Onjuku

Onjuku
御宿町

Town

Beach at Onjuku

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Location of Onjuku in Chiba Prefecture

Onjuku

Coordinates: 35°11′29.4″N 140°20′55.7″E / 35.191500°N 140.348806°ECoordinates: 35°11′29.4″N 140°20′55.7″E / 35.191500°N 140.348806°E

Area

• Total

24.86 km² (9.60 sq mi)

Population (December 1, 2015)

• Total

7,429

• Density

299/km² (770/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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Oleander

Phone number

0470-68-2511

Address

1522 Saga, Onjuku-machi, Chiba-ken 299-5192

Website

Official website

Onjuku (御宿町, Onjuku-machi^?) is a town located in Isumi District, Chiba, Japan. As of December 1, 2015, the town had an estimated population of 7,429 and a population density of 299 persons per km². The total area was 24.86 square kilometres (9.60 sq mi). The name of the town is made of two kanji, the first meaning “honorable”, and the second meaning “residence”.

Onjuku is located on the east coast of southern Chiba Prefecture in approximately the center of the outer coast of the Bōsō Peninsula. The landscape consists of rolling, sandy hills of the Bōsō Hill Range, and the town is noted for its beach resorts. Its broad beaches are protected as part of the Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park.

Onjuku is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, and enjoys a temperate maritime climate, with short, cool winters and hot, humid summers due to the effects of the Kuroshio Current offshore. Onjuku faces Ajiro Bay, which has two functional ports: the Port of Iwawada to the north, and the Port of Onjuku to the south. One small river, the Kiyomizu River, flows through the town to Ajiro Bay.

Chiba Prefecture

Onjuku is part of ancient Kazusa Province. The pines and sand of Ajiro Bay in Onjuku were referenced in a poem by Hōjō Tokiyori (1227–1263), a Kamakura-period administrator.

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