Ichikawa, Chiba
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Ichikawa 市川市 |
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Ichikawa City Office
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 Location of Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture |
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 Ichikawa
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| Coordinates: 35°43′18.9″N 139°55′51.8″E / 35.721917°N 139.931056°ECoordinates: 35°43′18.9″N 139°55′51.8″E / 35.721917°N 139.931056°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture | ||
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| • - Mayor | Hiroshi Okubo (since December 2009) | ||
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| • Total | 57.45 km2 (22.18 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 481,790 | ||
| • Density | 8,390/km2 (21,700/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Pinus thunbergii | ||
| - Flower | Rose | ||
| - Bird | Cettia diphone | ||
| Phone number | 047-334-1111 | ||
| Address | 1-1-1 Yawata, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-8501 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Ichikawa (市川市 Ichikawa-shi?) is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city was founded on November 3, 1934.
As of February 1, 2016, the city had an estimated population of 481,790 and a population density of 8,390 persons per km². The total area is 57.45 km2 (22.18 sq mi).
Ichikawa is also the home of the chief of the ground staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the Colton Plaza shopping mall. Its close proximity to Tokyo makes it a convenient location for commuters; it is connected to Tokyo by the JR Chuo-Sobu Line, the Toei Shinjuku Line, the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, the Toei Asakusa Line, and the Keisei Line.
Ichikawa is located on the alluvial plain of the Edogawa River on the northern end of Tokyo Bay, with Tokyo Metropolis forming its western border. Much of the city is near sea level in altitude.
Chiba Prefecture
Tokyo Metropolis
The area around present-day Ichikawa has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period. Archaeologists have found stone tools dating to some 30,000 years ago. Numerous shell middens from the Jōmon period, and hundreds of burial tumuli from the Kofun period have been found in numerous locations around Ichikawa. During the Nara period, Ichikawa was the provincial capital of Shimōsa Province and is mentioned in the Man'yōshū. During the Heian period, this area was the center of the rebellion by Taira Masakado. During the Sengoku period, it was the site of a major battles (Battle of Kōnodai) between the Satomi clan and the Late Hōjō clan.
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