *March 27, 2006 **The city of Sawara and the towns of Omigawa, Yamada and Kurimoto merged to form the new city of Katori. **The towns of Shimofusa and Taiei , also known as Taiei or Dai-ei, was a after '' Eishō'' and before ''Kyōroku.'' This period spanned the years from August 1521 through August 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katori District In Chiba Prefecture
Katori can refer to: Places *Katori, Chiba, a city in Japan *Katori District, Chiba *Katori Shrine *Katori Station, junction passenger railway station *Katori Sea, was an inland sea People *Katori Masaru, author *Hidetoshi Katori, physicist *Shingo Katori, actor, singer, member of the Japanese idol group SMAP Ships *Japanese ship Katori *, a battleship launched in 1905 and scrapped in 1924 *, an ocean liner and troop ship completed in 1913 and sunk in 1941 *''Katori Maru'', a cargo ship launched in 1938 and sunk in 1945 *, a cruiser launched in 1939 and sunk in 1944 *, a training ship commissioned in 1969 and withdrawn in 1998 Other *Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū Written as 天眞正傳香取神道流 before adoption (1946) of Tōyō kanji. is one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts, and an exemplar of '' bujutsu''. The Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū was founded by Iizasa Ienao, born in 13 ..., a Japanese martial art named after the Katori Shrine {{disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikata, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Hikata was formed on April 10, 1954. through the merger of the villages of Kojou, Chuwa, and Manzai. On July 1, 2005, Hikata was merged with Asahi, Iioka and Unakami (both from Kaijō District) to form the new Asahi city, and it disappeared. In April 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Asahi), the town had an estimated population of 8,042 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of 248 persons per km². Its total area was 32.44 km². External links Asahi official website Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture Asahi, Chiba {{Chiba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimofusa, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, the area of present-day Shimofusa was part of Takaoka Domain, a minor feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Namekawa Village was established on April 1, 1889. On February 11, 1955, it merged with the villages of Takaoka and Komikado to form the town of Shimofusa. On March 27, 2006, Shimofusa, along with the town of Taiei (also from Katori District), was merged into the expanded city of Narita, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. In February 2006, the last data available before its merger into Narita, the town had an estimated population of 7,868 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of . Its total area was . Education S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurimoto, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Kurimoto Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on April 10, 1924. On March 27, 2006, Kurimoto, along with the city of Sawara, and the towns of Omigawa and Yamada (both from Katori District), was merged to create the city of Katori, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population of 5,179 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of 178 persons per km2. Its total area was 29.05 km2. References External linksKatori official site Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture 1889 establishments in Japan Populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamada, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Yamada Town was established on August 1, 1954 through the merger of town of Fuma with the villages of Yatsu and Yamakura. On March 27, 2006, Yamada, along with the city of Sawara, and the towns of Kurimoto and Omigawa (both from Katori District), was merged to create the city of Katori, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. In 2003 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population of 11,017 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of 213.75 persons per km2. Its total area was 51.54 km2. References External linksKatori official site Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture Katori, Chiba {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omigawa, Chiba
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Omigawa has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous shell middens and burial mounds from the Japanese Paleolithic through Kofun period. During the Edo period, it was the center of Omigawa Domain, a feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Omigawa Town was created in the early Meiji period. On March 27, 2006, Omigawa, along with the city of Sawara, and the towns of Kurimoto and Yamada (both from Katori District), was merged to create the city of Katori, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. In November 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the town had an estimated population of 25,420 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt Rosenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawara, Chiba
was a city located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. History Sawara has been settled since prehistoric times, and has numerous remains of Jōmon period shell middens and Kofun period burial mounds. By the Nara period, it had developed as a port, and as a '' monzenmachi'' associated with Katori Shrine, and in the Heian period was a regional commerce center for numerous '' shōen'' in the area. During the Edo period, it was partly under the control of the Omigawa Domain, a feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Sawara Town was created in 1889. Sawara-city established on March 15, 1951 through merger with neighboring town of Katori and the villages of Kasai and Higashi-Oto. It expanded further on February 11, 1955 through annexation of the neighboring villages of Mizuho, Shinshima, Tsunomiya and Okura. In March 1996, Sawara established sister city relations with Nanjing in China. In February 2006 (the last data available before its merger into Katori), the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 64,690 in 26,510 households and a population density of 500 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Asahi is located in far northeastern Chiba Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and 80 to 90 kilometers from central Tokyo. Located at the northern end of the Kujukuri Plain, the southern part faces Kujukuri Beach and the Pacific Ocean, and the Shimōsa Plateau extends to the northern part. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Chōshi *Sōsa * Katori * Tōnoshō Climate Asahi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Asahi is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1559 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaijō District, Chiba
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 21,982 and a population density, density of 469.10 persons per km2. The total area was 46.86 km2. Until the day before the district dissolved (June 30, 2005), the district had two towns: * Iioka, Chiba, Iioka * Unakami, Chiba, Unakami On July 1, 2005, Iioka and Unakami were merged with the town of Hikata, Chiba, Hikata (from Katori District, Chiba, Katori District), and the old city of Asahi, Chiba, Asahi to create the new and expanded city of Asahi, Chiba, Asahi. Kaijō District was dissolved as a result of this merger. District Timeline * July 1, 2005 - the towns of Iioka, Chiba, Iioka and Unakami, Chiba, Unakami were merged with the town of Hikata, Chiba, Hikata (from Katori District, Chiba, Katori District), and the old city of Asahi, Chiba, Asahi to create the new and expanded city of Asahi, Chiba, Asahi. Kaijō District was dissolved as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unakami, Chiba
was a town located in Kaijō District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Unikami was formed on March 31, 1954. through the merger of the villages of Takisato, Oumei, and Tsurumaki. On July 1, 2005, Unakami was merged with the city of Asahi, the town of Hikata (from Katori District), and the town of Iioka (also from Kaijō District) to form the new Asahi city, and it disappeared. In April 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Asahi), the town had an estimated population of 11,153 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of 390 persons per km². Its total area was 28.59 km². External links Asahi official website Dissolved municipalities of Chiba Prefecture Asahi, Chiba {{Chiba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iioka, Chiba
was a town located in Kaijō District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Iioka was a noted port town in the Edo period, and prospered greatly in the aftermath of the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657, as a transshipment center for timber and building materials to Edo. Modern Iioka was formed on April 1, 1889. On March 31, 1954 it expanded through annexation of the villages of Sangawa and a part of Toyooka. On July 1, 2005, Iioka was merged with the city of Asahi, the town of Hikata (from Katori District), and the town of Unakami (also from Kaijō District) to form the new Asahi city, and it disappeared. In April 2005 (the last data available before its merger into Asahi), the town had an estimated population of 8,042 and a population density of 600 persons per km². Its total area was 18.27 km². Cultural References * Iioka is the setting for the first film in the classic Japanese blind swordsman series: The Tale of Zatoichi is a 1962 Japanese ''chanbara'' film directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
