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Kisarazu 木更津市

Kisarazu's location in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	138.66 km² (53.54 sq mi)
Population (as of 2007)
Total	122,946
Location	35°23′N 139°55′E / 35.383°N 139.917°E / 35.383; 139.917
Symbols
Flower	Satsuki azalea
Flag
Kisarazu Government Office
Mayor	Isao Mizukoshi
Address	Kisarazu-shi, 1-1 Siomi 0438-23-7111
Phone number	047-436-2111
Official website: Kisarazu City

This ukiyo-e by Hiroshige shows Mount Fuji across Edo Bay from Kisarazu.

Kisarazu (木更津市, Kisarazu-shi^?) is a city located in Chiba, Japan.

The city was founded on November 3, 1942.

As of 2003, Kisarazu city has an estimated population of 122,542 and a density of 883.82 persons per km². The total area is 138.65 km².

The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, a bridge-tunnel across Tokyo Bay, connects Kisarazu and the cities of Kawasaki and Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kisarazu Station is a railway station operated by JR East, with services to destinations within Chiba, and connections to the national JR network.

Kisarazu's profile has been raised in recent times by the popularity of the TV show and subsequent film, Kisarazu Cat's Eye, which were set and filmed in the city.

External links

Media related to Kisarazu, Chiba at Wikimedia Commons
Kisarazu official website in Japanese
Map of Kisazaru in Japanese

v • d • e Chiba Prefecture

Chiba (capital city)	Wards: Chūō \| Hanamigawa \| Inage \| Wakaba \| Midori \| Mihama

Other cities	Chōshi \| Ichikawa \| Funabashi \| Tateyama \| Kisarazu \| Matsudo \| Noda \| Mobara \| Narita \| Sakura \| Tōgane \| Asahi \| Narashino \| Kashiwa \| Katsuura \| Ichihara \| Nagareyama \| Yachiyo \| Abiko \| Kamogawa \| Kamagaya \| Kimitsu \| Futtsu \| Urayasu \| Yotsukaidō \| Sodegaura \| Yachimata \| Inzai \| Shiroi \| Tomisato \| Minamibōsō \| Sōsa \| Katori \| Sanmu \| Isumi

Inba District	Shisui \| Inba \| Motono \| Sakae

Katori District	Kōzaki \| Tako \| Tōnoshō

Sanbu District	Ōamishirasato \| Kujūkuri \| Shibayama \| Yokoshibahikari

Chōsei District	Ichinomiya \| Mutsuzawa \| Chōsei \| Shirako \| Nagara \| Chōnan

Isumi District	Ōtaki \| Onjuku

Awa District	Kyonan

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