is a community in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, 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 ...

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Mihama-ku is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 149,314 and a population density of 7,060 persons per km². The total area was 21.16 km². Geography Mihaw ...

. 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
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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

* Makuhari Messe *

Chiba Marine Stadium (official name: ) is a stadium in Chiba City, Chiba, Japan. It opened in 1990 and holds approximately 30,000 people. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is also used for Rugby union. The stadium ...

* Tokyo Disney Resort is a 20-minute train ride from Kaihimmakuhari Station; the area's six hotels are a popular lodging spot for visitors to the resort.

Transport

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 ...

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 ...

* Kaihimmakuhari Station *

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 ...

Keisei Makuharihongō Station Keisei may refer to: *Keisei (monk) *Keisei Electric Railway *Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus serv ...

Places

Hanamigawa Ward

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 ** * Keisei Electric Railway – Keisei Chiba Line ** See also * Makuhari ...

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

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 ...

* Hamada * Toyosuna * Wakaba * Nakase * Hibino * Utase * Mihama

Education

* Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences * Kanda University of International Studies * The Open University of Japan * Tohto University * Makuhari Junior and Senior High School, a private school operated by Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen, opened in 1983 as the Makuhari Senior High School.School History
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Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. * Makuhari Sohgoh High School * Showa Gakuin Shuei Junior and Senior High School *

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 ...

, a private international school

References

* Poole, Steven ''Trigger Happy''.

Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. is an American independent book publishing company founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City, with a satellite office in Brattleboro, Vermont. History The current president and publisher is founder Tony L ...

, December 13, 2013. , 9781628722246.

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