Narashino

Narashino Tập chí dã thị
City
downtown at night Morisia Tsudanuma Chiba Institute of Technology Yatsu Rose Garden Chiba International Swimming Center Frontier Soccer Field Yatsu-higata
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Location of Narashino in Chiba Prefecture
Narashino
Coordinates:35°40′49.4″N140°01′35.4″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

Narashino City Hall

Narashino(Tập chí dã thị,Narashino-shi)is acitylocated inChiba Prefecture,Japan. As of 30 November 2020,the city had an estimatedpopulationof 175,292 in 81,985 households and apopulation densityof 8400 persons per km².The total area of the city is 20.97 square kilometres (8.10 sq mi)

Geography

Narashino is located in far northwestern Chiba Prefecture, bordered byTokyo Bayto the southwest,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.

Surrounding municipalities

Chiba Prefecture

• Chiba
• Funabashi
• Yachiyo

Climate

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.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,the population of Narashino increased rapidly between 1950 and 1990 and has grown at a slower pace since.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

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).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.

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.

Neighborhoods

• Akanehama
• Akitsu
• Fujisaki
• Hanasaki
• Higashi-Narashino
• Izumicho
• Kanadenomori
• Kasumi
• Mimomi
• Moto-Okubo
• Okubo
• Saginuma
• Saginumadai
• Shibazono
• Shin-ei
• Sodegaura
• Tsudanuma
• Yashiki
• Yatsu
• Yatsumachi

Government

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

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

Railways

JR East–Sōbu Main Line

■Tsudanuma

JR East–Keiyō Line

■Shin-Narashino-

Keisei Electric Railway-Main Line

■Yatsu-Keisei Tsudanuma-Keisei Ōkubo-Mimomi

Keisei Electric Railway-Chiba Line

■Keisei Tsudanuma

Shin-Keisei Electric Railway-Shin-Keisei Line

■Keisei Tsudanuma -Shin-Tsudanuma

Highways

• Keiyō Road
• Higashi-Kantō Expressway
• National Route 126
• National Route 357

Education

• 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

• 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

• 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.
• 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

• Tuscaloosa, Alabama,United States

Noted people from Narashino

• 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

External links

• Official Website(in Japanese)