Ichihara, Chiba
city in Chiba prefecture, Japan
Ichihara (市原市, Ichihara-shi) is a Japanese city in Chiba Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1]
Ichihara
市原市 | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Ichihara in Chiba | |
  Ichihara | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′N 140°07′E / 35.500°N 140.117°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Chiba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takayoshi Sakuma (since June 2003) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 368.20 km2 (142.16 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2010) | |
| • Total | 279,031 |
| • Density | 758/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Ginkgo |
| - Flower | Cosmos |
| - Bird | Japanese Bush-warbler |
| Phone number | 0436-22-1111 |
| Address | 1-1-1 Kokubunjidai Chūō, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken 290-8501 |
| Website | City of Ichihara |
History
changeIchihara is in the area of ancient Kazusa province.[2]
2011 earthquake
changeOn Friday, March 11, 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake caused damage in Ichihara. Natural gas storage tanks were set on fire by the earthquake.[3]
Geography
changeIchihara is on the east coast of Toyko bay.[4] In other words, it is on the west coast of Bōsō Peninsula.[5]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Whitney, Willis Norton. (1889). Concise Dictionary of the Principal Roads, Chief Towns and Villages of Japan, p. 210.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kazusa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 502.
- ↑ "Japan earthquake causes oil refinery inferno" Archived 2018-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Daily Telegraph (UK), 11 March 2011; . AlertNet, "Natural gas storage tanks burn at Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city" Archived 2011-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, 11 March 2011; retrieved 2012-3-22.
- ↑ _____. (2003). "Ichihara," Encyclopedia Britannica (2006), Vol. 6, p. 235.
- ↑ US War Dept. (1945). Civil affairs handbook, Japan. Prefectural Studies: Volume 5, p. 87.
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