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

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. 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 Chiba City. The ward is a flat, highly urbanized area 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 ancient times. 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 clamming. Numerous

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s were constructed along the Tokyo Bay coast. The ward became landlocked by 1961 after the extensive

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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

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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 commercial center and

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

Transportation

Rail

– Sōbu Line ** - *

– Chiba Line ** - * Chiba Urban Monorail – Line 2 ** - - -

Highways

* Higashi-Kantō Expressway * Keiyō Road *

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* Japan National Route 126

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. Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education ( 千葉市教育委員会). Municipal junior high schools: * Chigusadai (千草台中学校) * Inage (稲毛中学校) * Konakadai ( 小中台中学校) * Kusano (草野中学校) * Midorimachi ( 緑町中学校) * Todorokicho ( 轟町中学校) * Tsuga ( 都賀中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Ayamedai (あやめ台小学校) * Chigusadai (千草台小学校) * Chigusadai Higashi ( 千草台東小学校) * Inagaoka ( 稲丘小学校) * Inage (稲毛小学校) * Kashiwadai (柏台小学校) * Konakadai ( 小中台小学校) * Konakadai Minami (小中台南小学校) * Kusano ( 草野小学校) * Midorimachi (緑町小学校) * Miyanogi (宮野木小学校) * Sanno (山王小学校) * Sonno ( 園生小学校) * Todorokicho ( 轟町小学校) * Tsuga ( 都賀小学校) * Yayoi ( 弥生小学校)

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, professional baseball player * Satoru Yamagishi – professional soccer player * Koki Yonekura – professional soccer player * Yasushi Kanda – professional wrestler

References

{{Authority control Greater Tokyo Area Wards of Chiba (city)