Ichikawa
Ichikawa-shi 市 川 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kanto | |
Prefecture : | Chiba | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 43 ' N , 139 ° 56' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 57.40 km² | |
Residents : | 495,592 (October 1, 2019) |
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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 |
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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:
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
Ichikawa-related personalities
- Nagai Kafū (1879–1959), writer
- Guo Moruo (1892–1978), writer and politician