is one of the six

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of the city of

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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 ...

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. As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated

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of 151,593 and a

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of 1,800 persons per km². The total area was 84.21 km², making it the largest of the six wards of Chiba city.

Geography

Wakaba Ward is located in an inland area of southeastern Chiba city.

Surrounding municipalities

* Inage Ward * Chūō Ward * Midori Ward * Tōgane, Chiba *

Yachiyo, Chiba 270px, Keisei Rose Gardens is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 202,071 in 91,092 households and a population density of 3900 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yachiy ...

Sakura, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 173,740 in 78,483 households and a population density of 1700 people per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Sakura is located in northeastern C ...

* Yotsukaidō, Chiba

History

After the

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, the area of present-day Wakaba Ward was divided on April 1, 1889 into the villages of Tsuga, Miyako, Chishiro, Shirai and Sarashina within Chiba District. On February 11, 1935, Tsuga and Miyako villages were annexed by the neighboring city of Chiba, followed by Chishiro village on February 11, 1944. On March 31, 1955, Shirai and Sarashina merged to form the new town of Izumi, which was subsequently annexed by the city of Chiba on April 10, 1963. With the promotion of Chiba to a

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with additional autonomy from Chiba prefecture and the central government on April 1, 1992, Wakaba Ward was created as an administrative unit.

Economy

Wakaba Ward is largely a regional commercial center and

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for central Chiba and Tokyo.

Transportation

Railroads

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– Sōbu Line ** * Chiba Urban Monorail – Line 2 ** Dōbutsukōen Mitsuwadai

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Sakuragi Oguradai Chishirodai-Kita Chishirodai

Highways

* Chiba-Tōgane Road * Keiyō Road *

Japan National Route 16 is a national highway in Japan. A beltway around Tokyo, it links the major prefectural capital cities of Yokohama (in Kanagawa Prefecture), Saitama (in Saitama Prefecture), and Chiba (in Chiba Prefecture) as well as Hachiōji (in Tokyo). It ...

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Japan National Route 51 thumb National Route 51 is a national highway of Japan connecting Chūō-ku, Chiba and Mito, Ibaraki is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 269,330 in 1 ...

Education

Tokyo University of Information Sciences is a private university in Wakaba Ward of the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The university was established in 1988 by the School corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture The , abbreviated as Nodai (農大, ''nōdai'') or Tokyo n ...

Uekusa University is a private university in the city of Chiba, 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 Prefectur ...

* Uekusa Gakuen Junior College

Noted people from Wakaba Ward

Kazuhisa Ishii Kazuhisa Ishii (石井一久 ''Ishii Kazuhisa'') (born September 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and current manager and general manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He pl ...

– professional baseball player *

Shugo Oshinari is a Japanese actor. Career Oshinari co-starred in Shunji Iwai's ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' with Hayato Ichihara. He also appeared in films such as Kenta Fukasaku's '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' and Takahisa Zeze's ''Heaven's Story''. Filmog ...

– actor * Tatsuya Morita – professional soccer player Greater Tokyo Area Wards of Chiba (city) {{Chiba-geo-stub