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Keisei Electric Railway
The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects; the combination uses different Kanji#Readings, readings than the ones used in the city names. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and the eastern suburb cities of Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi, Narashino, Chiba, Narashino, Yachiyo, Chiba, Yachiyo, and Sakura, Chiba, Sakura. Keisei runs an airport limited express train called the ''Skyliner'' from Keisei Ueno Station, Ueno and to Narita International Airport. In addition to its railway business, the Keisei Electric Railway Company owns large bus and taxi services and some real estate holdings. It owns a controlling share of the Oriental Land Company which owns and manages the Tokyo Disney Resort. Keisei is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. History Keisei w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of share capital, stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listing (finance), listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states and so have associations and formal designations, which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation, though a corporation need not be a public company. In the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Keisei may refer to: *Keisei (monk) *Keisei Electric Railway *Keisei Bus The is a bus company within the Keisei Group. It was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department. Local bus services Offices * Edogawa Office * Kanamachi Office * Matsudo Office * Ichikawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oriental Land Company
The , also known as Oriental Land is a Japanese leisure and tourism company headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan where it also owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort. The company operates in three segments, divided as theme parks, hotels, and other business. It is a component of the TOPIX Large70 index. OLC's largest shareholder is the Keisei Electric Railway which controls 22% of the company's shares. Oriental Land pays licenses and royalties to The Walt Disney Company for use of their Intellectual property, intellectual properties, while Disney provides consultation and their Walt Disney Imagineering, Imagineering division to design and build Oriental Land's theme parks and attractions at the resort. OLC is the only Disney resort company that has no capital relationship with Disney. History The Oriental Land Company was founded in 1960. The company was developing Maihama, an area of land in Urayasu that was created through land reclamation. Two years later, the company ... [...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] |
Keisei Ueno Station
is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It is the terminus of the Keisei Main Line and is a short distance from JR Ueno Station. Layout The station is underground beneath Ueno Park. The layout consists of four bay platforms which serve four tracks. Platforms Keisei-Ueno-STA Gate.jpg, The ticket barriers in August 2021 Keisei-Ueno-STA_Platform1-2.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 in 12 March 2023 Keisei-Ueno-STA_Platform3-4.jpg, Platforms 3 and 4 in 12 March 2023 History The station opened on 10 October 1933 as . It was renamed Keisei Ueno Station on 1 May 1953. Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 June 2010. Keisei Ueno was assigned station number KS01. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 44,814 passengers daily. Surrounding area * Ueno Station (JR Lines, Ginza Line, and Hibiya Line) * Ueno Park * Ueno Zoo * Shinobazu Pond * To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyliner
The is an airport limited express train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport in Japan. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on the Narita Sky Access route. This article also covers the and services. Service The ''Skyliner'' limited express service operates between Keisei Ueno Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, with stops at Nippori Station and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station. Certain trains also stop at and stations. The one-way ride between Nippori and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 takes about 36 minutes and costs ¥2,520 in 2019, making it the fastest and cheapest limited express train option between the airport and downtown Tokyo. The main competitor for the ''Skyliner'' is JR East's ''Narita Express''. Station stops ;Legend * ● : All trains stop * △ : Some trains stop History 1972-2010 The ''Skyliners predecessor was the ''Kaiungō'' express service, which began operation non-stop from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita on Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura, Chiba
is a Cities of Japan, 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 (4300 per sq. mi.). The total area of the city is . Geography Sakura is located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture on the Shimōsa Plateau. It is situated approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi.) northeast of Tokyo and 15 kilometers (10 mi.) from Narita International Airport. Chiba City, the prefectural capital, lies 15 kilometers (10 mi.) southwest of Sakura. Lake Inba forms the northern city limits. Neighboring municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Hanamigawa-ku *Inzai, Chiba, Inzai *Shisui, Chiba, Shisui *Wakaba-ku, Chiba, Wakaba-ku *Yachimata, Chiba, Yachimata *Yachiyo, Chiba, Yachiyo *Yotsukaidō, Chiba, Yotsukaidō Climate Sakura has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yachiyo, Chiba
file:京成バラ園.jpg, 270px, Keisei Rose Gardens is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 205,748 in 96,903 households and a population density of 4000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Yachiyo is located inland in northwestern Chiba Prefecture on the Shimōsa Plateau, about 13 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba (city), Chiba and 33 kilometers from central Tokyo. The Shin River (Chiba), Shin River, in length, flows through Yachiyo and forms the upper part of the Inba Discharge Channel. Pollution was once problematic along the river caused by phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen draining from vegetable farms along the length of the river. A walking path was built by the city of Yachiyo, and features a pedestrian suspension bridge with an observation platform. Neighboring municipalities Chiba Prefecture *Funabashi, Chiba, Funabashi *Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Hanamigawa-ku *Inza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narashino, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 175,292 in 81,985 households and a population density of 8400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is Geography Narashino is located in far northwestern Chiba Prefecture, bordered by Tokyo Bay to the southwest, and the prefectural capital of Chiba to the east. It is approximately 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo. The city is located on the Shimōsa Plateau and reclaimed land fill on Tokyo Bay, with a large difference in elevation from the inland area to the coastal area. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Chiba *Funabashi * Yachiyo Climate Narashino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Narashino is 15.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1410 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funabashi, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after passing Kawaguchi, Hachioji and Chiba), and second largest in Chiba Prefecture. Geography Funabashi is located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture approximately 20 kilometers in either direction from the prefectural capital at Chiba and downtown Tokyo. The central area forms a flat diluvial upland of the Shimōsa Plateau. The city sits at an elevation of 20 to 30 meters above sea level, and is relatively flat. The highest point is 32.3 meters in Narashino 3-chome, and the lowest point is 0.2 meters in Minatomachi 1-chome. Funabashi is crossed by the Tone River, and the small Ebi River is located entirely within city limits. Funabashi formerly had wide, shallow beaches, but much of the coast has been industrialized and transformed by reclai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...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] |
