Urayasu

Urayasu-shi 浦 安 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Chiba
Coordinates :	35 ° 39 '  N , 139 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 39 '14 "  N , 139 ° 54' 8"  E
Basic data
Surface:	17.29 km²
Residents :	170,343 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	9852 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	12227-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	ginkgo
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Urayasu City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Nekozane Urayasu -shi Chiba  279-8501
Website URL:	http://www.city.urayasu.chiba.jp/
Location of Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture

Urayasu ( Japanese 浦 安 市 , -shi ) is a Japanese city located in the west of Chiba Prefecture on the borders of Tokyo City .

The city of Urayasu was founded on April 1st, 1981 and consists of two parts: the original fishing village and the new city. The new districts are called Shin-Urayasu , which means New Urayasu. The newer part of the city looks very American due to the wide streets, sidewalks, palm trees and parks. The buildings were nevertheless built in the Japanese style.

Attractions

Tokyo Disney Resort

Urayasu is known for its Japanese Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Resort .

traffic

• Street:
  • National Road 357
• Train:
  • JR : Keiyō Line , Shin-Urayasu Station, and Maihama Station
  • Tōkyō Metro : Tōzai Line , Urayasu Station

Personalities

• Keita Amemiya (* 1959), game character designer, film director
• Akimi Barada (born 1991), football player
• Tatsurō Inui (* 1990), football player
• Jin Izumisawa (born 1991), football player
• Keiji Tamada (* 1980), soccer player

Town twinning

• Orlando , USA , since 1989

Neighboring cities and communities

• Ichikawa
• Tokyo : Edogawa District

Web links

Commons : Urayasu  - collection of images, videos and audio files