Chiba Prefecture

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Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,157 km2 (1,991 sq mi). Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west. Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone.

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Chiba Prefecture
Azumacho-dori St., Chiba Chuo

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N 35.605 °	E 140.12333333333 °

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Azumacho-dori St.
260-0013 Chiba, Chuo
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Kenchō-mae Station (Chiba)

Kenchō-mae Station (県庁前駅, Kenchō-mae-eki) is a monorail station on the Chiba Urban Monorail in Chūō-ku in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminus for Line 1 of the Chiba Urban Monorail and is located 3.2 kilometers from the opposite terminus at Chiba Station.

Inohana Castle

Inohana Castle (亥鼻城, Inohana-jō) was a Japanese hirayama-style (lowland hill) castle located in Inohana (formerly Shimōsa Province) in the Chuo district of Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. It is commonly known as Chiba Castle. The surrounding area of the castle ruins have been developed into Inohana Park. The castle ruins, including its earthworks and moats, have been designated as a cultural property of the city. The Chiba City Folk Museum, a Japanese castle replica, was built on the site in 1967.

Hon-Chiba Station

Hon-Chiba station (本千葉駅, Hon-Chiba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Yoshikawa-kōen Station

Yoshikawa-kōen Station (葭川公園駅, Yoshikawa-kōen-eki) is a monorail station on the Chiba Urban Monorail in Chūō-ku in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus at Chiba Station.

Chiba-Chūō Station

Chiba-Chūō Station (千葉中央駅, Chiba-Chūō-eki) is a railway station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway located in Chūō-ku, Chiba Japan. It is 12.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Keisei Chiba Line at Keisei-Tsudanuma Station and is a terminal station for the Keisei Chihara Line.

Chiba Shrine

Chiba Shrine (千葉神社, Chiba-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Chūō-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. Originally a Buddhist temple dedicated to the deity Myōken, the patron of the Chiba clan, it was converted into a Shinto shrine dedicated to Ame-no-Minakanushi (a kami in Japanese mythology conflated with Myōken) during the Meiji period. Due to its historical status as one of the principal centers of Myōken worship in Chiba Prefecture associated with the Chiba clan, the shrine is also popularly known as Chiba Dai-Myōken (千葉大妙見, "Great Myōken [Shrine] of Chiba"), Myōken Hongū (妙見本宮, the ″Main Shrine (Hongū) of Myōken″), or simply as Myōken-sama (妙見様).

Sakaechō Station (Chiba)

Sakaechō Station (栄町駅, Sakaechō-eki) is a monorail station on the Chiba Urban Monorail in Chūō-ku in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chiba Station.

Keisei Chiba Station

Keisei Chiba Station (京成千葉駅, Keisei Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.

Chiba Port Arena

The Chiba Port Arena (千葉ポートアリーナ, Chiba Pōto Arīna) is an indoor arena in Chiba, Japan.Chiba Jets Funabashi plays some games here as the second home arena.

Higashi-Chiba Station

Higashi-Chiba Station (東千葉駅, Higashi-Chiba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Chiba-dera

Chiba-dera (千葉寺, Chiba-dera), also known as Senyō-ji (千葉寺), is a Buddhist temple in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located in the central Chūō District in the city of Chiba. Chiba-dera is one of many Buddhist temples in the region that, according to tradition, was established by the priest Gyōki (668–749). Chiba-dera is a temple of the Shingon Buzan Sect, and is temple number 29 in the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, or the circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in eastern Japan sacred to the Goddess Kannon.

Chiba Station

Chiba Station (千葉駅, Chiba-eki) is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail.