A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, a suburb of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Population: 575,000.
Funabashi
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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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| Coordinates: 35°42′N 139°59′E / 35.7°N 139.983°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Koshichi Fujishiro | ||
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| - Total | 85.64 km2 (33.1 sq mi) | ||
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582,411 | ||
| - Density | 6,628.46/km2 (17,167.6/sq mi) | ||
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| - Flower | Camellia sasanqua | ||
| Website | City of Funabashi | ||
| Phone number | 047-436-2111 | ||
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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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Transportation
- Route 14, to Tokyo or Chiba
- Route 296, to Yokaichiba via Sakura
- Route 357, to Tokyo or Chiba
- Tokyo Subway Tozai line, to Tokyo at Nishi funabashi Station.
- Keiyo Road, to Tokyo or Chiba (toll)
- Sobu Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Choshi
- JR East Musashino Line (rail), to Fuchu
- Keiyo Line (rail), to Tokyo or Chiba
- Keisei Electric Railway Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Narita
- Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Shin-Keisei Line (rail), to Matsudo
- Hokusō Railway Hokusō Line (rail), to Inba
- Tobu Railway Noda Line (rail), to Saitama
- Tōyō Rapid Railway Tōyō Rapid Line (rail), to Yachiyo
Notable structures
- Funabashi Auto Racing
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Nakayama Racecourse
- LaLaPort shopping mall, the largest in Japan
- SSAWS indoor ski slope (closed and demolished in 2003)
- Japan's first large-format IKEA store, built on the site of SSAWS
Notable places
- Funabashi Shrine
- Ninomiya Jinja
- Narashinohara
- Kūtei-kan
- Meiji Tennō Chūhitsu no Tokoro no Hi
- Gyōda Musen
- Cultural Assets
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