is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in

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, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated

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of 156,860 and a

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of 7,380 persons per km². The total area was .

Geography

Inage Ward is located in an inland area of northwest

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. The ward is a flat, highly

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of mixed industry and housing.

Surrounding municipalities

* Wakaba Ward * Chuo-ku Ward * Mihama Ward * Hanamigawa Ward * Yotsukaidō, Chiba

History

The area of present-day Inage Ward was settled since

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. The Inage Sengen Shrine dates to the 9th century. In modern times. Inage was composed of the villages of Tsuga, Kemigawa, Kotegawa and a portion of the town of Chiba in 1889. Kemigawa became a town in 1891. Chiba became a city in 1921. Chiba annexed Tsuga Village and Kemigawa Town in 1937, and Kotegawa in 1954. Inage historically faced

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, and given its proximity to Tokyo, was a popular tourist destination for swimming and

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. Numerous

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s were constructed along the Tokyo Bay coast. The ward became landlocked by 1961 after the extensive land reclamation projects were completed along the coast of Tokyo Bay in Chiba Prefecture. As part of the development of Chiba City, numerous planned residential districts were built in Inage after

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due to the development of the JR East Sōbu and Keisei Chiba lines. The construction of planned housing complexes continues in the ward. With the promotion of Chiba to a designated city, the city gained additional autonomy from the Chiba Prefecture and the central government. Accordingly, on April 1, 1992 Inage Ward was established as an administrative unit.

Economy

Inage Ward is largely a regional

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and

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for central Chiba and Tokyo. In the northern part of the ward is .

Transportation

Rail

* JR East – Sōbu Line ** - * JR East – Chiba Line ** - * Chiba Urban Monorail – Line 2 ** - - -

Highways

Higashi-Kantō Expressway The (lit. East Kantō Expressway) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company. Overview Officially the expressway is referred to as the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Mito Route. The expresswa ...

* Keiyō Road *

Japan National Route 14 is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan. Route data *Length: 44.1 km (27.4 mi) *Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at junction with Route 1, Route 4, Route 6, Route 15, Route 17 and Route 20) *Termin ...

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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Buses

The following public buses are available in the Inage-ku *Keisei Bus *Chiba Nairiku Bus *Chiba City Bus *Chiba Kaihin Kotsu *Asuka Kotsu *Heiwa Kotsu

Education

Inage-ku is home to the main campus of Chiba University. Additionally, Keiai University and Chiba Keizai University are also located in the ward.

Festival

The festival of the Inage Sengen Shrine is held annually on July 15. Its kagura, a type of

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theatrical dance, is designated a Chiba Prefectural Intangible Treasure.

Noted people from Inage Ward

Ryo Kawashima is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the l ...

, professional baseball player *

Satoru Yamagishi is a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Yamagishi was born in Chiba on May 3, 1983. He joined JEF United Ichihara (later ''JEF United Chiba'') from youth team in 2002. He debuted as right midfielder in 200 ...

– professional soccer player *

Koki Yonekura is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Chiba as a right full-back, and occasionally as an attacking midfielder. He previously played for JEF United between 2007 and 2013. Club career A native of Chiba, Yonekura attended Yachiyo ...

– professional soccer player * Yasushi Kanda – professional wrestler

References

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