Onjuku, Chiba
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Onjuku 御宿町 |
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Beach at Onjuku
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 Location of Onjuku in Chiba Prefecture |
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 Onjuku
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| 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 | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kanto | ||
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture | ||
| District | Isumi District | ||
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| • 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) | ||
| - Tree | 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.
Onjuku, from the Muromachi to the Edo period, was divided into a complex mixture of administrative areas. Much of the town was tenryō territory ruled by various hatamoto on behalf of the Shogun. The town was typically associated with administrators from the Ōtaki and Iwatsuki domains. In the Edo period a prominent “rokusai’ichi” (六斎市) market, or open-air market held on fixed days six times a month, developed in Onjuku.
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