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Yokoshibahikari
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 23,467 in 9771 households and a population density of 350 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Yokoshibahikari is located in northeastern Bōsō Peninsula, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east. It is about 35 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba, and about 60 to 70 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The town lacks a center, but instead consists of a collection of hamlets scattered over the countryside extending from the Yokoshiba Station on the Sōbu Main Line. Given such sparse structure, it takes quite a long time for the bus lines to serve the whole town. The coastal area of Yokoshibahikari, which makes up part of Kujūkuri Beach, is protected as part of Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Sanmu * Shibayama * Sōsa * Tako Climate Yokoshibahikari has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokoshibahikari Town Hall
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 23,467 in 9771 households and a population density of 350 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Yokoshibahikari is located in northeastern Bōsō Peninsula, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east. It is about 35 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba, and about 60 to 70 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The town lacks a center, but instead consists of a collection of hamlets scattered over the countryside extending from the Yokoshiba Station on the Sōbu Main Line. Given such sparse structure, it takes quite a long time for the bus lines to serve the whole town. The coastal area of Yokoshibahikari, which makes up part of Kujūkuri Beach, is protected as part of Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Sanmu * Shibayama * Sōsa * Tako Climate Yokoshibahikari has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanbu District, Chiba
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2013, the district had a population of 49,488 and a population density of 369 persons per km2. The total area is . Towns and villages *Kujūkuri, Chiba, Kujūkuri *Shibayama, Chiba, Shibayama *Yokoshibahikari, Chiba, Yokoshibahikari Elevation of Ōamishirasato to city status Ōamishirasato, Chiba, Ōamishirasato, formerly a town in Sanbu District, was elevated to city status on January 1, 2013, and is no longer part of Sanbu District. History During the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the districts of with 3 towns and 14 villages, and with 1 towns and 14 villages were created in what was formerly the north-eastern portion of Kazusa Province. The two districts were formally merged into the new Sanbu District on April 1, 1897. Mergers *On March 27, 2006, the towns of Sanbu, Chiba, Sanbu, Naruto, Chiba, Naruto, Hasunuma, Chiba, Hasunuma and Matsuo, Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west. Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone. Etymology The name of Chiba Prefecture in Japanese is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , means "thousand" and the second, means " ... [...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 characters, ad ... 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_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tako, Chiba
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,387 in 6068 households and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Tako is located in the northeastern portion of Chiba prefecture, approximately 35 kilometers from then prefectural capital at Chiba (city), Chiba and 60 to 70 kilometers from central Tokyo. The west borders Narita International Airport. Located on the Kanto Plain sandwiched between the Shimōsa Plateau and the Kujūkuri Plain, the majority of the land is flat. The Kuriyama River flows through the centre of the town. Neighboring municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Sōsa, Chiba, Sōsa *Katori, Chiba, Katori *Narita, Chiba, Narita *Shibayama, Chiba, Shibayama *Yokoshibahikari, Chiba, Yokoshibahikari Climate Tako has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibayama, Chiba
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,122 in 3030 households and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Shibayama is located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, about 30 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and 50 to 60 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The town is a hilly area, located almost in the center of the Shimōsa Plateau. Narita International Airport is located to the north of the town on the border between Shibayama and Narita. Most airport service facilities are located on the Narita side: however, Shibayama has developed a local industrial base due to the airport's presence, and hosts three major industrial areas. The remainder of the town is agricultural, and much of it is covered with rice paddies and areas of vegetable production. As it lies directly beneath one of the main approach paths to the airport, noise pollution and eminent domain issues have c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanmu, Chiba
260px, Hasunuma Seaside Park is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,321 in 22,397 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Sanmu is located in the northeastern part of Chiba prefecture, about from the prefectural capital of Chiba and about from the center of Tokyo. It is included in the urban employment area of Tokyo metropolis. Most of the city is located in the flatlands of the Kujūkuri Plain, which runs from the center to the south of Kujūkuri Beach, one of Japan's leading sandy beaches, and faces the Pacific Ocean for about . Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Tōgane * Yachimata *Tomisato * Kujūkuri * Shibayama * Yokoshibahikari Climate Sanmu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanmu is 14.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1550 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1935, the park extends along some sixty kilometres of the coast between the Minami Bōsō and Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Parks. The park spans the borders of twelve municipalities: Asahi, Chiba, Chōsei, Chōshi, Ichinomiya, Kujūkuri, Ōamishirasato, Sanmu, Shirako, Sōsa, Tōgane is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,780 in 26,907 households and a population density of 650 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Tōgane is home to the ''Kurenai-kai'' Scho ..., and Yokoshibahikari. See also * National Parks of Japan * Kujūkuri Beach References External links *Map of Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park (north)*Map of Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park (south) Parks and gardens in Chiba Prefecture Protected areas established in 1935 1935 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In 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 characters, ad ... 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_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujūkuri Beach
is a sandy beach that occupies much of the northeast coast of the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The beach is approximately long, making it the second longest beach in Japan. Kujūkuri Beach is a popular swimming and surfing destination for inhabitants of Greater Tokyo. The beach is protected as part of Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park. Geography Kujūkuri Beach extends in the shape of an arc from Cape Gyōbumi in Asahi to the north to Cape Taitō in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture to the south. The beach is relatively straight, in contrast to the typically irregular coastlines of Japan. The coastal region of the beach is the north-eastern end of Kuroshio Current influence in Japan. The tides and the Kuroshio Current create sand deposits along the length of the beach which form sand dunes of to . Kujūkuri Beach has no reef. Municipalities Kujūkuri Beach extends across ten municipalities in Chiba Prefecture. They include: *Asahi *Sōsa * Yokoshibahikari * Sanmu *Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to as Tokyo Standard Time. Japan Standard Time is equivalent to Korean Standard Time, Pyongyang Time (North Korea), Eastern Indonesia Standard Time, East-Timorese Standard Time and Yakutsk Time (Russia). History Before the Meiji era (1868–1912), each local region had its own time zone in which noon was when the sun was exactly at its culmination. As modern transportation methods, such as trains, were adopted, this practice became a source of confusion. For example, there is a difference of about 5 degrees longitude between Tokyo and Osaka and because of this, a train that departed from Tokyo would arrive at Osaka 20 minutes behind the time in Tokyo. In 1886, Ordinance 51 was issued in response to this problem, which stated: Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba (city)
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 artific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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