Chōshi

Chōshi City Hall
Chōshi-shi ; 銚子市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Chiba
Coordinates :	35 ° 44 ' N , 140 ° 50' E Coordinates: 35 ° 44 '5 " N , 140 ° 49' 36" E
Basic data
Surface:	83.91 km²
Residents :	59,165 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	705 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	12202-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camellia sasanqua
Flower :	Red goblet evening primrose
Fish :	Sardinops melanostictus
town hall
Address :	Chōshi City Hall ; 1 - 1 , Wakamiya-chō; Chōshi -shi ; Chiba 288-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.choshi.chiba.jp
Location of Chōshis in Chiba Prefecture

Chōshi ( Japanese 銚子市 , - shi ) is a city in Chiba Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

The city is located east of Tokyo on the Bōsō Peninsula on the Pacific Ocean .

The River Tone flows through the city from northwest to northeast.

history

The city of Chōshi was created on February 11, 1933 from the merger of the communities Chōshi ( 銚子町 , -machi ), Motochōshi ( 本銚子町 , -machi ) and Nishichōshi ( 西銚子町 , -machi ), as well as the village of Toyoura ( 豊浦村 , -mura ) in Kaijō County .

The natural disaster of the Tōhoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 with the subsequent tsunami did not claim any deaths in Chōshi, but 25 residential buildings were completely destroyed and 137 others were partially destroyed.