Narashino
Narashino
Tập chí dã thị | |||||||||
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![]() Location of Narashino in Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||
Coordinates:35°40′49.4″N140°01′35.4″E/ 35.680389°N 140.026500°E | |||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||
Region | Kantō | ||||||||
Prefecture | Chiba | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Mayor | Taisuke Miyamoto (since May 2011) | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 20.97 km2(8.10 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population (November 30, 2020) | |||||||||
• Total | 175,292 | ||||||||
• Density | 8,400/km2(22,000/sq mi) | ||||||||
Time zone | UTC+9(Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
- Tree | Acacia | ||||||||
- Flower | Hydrangea | ||||||||
Phone number | 047-451-1151 | ||||||||
Address | 2-1-1 Saginuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba-ken 275-8601 | ||||||||
Website | Official website |
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Narashino(Tập chí dã thị,Narashino-shi)is acitylocated inChiba Prefecture,Japan.[1][2] As of 30 November 2020[update],the city had an estimatedpopulationof 175,292 in 81,985 households and apopulation densityof 8400 persons per km2.[3]The total area of the city is 20.97 square kilometres (8.10 sq mi)
Geography
[edit]Narashino is located in far northwestern Chiba Prefecture, bordered byTokyo Bayto the southwest,[4]and the prefectural capital ofChibato the east. It is approximately 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo.
The city is located on theShimōsa Plateauand reclaimed land fill on Tokyo Bay, with a large difference in elevation from the inland area to the coastal area.[2]
Surrounding municipalities
[edit]Chiba Prefecture
Climate
[edit]Narashino has ahumid subtropical climate(KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Narashino is 15.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1410 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Per Japanese census data,[6]the population of Narashino increased rapidly between 1950 and 1990 and has grown at a slower pace since.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1950 | 28,667 | — |
1960 | 42,167 | +47.1% |
1970 | 99,995 | +137.1% |
1980 | 125,155 | +25.2% |
1990 | 151,471 | +21.0% |
2000 | 154,036 | +1.7% |
2010 | 164,530 | +6.8% |
2020 | 176,167 | +7.1% |
History
[edit]The area around Narashino has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeologists have foundshell middensand numerous other remains fromJōmon period,as well asburial tumulifrom theKofun period.However, for most of its history, the area was a sparsely populated wetland and swamp along the northern shore ofEdo Bay.
After theMeiji Restoration,Tsudanuma(Tân điền chiểu thôn,Tsudanuma-mura)was founded withinChiba Districton April 1, 1889 on the merger of five small hamlets with a total population of 4500 people. The area only began to develop with the coming of the railway, and Tsudanuma was raised to town status on March 3, 1903, with a population of 6000.
The Narashino area of Tsudanuma was used for cavalry maneuvers by theImperial Guardand the earlyImperial Japanese Army,and was visited by theMeiji Emperorearly in theMeiji period(1868 – 1912).[7][2]Aprisoner of war campwas built in 1904 to housePOWsfrom theRusso-Japanese Warof 1904-1905 andWorld War I.The Imperial Japanese Army Narashino School was the main training school for cavalry, and later fortank warfare.[1]
On August 1, 1954, Tsudanuma merged with a portion of the neighboring city of Chiba (the former town of Makuhari) to form the new city of Narashino.[7]
Neighborhoods
[edit]- Akanehama
- Akitsu
- Fujisaki
- Hanasaki
- Higashi-Narashino
- Izumicho
- Kanadenomori
- Kasumi
- Mimomi
- Moto-Okubo
- Okubo
- Saginuma
- Saginumadai
- Shibazono
- Shin-ei
- Sodegaura
- Tsudanuma
- Yashiki
- Yatsu
- Yatsumachi
Government
[edit]Narashino has amayor-councilform of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameralcity council of 30 members. Narashino contributes two members to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofChiba 2nd districtof thelower houseof theDiet of Japan.
Economy
[edit]Narashino is a regional commercial center and abedroom communityfor nearby Chiba and Tokyo, with 32,7% of the residents commuting to Tokyo per the 2010 census, and 11.7% to Funabashi and 10.5% to Chiba. The coastal area, mostly onreclaimed landis part of theKeiyō Industrial Zoneand is home to much heavy industry, especially related to chemical processing.
Transportation
[edit]Railways
[edit]Keisei Electric Railway-Main Line
Keisei Electric Railway-Chiba Line
- ■Keisei Tsudanuma
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway-Shin-Keisei Line
- ■Keisei Tsudanuma -Shin-Tsudanuma
Highways
[edit]Education
[edit]- Chiba Institute of Technology
- Narashino has 16 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education.
Local attractions
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- Akitsu Baseball Stadium
- Frontier Soccer Field(naming rights from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018), formerly known as Akitsu Soccer Stadium.
- Chiba International General Swimming Center
- Ōnomatsu stable
Notable places
[edit]- Yatsu-higata( cốc tân làm tả ), aRamsar Siteand protectedwetlandsformigratory birds.The spring and summer months see an increase of jellyfish and small crabs to the wetlands.[4]
- Yatsu Rose Garden ( cốc tân バラ viên ), a rose garden which displays over 6,000 individual blossoms in May and October. The garden was founded with Yatsu Yūen ( cốc tân dạo chơi công viên ), anamusement parkwhich was managed by Keisei Electric Railway and closed in 1982. When the park was closed, the city bought the garden, and has managed it since that time.
Sister city relations
[edit]Noted people from Narashino
[edit]- Daichi Suzuki,swimmer, Olympic gold medalist in 100m backstroke at1988 Summer Olympics
- Daiki Arioka,Hey! Say! JUMP
- Hideaki Kitajima,– professional soccer player forKashiwa Reysol(1997-2002, 2006-2012)
- Kazuya Fukuura,professional baseball player for theChiba Lotte Marines(1994–present)
- Kota Hattori,professional soccer player
- Makoto Sunakawa,professional soccer player
- Masaaki Takada,professional soccer player
- Hōō Umagorō,sumo wrestler
References
[edit]- ^ab"Narashino".Encyclopedia of Japan.Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012.OCLC56431036.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-25.Retrieved2012-07-26.
- ^abc"Tập chí dã ( thị )"[Narashino].Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika)(in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012.OCLC153301537.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-25.Retrieved2012-07-15.
- ^"Narashino city official statistics"(in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ab"Tập chí dã"[Narashino].Dijitaru Daijisen(in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012.OCLC56431036.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-25.Retrieved2012-07-26.
- ^Narashino climate data
- ^Narashino population statistics
- ^ab"Tập chí dã"[Narashino].Nihon Kokugo Daijiten(in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012.OCLC56431036.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-25.Retrieved2012-07-12.
- ^"Interactive City Directory".Sister Cities International.Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved11 March2014.
External links
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- Official Website(in Japanese)