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 p ...
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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 ...
, Japan. It is within
Hanamigawa-ku
is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 179,770 and a population density of 5,250 persons per km². The total area is 34.24 km².
Geography
Hanam ...
and Mihama-ku.
The seaside area of Makuhari was reclaimed from the sea. The district was constructed in a span of 10 years. Steven Poole, author of ''Trigger Happy'', described it as "Japan's own vision of the future now".Poole, page not stated PT141 in Google Books). Starts: "Usually to the south, to Makuhari, Japan's own vision of the future now. Makuhari is a coastal district reclaimed .. Poole added that is a "shrine to techno-optimism" that "looks just like a city out of a video game".
Attractions
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Makuhari Messe
is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba City, in the northwest corner of Chiba Prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. ''Makuhari'' is the name of ...
Tokyo Disney Resort
The (local nickname ''TDR'') is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. The resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company under a licence from The Walt Disney Company, who constru ...
is a 20-minute train ride from
Kaihimmakuhari Station
is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kaihimmakuhari Station is served by the Keiyō Line and is the turnaround point for many loca ...
; the area's six hotels are a popular lodging spot for visitors to the resort.
Transport
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Makuhari Station
is a passenger railway station located in Makuharicho, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Makuhari Station is served by the Chūō-Sōbu Line (local service) and is located 7.6 kilometers ...
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Makuharihongō Station
is a railway station in Makuharihongo, Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. The Keisei section of the station is offici ...
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Kaihimmakuhari Station
is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Kaihimmakuhari Station is served by the Keiyō Line and is the turnaround point for many loca ...
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Keisei Makuhari Station
is a railway station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway located in Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba Japan. It is 4.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Keisei Chiba Line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station.
History
Keisei Makuhari Station was opened on 17 ...
Makuharicho
is a district of Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 6-chōme.
Transportation Railroads
* JR East – Chūō-Sōbu Line
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* Keisei Electric Railway – Keisei Chiba Line
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See also
* Makuhari ...
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Makuharihongo
is a district of Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 7-chōme.
History
The was adopted in a part of Makuharicho on 1 March 1982 and on 1 January 1985, which was respectively renamed Makuharihongo 4 ...
Mihama Ward
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Makuhari-nishi
is a district of Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 6-chōme. The district entirely consists of reclaimed land from Tokyo Bay. In 1-chōme to 4-chōme the newer ''Jūkyo-hyōji'' (住居表示) style ...
Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
is a public university in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2009 by integrating Chiba College of Health Science
was a Public junior college in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, established in 1981. It was merged into Ch ...
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Kanda University of International Studies
or KUIS is a private university located in Makuhari, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. The university was founded in 1987 as an extension of Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages in Tokyo. KUIS is a research university specializing in learner autonomy. ...
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The Open University of Japan
is a distance learning university which has students from all over Japan; it accepted its first students in 1985.
History
Although founded by the national government initiative with a single-issue law and heavily subsidized by the government, ...
Makuhari International School
is a private international school located in Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, accepting children from age 3 to 12 in grades K-6. The school caters primarily to Japanese returnee, dual nationality and foreign children moving t ...