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Tomisato
260px, Chiba Gas LNG storage tank in Tomisato is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 49,914 in 23,753 households and a population density of 930 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tomisato is located in the northern center of Chiba prefecture, about 25 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba, and 50 to 60 kilometers from central Tokyo. It is also within 5 kilometers of Narita International Airport. Neighboring municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Narita * Sanmu * Shibayama * Shisui * Yachimata Climate Tomisato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tomisato is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C. Demog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba 13th District
Chiba 13th district (千葉県第13区, ''Chiba-ken dai-ju-sanku'' or simply 千葉13区, ''Chiba-ju-sanku'') is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture. Areas covered Since 2022 * Abiko * Inzai * Kamagaya * Shiroi * Tomisato * Iba District 2017 - 2022 * Part of Funabashi * Inzai * Kamagaya * Part of Kashiwa ** Former Shōnan area * Shiroi * Tomisato * Iba District 2013 - 2017 * Part of Funabashi * Inzai * Kamagaya * Part of Kashiwa ** Former Shōnan area * Shiroi * Tomisato * Iba District 2002 - 2013 * Inzai * Kamagaya * Shiroi * Tomisato * Part of Higashi-Katsushika District ** Shōnan is the name of a region along the coast of Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan. Centered on Sagami River, about 60 kilometers southwest of Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and ... area * Iba District List of representativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanrizuka Struggle
The Sanrizuka Struggle (三里塚闘争, ''Sanrizuka tōsō'') is a series of civil conflicts and riots involving the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the agricultural community of Sanrizuka, comprising organised opposition by farmers, local residents, and leftist groups to the construction of Narita International Airport (then New Tokyo International Airport). The struggle stemmed from the government's decision to construct the airport in Sanrizuka without the involvement or consent of most area residents. The struggle was led by the Sanrizuka-Shibayama United Opposition League against Construction of the Narita Airport (:ja:三里塚芝山連合空港反対同盟, ''Sanrizuka-Shibayama Rengo Kūkō Hantai Dōmei''), which locals formed under the leadership of opposition parties the Japanese Communist Party, Communist Party and Japan Socialist Party, Socialist Party. The struggle resulted in significant delays in the opening of the airport, as well as deaths on both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, 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 northwest, and Tokyo to the west. Chiba (city), Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone. Etymology The name of Chiba Prefecture in Japanese is formed from two kanji char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inba District, Chiba
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 43,480 and a population density, density of 845 persons per km2. The total area is 51.48 km2. There are two towns within the district. *Sakae, Chiba, Sakae *Shisui, Chiba, Shisui District timeline *January 1, 1957 - Parts of Yotsukaidō, Chiba, Yotsukaidō merged into the city of Sakura, Chiba, Sakura. *September 1, 1964 - The village of Shiroi, Chiba, Shiroi gained town status. *April 1, 1981 - The town of Yotsukaidō gained city status. *April 1, 1985 - The village of Tomisato, Chiba, Tomisato gained town status. *April 1, 1992 - The town of Yachimata, Chiba, Yachimata gained city status. *April 1, 1996 - The town of Inzai, Chiba, Inzai gained city status. *April 1, 2001 - The town of Shiroi gained city status. *April 1, 2002 - The town of Tomisato gained city status. *March 23, 2010 - The villages of Inba, Chiba, Inba and Motono, Chiba, Motono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanmu, Chiba
260px, Hasunuma Seaside Park is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,321 in 22,397 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Sanmu is located in the northeastern part of Chiba prefecture, about from the prefectural capital of Chiba and about from the center of Tokyo. It is included in the urban employment area of Tokyo metropolis. Most of the city is located in the flatlands of the Kujūkuri Plain, which runs from the center to the south of Kujūkuri Beach, one of Japan's leading sandy beaches, and faces the Pacific Ocean for about . Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Kujūkuri * Shibayama *Tōgane * Tomisato * Yachimata * Yokoshibahikari Climate Sanmu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanmu is 14.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1550&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yachimata, Chiba
260px, Peanut fields in Yachimata is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 68,769 in 32,118 households and a population density of 920 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Yachimata is located in north-central part of Chiba prefecture, about 20 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba, and about 50 to 60 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city is located on the Shimosa Plateau, with an elevation of 14 to 70 meters above sea level. The geographic central part of the city forms the urban area, with flat upland fields surrounding it, and paddy fields scattered in the southwest and north. The city is approximately 7.7 kilometers from east to west by 16 kilometers long north to south. The city is noted for its traditional wind break forests, of which some 179 hectares survive. Neighboring municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Chiba *Sakura * Sanmu * Shisui *Tōgane * Tomisato Climate Yachimata has a humid subtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita, Chiba
is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,852 in 63,098 households and a population density of 620 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is the site of Narita International Airport, one of the two main international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. Geography Narita is located in the northern center of Chiba prefecture, about from the prefectural capital at Chiba and from the center of Tokyo. Narita International Airport is about further from the city center of Narita (the location of the city hall). Located on the Shimosa Plateau, the old town (centered on Narita-san) and the new town are in the southwestern part of the city, and Narita International Airport is in the hills in the southeast. Agricultural areas take water from the Tone River, which runs through the border between Imba-numa in the western part of the city and Ibaraki prefecture on the north. Most of the city is between above sea level. Surround ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shisui, Chiba
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 20,660 in 9,888 households and a population density of 1,100 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Etymology The name of Shisui in the Japanese language is formed from three kanji characters. The first, , means " sake", The second, , is an ideographic iteration mark, indicating a repetition of the first character, and the third, means " well". The area in present-day Shisui was noted for its freshwater springs, and a local legend arose that pure sake gushed freely from the ground, creating "wells of sake". Geography Shisui is located on the Shimōsa Plateau in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, about 20 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and within 40 to 50 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The town overlooks the Inba Marsh. The town sits on relatively flat, even ground. The south of Shisui is crossed by three small rivers: the Takazaki, Egawa, and Nakagawa, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibayama, Chiba
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,122 in 3030 households and a population density of 160 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Shibayama is located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, about 30 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and 50 to 60 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The town is a hilly area, located almost in the center of the Shimōsa Plateau. Narita International Airport is located to the north of the town on the border between Shibayama and Narita. Most airport service facilities are located on the Narita side: however, Shibayama has developed a local industrial base due to the airport's presence, and hosts three major industrial areas. The remainder of the town is agricultural, and much of it is covered with rice paddies and areas of vegetable production. As it lies directly beneath one of the main approach paths to the airport, noise pollution and eminent domain issues have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita International Airport
, also known as Tokyo-Narita International Airport or simply Narita Airport, formerly and originally known as , is the secondary international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the only other one being Haneda Airport (HND). It is about east of central Tokyo in Narita, Chiba. The facility, since July 2019, covers 1,137 hectares (2,810 acres) of land and construction to expand to nearly 2,300 ha (5,700 acres) is under way. The conceptualization of Narita was highly controversial and remains so to the present day, especially among local residents in the area. This has led to the Sanrizuka Struggle, stemming from the government's decision to construct the airport without consulting most residents in the area, as well as expropriating their lands in the process. Even after the airport was eventually completed, air traffic movements have been controlled under various noise related operating restrictions due to its direct proximity with residential neighborhoods, including a hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo), Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class. The Tokugawa shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict Edo society, Tokugawa class system and banned most foreigners under the isolationist policies of ''Sakoku'' to promote political stability. The Tokugawa shoguns governed Japan in a feudal system, with each ''daimyō'' administering a ''Han system, han'' (feudal domain), although the country was still nominally organized as provinces of Japan, imperial provinces. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
