Ichikawa

Ichikawa City Hall
Ichikawa-shi ; 市川市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Chiba
Coordinates :	35 ° 43 ' N , 139 ° 56' E Coordinates: 35 ° 43 '19 " N , 139 ° 55' 52" E
Basic data
Surface:	57.40 km²
Residents :	495,592 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	8634 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	12203-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese black pine
Flower :	rose
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
Insect :	Bell Cicada
Song :	Ichikawa-shi Uta (Ichikawa City Song)
Anthem :	Tōmei no shin no shin
town hall
Address :	Ichikawa City Hall ; 1 - 1 - 1 , Yawata; Ichikawa -shi ; Chiba 272-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.ichikawa.chiba.jp
Location Ichikawas in Chiba Prefecture

Ichikawa ( Japanese 市川市 , -shi , dt. Market on the river ) is a city on the eastern edge of Tokyo in the prefecture of Chiba on Honshū , the main island of Japan .

geography

Ichikawa has an area of 56.39 km², an east-west extension of 8.2 km and a north-south extension of 13.33 km. The Edo River forms the border to Edogawa , Tokyo , to the west of Ichikawa .

history

The city emerged on November 3, 1934 from the merger of the communities Ichikawa ( 市川町 , -machi ), Yawata ( 八幡町 , -machi ) and Nakayama ( 中山町 , -machi ), as well as the village of Kokubun ( 国分村 , -mura ) in Higashikatsushika County . In November 1949 the village Ōgashiwa ( 大柏村 , -mura ), in March 1955 the community Gyōtoku ( 行徳町 , -machi ) and in October the community Minamigyōtoku ( 南行徳町 , -machi ) - all in the mentioned district - were incorporated. The provincial capital of the historic Shimousa Province was in today's Kōnodai district . Ruins of Kokubun-ji have been found near the Kōnodai train station .

Culture

The Japanese painter Higashiyama Kaii is an honorary citizen of Ichikawa. Some of his works are on display in the Kaii Higashiyama Memorial Hall .
The Chinese writer and politician Guo Moruo lived in Ichikawa from 1927 to 1937 with his second wife, the Japanese nurse Sato Tomiko. His house is now a museum.
The lacquer artist Saji Tadashi (1914–1999) is an honorary citizen of the city.

education

Chiba Commercial College
Tokyo Medical and Dental School , Kokufu Campus
Wayō Women's University
Chiba Museum of Science and Industry

economy

The metal and textile industries, among others, are economically significant.
On March 9, 1948, Tojuro Iijima founded the Yamazaki Baking (Japanese: Yamazaki Seipan-sho ), a bakery for western bread. Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (Japanese Yamazaki Seipan Kabushiki Gaisha ). The company headquarters have since been relocated to Chiyoda , Tokyo. The subsidiary Daily Yamazaki, an operator of franchise convenience stores, is based in Ichikawa.

Attractions

The more than 700 year old Hokekyō-ji is one of the most important temples of the Nichiren-shū . Among other things, the area houses a five-story pagoda (Gojyunoto), with a large Buddha statue made in 1719 (see Daibutsu ), the largest bronze statue in Chiba Prefecture, and a statue of the founder of the Nichiren sect . The road that leads from Nakayama Station to the temple complex is famous for its historic buildings.
On the site of the Katsushika-Hachimangu Shrine, which was founded around 890, are the '1000 Ginko Trees' classified as a 'National Nature Monument'.
If one follows the Daimon Dori, one arrives at the Guho-ji, built in 737, on a hill.

traffic

Street:
- Higashikantō Highway
- Keiyo-dōro
- National road 14 : to Chiba
- National roads 357, 464
Train:
- JR East : Chūō-Sōbu Line , Keiyō Line , Musashino Line
- Keisei Dentetsu : main line
- Toei Subway : Shinjuku Line
- Tōkyō Metro : Tōzai Line
- Hokusō Tetsudō : Hokusō line

Town twinning

Town partnerships exist with:

Gardena ( California , USA ): twinning since November 1962
Leshan ( Sichuan Province , PR China ): friendship between cities since October 1981
Medan ( Sumatra , Indonesia ): town twinning since 1989
Rosenheim ( Bavaria , Germany ): town twinning since 2008

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Yūki Abe (born 1981), football player
Masaaki Hayakawa (* 1934), composer
Masato Hashimoto (* 1989), football player
Michio Hoshino (1952-1996), nature photographer
Kuniko Inoguchi (* 1952), politician
Tetsuya Kanno (* 1989), soccer player
Nakano Kōji (1925–2004), author, translator, literary critic
Shigeki Maruyama (* 1969), professional golfer
Hidetoshi Miyuki (* 1993), football player
Marie Nishiyama (* 1969), pianist and harpist
Takumi Ogawa (born 1987), football player
Peter Takeo Okada (* 1941), Roman Catholic clergyman, retired Archbishop of Tokyo
Moe Oshikiri (* 1979), model
Hiroki Sasaki (* 1993), soccer player
Tomo Sakurai (* 1971), Seiyu
Taiji Sawada (1966-2011), rock musician
Toshio Shimakawa (* 1990), soccer player
Masaki Tanaka (born 1991), soccer player
Hideomi Yamamoto (* 1980), football player