Inzai

Inzai
印西市

City

Inzai City Hall

Flag

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Location of Inzai in Chiba Prefecture

Inzai

Coordinates: 35°50′N 140°09′E / 35.833°N 140.150°ECoordinates: 35°50′N 140°09′E / 35.833°N 140.150°E

Government

• - Mayor

Sanyo Yamazaki (since July 2004)

Area

• Total

123.80 km² (47.80 sq mi)

Population (April 2012)

• Total

89,505

• Density

723/km² (1,870/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

-Tree

Japanese Black Pine

- Flower

Cosmos

Phone number

0476-42-5111

Address

2364 Omori, Inzai-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1396

Website

www.city.inzai.chiba.jp

Inzai (印西市, Inzai-shi^?) is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of late February 2011, the city has an estimated population of 89,505 and a population density of 723 persons per km². The total area is 123.80 km².

Inzai is located in the important area of northern Chiba Prefecture connecting Tokyo and Narita. Besides Tone River that flows in the north, Teganuma Lake that lies in the north-west, Imba Lake that lies in the south-east of the city, the city is also surrounded by natural environment such as natural forest.

The area of Inzai has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period, with some stone tools having been found in Kikaribyo that were used by people during that time. During the Edo period, the village of Kioroshi developed as a port at the bank of Tone River.

After the Meiji Restoration, on April 1, 1889, the town of Kioroshi, and the villages of Omori, Taisha, Funoho, Rokugo, Munakata, Hongo and Eiji were founded. The Meiji Era is also the golden age for steam ships in Tone River sailing from Tokyo to Chōshi. Taisha was raised to town status on March 1, 1913 and renamed Omori Town. In 1942, a pilot training center was built in Sofuke. This place was hit by Allied air raids in World War II. After the war the training center was abandoned.

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