Yachiyo, Chiba
Yachiyo, Chiba
| Yachiyo 八千代市 |
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| Coordinates: 35°43′N 140°06′E / 35.717°N 140.1°ECoordinates: 35°43′N 140°06′E / 35.717°N 140.1°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Chiba | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Toshiro Toyoda (since December 2003) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 51.27 km2 (19.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (August 2011) | |||
| - Total | 193,262 | ||
| - Density | 3,769/km2 (9,761.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City Symbols | |||
| -Tree | Azalea | ||
| - Flower | Rose | ||
| Phone number | 047-483-1151 | ||
| Address | 312-5, Ōwadashinden, Yachiyo-shi, Chiba-ken 276-8501 | ||
| Website | Yachiyo official website | ||
Yachiyo (八千代市 Yachiyo-shi) is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011 , the town had an estimated population of 193,262 and a population density of 3769 persons per km². The total area was 51.27 km².
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Geography
Yachiyo is located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture.
Neighboring municipalities
- Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba
- Funabashi, Chiba
- Sakura, Chiba
- Inzai, Chiba
- Shiroi, Chiba
- Narashino, Chiba
History
Yachiyo has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and archaeologists have found stone tools dating to over 30,000 years ago. In the Sengoku period, it was under the control of the Murakami clan. During the Edo period, it was mostly tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate and developed as a post town on the pilgrimage route to the temples at Narita. After the Meiji Restoration, the villages of Owada in Chiba District and Aso in Inba District , Chiba Prefecture were founded on April 1, 1889. However, much of the area of these villages was already under the control of the Imperial Japanese Army, who had established a training school in 1876 for infantry maneuvers. The school remained an active military installation until 1945. Yachiyo Town was created by the merger of Owada Town with Aso and Mutsu villages in 1954. Yachiyo became a city on January 1, 1967.
Economy
Yachiyo is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. There is some residual agriculture, with rice and nashi pears grown. Pearl Musical Instrument Company is located within Yachiyo.
Education
Universities
- Shumei University - (Private)
High schools
- Yachiyo High School - (Public)
- Yachiyo Higashi High School - (Public)
- Yachiyo Nishi High School - (Public)
- Yachiyo Shoin High School - (Private)
- Chiba Eiwa High School - (Private)
- Shumei Yachiyo High School - (Private)
Transportation
Railway
- Keisei Electric Railway - Keisei Main Line
- Yachiyodai - Keisei Ōwada - Katsutadai
- Tōyō Rapid Railway Company - Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
- Yachiyo-Midorigaoka - Yachiyo-Chūō - Murakami - Tōyō-Katsutadai
Highway
- Japan National Route 16
- Route 296 (Japan)
Noted people from Yachio
- Yaoya Oshichi – Edo-period arsonist
- Yusuke Kobori – professional boxer
- Kodai Watanabe – professional soccer player
Sister city relations
– Tyler, Texas, United States, since 1992
– Bangkok, Thailand, since 2008
- ^ http://www.city.yachiyo.chiba.jp/ accessed August 28, 2011
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Chiba Prefecture