Ichihara, Chiba

Ichihara
市原市
Kominato Line, Keiyō Industrial Zone & Mount Fuji Takataki Dam Sunplaza Ichihara Umegase Gorge Kazusa Kokubun-ji Chiba Port district 4:Goi・Anegasaki
Kominato Line, Keiyō Industrial Zone & Mount Fuji
Takataki Dam Sunplaza Ichihara
Umegase Gorge Kazusa Kokubun-ji
Chiba Port district 4:GoiAnegasaki
Flag of Ichihara
Official seal of Ichihara
Location of Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture
Ichihara is located in Japan
Ichihara
Ichihara
 
Coordinates: 35°29′53″N 140°06′55.6″E / 35.49806°N 140.115444°E / 35.49806; 140.115444
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba
First official recordedmid 3rd century (official)
Goi town settledMay 20, 1891[citation needed]
Ichihara town settledMarch 31, 1955
Both town merged and city settledMay 1, 1963
Government
 • MayorJoji Koide (since June 2015)
Area
 • Total368.17 km2 (142.15 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2020)
 • Total274,117
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0436-22-1111
Address1-1-1 Kokubunjidai Chūō, Ichihara-shi, Chiba-ken 290-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush-warbler
FlowerCosmos
TreeGinkgo biloba
Ichihara City Hall

Ichihara (市原市, Ichihara-shi) is a city, located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 274,117 in 128,316 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 368.20 square kilometres (142.16 sq mi). The city is home, together with the city of Chiba, to the JEF United football club. The whole city is also parts of Greater Tokyo Area.

  1. ^ "Ichihara city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.