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Transcriptions. Romanization. Chiba. Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi, pronounced [tɕiꜜba]) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. [1] The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of ...
Chiba Prefecture. / 35.60444°N 140.12306°E / 35.60444; 140.12306. Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) is a Japanese prefecture in the Kantō region on the island of Honshu. [1] The capital city is Chiba City. [2] Chiba is the sixth most populous prefecture, and 27th largest by land area.
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Chiba Castle, Chiba, Chiba prefecture, Japan. Chiba, city, capital of Chiba ken (prefecture), in east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Bōsō Peninsula on the east coast of Tokyo Bay, about 20 miles (30 km) southeast of central Tokyo, and is a major component of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. Chiba was a castle town controlled by ...
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Chiba is also where you can ride the world’s longest suspended monorail. The 15-kilometer Chiba Urban Monorail allows you to watch the scenery below, which is often an eye-opening experience. The Chiba Port Tower is also another option for spectacular sights, with a 360-degree view of the city and beyond possible on the 125-meter tall building.
The name "Chiba" may sound sexy to fans of martial artist Sonny Chiba (who actually hails from Fukuoka) or William Gibson's science fiction novels, since the "Tokyo-Chiba urban sprawl" is where much of Neuromancer ( ISBN 0441569595) is set. Chiba is also where the anime Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (俺の妹がこんなに ...
The first city was created in 1921 when Chiba Town from Chiba District became district-independent as Chiba City. The postwar/1950s Great Shōwa mergers reduced the number of municipalities in Chiba to 101 by 1960, including 14 cities by then.