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sekicho
Fri Oct 25 2002 at 18:29:46
千葉県 - CHIBA PREFECTURE
At a glance:
Area: 5,156 sq. km.
Population: 5,810,000
Population density: 1,126/sq. km. (#6 in
Japan
)
Industry: ¥11.6 trillion in annual output.
Tertiary industry
(the
service economy
) accounts for 68% of Chiba's output—the fourth-highest proportion of service industry in Japan.
Agriculture: ¥485 billion per year (#2 after
Hokkaido
).
Crop
s account for ¥197 billion;
rice
for much of the remainder. Annual rice output is 360,000 tons.
Gross product per capita: ¥3.1 million (#5 in Japan)
Largest cities: Chiba City (846,000),
Funabashi
(538,000),
Matsudo
(455,000),
Ichigawa
(428,000),
Kashiwa
(319,000),
Ichihara
(278,000). Other important cities include
Narita
,
Kisarazu
,
Matsugishi
,
Kashima
, and
Tateyama
.
Infrastructure:
New Tokyo International Airport
at Narita; the
JR
Sobu, Narita, Gaibo, Naibo, Musashino, and Keiyo lines; the
Keisei Railway
and
Tobu Railway
; the
East Kanto Expressway
link Chiba to the rest of Japan. There are major shipping facilities at Chiba City, Funabashi, Kisarazu, and Kashima.
Borders:
Ibaraki
to the north on the
Tone River
:
Tokyo
and
Saitama
to the west on the
Edo River
. The
Pacific Ocean
and
Tokyo Bay
draw Chiba's southern boundary.
Geography: Most of Chiba lies on the hilly
Boso Peninsula
, where much of its farming takes place. The east coast of the Boso Peninsula, known as the
Ninety-Nine Ri Plain
, is an especially productive region. The most populous zone, in the northwest of the prefecture, is part of the
Kanto Plain
that extends into
Tokyo
and
Saitama
.
Historical names:
Shimousa
,
Kazusa
,
Awa
. Part of the
Tokaido
region.
Do Not Shoot: Non-Combatant
Chiba City
Water shield
Tokyo
Gaijin
Making your own nuclear car bomb
Boso Peninsula
Aberdeen Inverness
Shiroi
New Tokyo International Airport
Sprawl
Tokyo Disney Resort
Saitama
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel
Sense/Net
Kanto
izakaya
Yakitori
yakuza
Hikari
Tokyo Bay Aqualine
Tateyama
Narita Line