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Funabashi

 
Dictionary: Fu·na·ba·shi   ('nə-bä'shē, -nä-) pronunciation


A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, a suburb of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Population: 575,000.

 

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Funabashi (fūnä'bäshē), city (1990 pop. 533,270), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. An industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo, it is known for its iron, steel, and petrochemical plants, as well as for providing agricultural products for the Tokyo market.


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Funabashi
船橋
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船橋市 · Funabashi
LaLaport in Funabashi

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Location of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture
Funabashi is located in Japan
Funabashi
Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°59′E / 35.7°N 139.983°E / 35.7; 139.983
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Chiba Prefecture
Government
 - Mayor Koshichi Fujishiro
Area
 - Total 85.64 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Population
(2007)
582,411
 - Density 6,628.46/km2 (17,167.6/sq mi)
City Symbols
 - Flower Camellia sasanqua
Website City of Funabashi
Phone number 047-436-2111
Address

Funabashi-shi,
2-10-25 Minatocho
273-8501

Funabashi (船橋市 Funabashi-shi?) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. As of 2007, it has a population of 582,411 people, 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo.

Funabashi is the sister city of Hayward, California, Odense in Denmark and Xi'an in China.

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Chiba (city, Japan)
Funabashi Shrine
Higashi-Funabashi Station

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