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Ichihara (市原市, Ichihara-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 274,117 in 128,316 households and a population density of 240 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 368.20 square kilometres (142.16 sq mi). The city is home, together with the city of Chiba, to the JEF United football club.
Ichihara
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 Location of Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture | |||||||||
  Ichihara | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°29′53″N 140°06′55.6″E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Kantō | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Chiba | ||||||||
| First official recorded | mid 3rd century (official) | ||||||||
| Goi town settled | May 20, 1891[citation needed] | ||||||||
| Ichihara town settled | March 31, 1955 | ||||||||
| Both town merged and city settled | May 1, 1963 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Mayor | Joji Koide (since June 2015) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 368.17 km2 (142.15 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (December 1, 2020) | |||||||||
| • Total | 274,117 | ||||||||
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
| Phone number | 0436-22-1111 | ||||||||
| Address | 1-1-1 Kokubunjidai Chūō, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken 290-8501 | ||||||||
| Climate | Cfa | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Symbols | |||||||||
| Bird | Japanese bush-warbler | ||||||||
| Flower | Cosmos | ||||||||
| Tree | Ginkgo biloba | ||||||||
Geography
Ichihara is located in the western part of the Bōsō Peninsula, and geographically is the largest of Chiba Prefecture's cities and towns. The south is a mountainous area connected to the Boso hills. The highly industrialized northern part of the city faces Tokyo Bay. Ichihara, dense in housing developments, serves as a satellite town of Tokyo and Chiba City.
Surrounding municipalities
Chiba Prefecture
Climate
Ichihara has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ichihara is 15.1 °C (59.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,673.1 mm (65.87 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C (39.4 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Ichihara (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.7 (69.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.4 (3.24) |
74.0 (2.91) |
138.0 (5.43) |
132.5 (5.22) |
130.4 (5.13) |
170.6 (6.72) |
151.8 (5.98) |
114.8 (4.52) |
237.1 (9.33) |
256.8 (10.11) |
113.9 (4.48) |
70.9 (2.79) |
1,673.1 (65.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 113.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.0 | 158.4 | 160.8 | 172.1 | 170.1 | 117.3 | 159.2 | 192.0 | 135.7 | 126.4 | 142.2 | 162.9 | 1,879.2 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Ichihara has greatly increased over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 68,825 | — |
| 1930 | 71,287 | +3.6% |
| 1940 | 75,069 | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 98,375 | +31.0% |
| 1960 | 94,309 | −4.1% |
| 1970 | 155,852 | +65.3% |
| 1980 | 216,394 | +38.8% |
| 1990 | 257,716 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 278,218 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 279,601 | +0.5% |
History
The area of modern Ichihara is the center of ancient Kazusa province. The ruins of the Nara period Kazusa Kokubun-ji provincial temple have been found within the borders of Ichihara, although the exact location of the Nara-period provincial capital remains uncertain. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested between the Chiba clan to the north, and the Satomi clan to the south. During the Edo period, the area was divided between Goi Domain, Tsurumaki Domain and large areas of tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate and administered by various hatamoto.
City formation
- During the Meiji period, the area was reorganized into 171 villages under Ichihara District, Chiba Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
- By 1945, these villages had been consolidated into five towns and 16 villages.
- Through further consolidation and mergers, the city of Ichihara was founded on May 1, 1963.
- On October 1, 1967, the neighboring town of Nansō, and village of Kamo were merged into Ichihara.
2011 earthquake
On Friday, March 11, 2011, the city was struck by the Tōhoku earthquake. Natural gas storage tanks at the Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara were set on fire by the earthquake.[5][6]
Government
Ichihara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 32 members. Ichihara contributes four members to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The city's economy is fueled by a large industrial complex overlooking Tokyo Bay. It contains the largest number of oil refineries in Japan, as well as power, petrochemical and shipbuilding companies.[7]
Education
- Teikyo Heisei University
- Ichihara has 41 public elementary schools and 21 public middle schools operated by the city government, and six public high schools operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private elementary school and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
JR East – Uchibō Line
- Yawatajuku - Goi - Anegasaki
Keisei Electric Railway – Keisei Chihara Line
Kominato Railway – Kominato Line
- Goi - Kazusa-Murakami - Amaariki - Kazusa-Mitsumata - Kazusa-Yamada - Kōfūdai - Umatate - Kazusa-Ushiku - Kazusa-Kawama - Kazusa-Tsurumai - Kazusa-Kubo - Takataki - Satomi - Itabu - Tsukizaki - Kazusa-Ōkubo - Yōrōkeikoku
Highway
Ken-Ō Expressway
Tateyama Expressway
National Route 16
National Route 297
National Route 409
Sister city relations
- Mobile, Alabama, United States, from November 10, 1993
Crime and safety
The Soai-kai yakuza syndicate is headquartered in Ichihara.[8] A designated yakuza group, the Soai-kai is the three dominating yakuza syndicates in Chiba Prefecture, along with the Sumiyoshi-kai and the Inagawa-kai.[9]
Notable people from Ichihara
 | This section does not cite any sources. (August 2016) |
- Chiaki, Singer
- Neko Hiroshi, Marathon Runner
- Katsushige Kawashima, Boxer
- Hirotoshi Ishii, Baseball Player
- Kohei Kudo, Soccer Player
- Suzuran Yamauchi, Tarento
References
- "Ichihara city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- Ichihara population statistics
- "Japan earthquake causes oil refinery inferno". Daily Telegraph, London, 11 March 2011, Retrieved 11 March 2011
- "Natural gas storage tanks burn at Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city" Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. Reuters AlertNet. 11 March 2011, Retrieved 11 March 2011
- "An Outline of Ichihara City". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- "Condition of Boryokudan" Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, as of late 2010, Chiba Prefectural Police (in Japanese)
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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