Ichihara, Chiba

Ichihara
市原市
City
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Official seal of Ichihara
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Location of Ichihara in Chiba
Location of Ichihara in Chiba
Ichihara is located in Japan
Ichihara
Ichihara
 
Coordinates: 35°30′N 140°07′E / 35.500°N 140.117°E / 35.500; 140.117
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
Government
 • MayorTakayoshi Sakuma (since June 2003)
Area
 • Total368.20 km2 (142.16 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2010)
 • Total279,031
 • Density758/km2 (1,960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeGinkgo
- FlowerCosmos
- BirdJapanese Bush-warbler
Phone number0436-22-1111
Address1-1-1 Kokubunjidai Chūō, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken 290-8501
WebsiteCity of Ichihara

Ichihara (市原市, Ichihara-shi) is a Japanese city in Chiba Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

History

Ichihara is in the area of ancient Kazusa province.

2011 earthquake

On Friday, March 11, 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake caused damage in Ichihara. Natural gas storage tanks were set on fire by the earthquake.

Geography

Ichihara is on the east coast of Toyko bay. In other words, it is on the west coast of Bōsō Peninsula.

References

  1. ↑ Whitney, Willis Norton. (1889). Concise Dictionary of the Principal Roads, Chief Towns and Villages of Japan, p. 210.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kazusa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 502.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ _____. (2003). "Ichihara," Encyclopedia Britannica (2006), Vol. 6, p. 235.
  5. ↑ US War Dept. (1945). Civil affairs handbook, Japan. Prefectural Studies: Volume 5, p. 87.

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