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| Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°56′E / 35.717°N 139.933°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture | ||
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| - Total | 57.46 km2 (22.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2003) |
462,249 | ||
| Website | Ichikawa City | ||
- Ichikawa redirects here. The name can also refer to Kon Ichikawa the film director
Ichikawa (市川市 Ichikawa-shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan.
The city was founded on November 3, 1934.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 462,249 and the density of 8,044.71 persons per km². The total area is 57.46 km².
The chief of the ground staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is located in Ichikawa.
In the south of the city is the Aneha Architect Design Office used both as a class one qualified architect office and as Hidetsugu Aneha's house.
Ichikawa city is also the home of the Colton Plaza shopping mall.
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Education
Universities
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
The city operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Chiba Prefectural Board of Education operates the following public high schools:
- Gyotoku High School [3]
- Kohnodai High School [4]
- Kokubun High School [5]
- Ichikawa High School [6]
- Ichikawa East High School [7]
- Ichikawa North High School [8]
- Ichikawa South High School [9]
- Ichikawa West High School [10]
Private schools
Ichikawa Gakuen (Ichikawa Junior and Senior High School) is located in Ichikawa.
Sister Cities
Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia [1]
Gardena, California, USA
Leshan, People's Republic of China[2] (Hometown of Guo Moruo, Ichikawa's resident in 1927-37)
Rosenheim, Germany
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ichikawa, Chiba |
- Ichikawa official website
- Association of Ichikawa Sightseeing official website (in Japanese)
- Ichikawa-FM official website (in Japanese)
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