Shibayama, Chiba
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Shibayama 芝山町 |
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Shibayama as seen from airplane taking off from Narita
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 Location of Shibayama in Chiba Prefecture |
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 Shibayama
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| Coordinates: 35°42′N 140°25′E / 35.700°N 140.417°ECoordinates: 35°42′N 140°25′E / 35.700°N 140.417°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture | ||
| District | Sanbu | ||
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| • Total | 43.47 km2 (16.78 sq mi) | ||
| Population (April 2012) | |||
| • Total | 7,707 | ||
| • Density | 177/km2 (460/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura) | ||
| Phone number | 0479-77-3901 | ||
| Address | 992, Koike, Shibayama-machi, Sanmu-gun, Chiba-ken 289-1624 | ||
| Website | Shibayama Town | ||
Shibayama (芝山町 Shibayama-machi?) is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, southeast of the city of Narita. As of April 2012, the town had an estimated population of 7,707 and a population density of 177 persons per km². The total area was 43.47 square kilometres (16.78 sq mi).
Shibayama in located in north-central Chiba Prefecture on the Shimōsa Plateau. Narita International Airport is located to the north of the town on the border between Shibayama and Narita. Most airport service facilities are located on the Narita side: however, Shibayama has developed a local industrial base due to the airport's presence, and hosts three major industrial areas. The remainder of the town is agricultural, and much of it is covered with rice paddies and areas of vegetable production. As it lies directly beneath one of the main approach paths to the airport, noise pollution and eminent domain issues have caused it to be a center of anti-airport activism.
Shibayama Town was established on July 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Chiyoda and Nikawa.
In 2007 Nippon Cargo Airlines signed an order with Taisei Corporation for the construction of a crew training center. Construction on the crew center, located in Shibayama, was to begin in September 2007. The company scheduled for the facility to become operational in September 2008.
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