Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Chiba (千葉市, Chiba-shi, pronounced) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. [1] The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In December 2024, its population was 985,059, with a population density of 3,605 people per km 2. The city has an area of ...
Chiba (千葉郡, Chiba-gun, or in premodern reading Chiba no kōri/kohori) was a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The district was dissolved on January 1, 1967, when the town of Yachiyo was elevated to city status. Under the Ritsuryō system, Chiba is a district of Shimōsa Province in Tōkai Circuit.
Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. [2] Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,157 km 2 (1,991 sq mi). Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west.
The Chiba clan (千葉氏 Chiba-shi) was a Japanese gōzoku and samurai family descending from the Taira clan. The clan was founded by Chiba Tsunetane , the son of Taira no Tadatsune . The Chiba governed in Shimōsa Province , and the clan was based in present-day Chiba City .
Pages in category "History of Chiba Prefecture" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Chiba 35°36′14″N 140°07′34″E / 35.603842°N 140.126063°E / 35.603842; 140.126063 ( Graves of Totsuka-ha Yōshin-ryū Founder Totsuka Hikosuke Hidetoshi and Second Generation Totsuka Hideyoshi
During this period the Hara clan, retainers of the Chiba clan, gained power. In 1455 the Hara clan assumed control of the region around Inohana after an attack on the Chiba clan. The latter would eventually move their base to Moto Sakura Castle. Inohana Castle was possibly built during the time of Hara Tanefusa's son Norikatsu.
The Yamazaki Shell Midden (山崎貝塚, Yamazaki kaizuka) is an archaeological site in the Yamazaki-Kaizuka neighborhood of the city of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1976, with the area under ...