Chiba Prefecture Municipalities
by Philbert Ono
As of March 31, 2006, Chiba has 36 cities (-shi; 市), 17 towns (-cho; 町), and 3 villages (-mura; 村).
Cities
The major cities are Chiba city (capital), Funabashi, Ichikawa, Kamogawa, Matsudo, Narashino, Narita, Tateyama, and Urayasu. *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Abiko (我孫子市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Asahi (旭市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Chiba city (千葉市) - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Chuo-ku (中央区) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Hanamigawa-ku (花見川区) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Inage-ku (稲毛区) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Midori-ku (緑区) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Mihama-ku (美浜区) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Wakaba-ku (若葉区) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Choshi (銚子市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Funabashi (船橋市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Futtsu (富津市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Ichihara (市原市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Ichikawa (市川市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Inzai (印西市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Isumi (いすみ市) – New city formed on Dec. 5, 2005. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kamagaya (鎌ヶ谷市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kamogawa (鴨川市) – Pleasant seaside city most famous for Sea World aquarium. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kashiwa (柏市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Katori (香取市) - New city formed on March 27, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Katsuura (勝浦市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kimitsu (君津市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Kisarazu (木更津市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Matsudo (松戸市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Minami Boso (南房総市) - New city formed on March 20, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Mobara (茂原市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Nagareyama (流山市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Narashino (習志野市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Narita (成田市) – Narita International Airport is Japan’s international gateway. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Noda (野田市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sakura (佐倉市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Sanmu (山武市) - New city formed on March 27, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Shiroi (白井市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sodegaura (袖ヶ浦市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sosa (匝瑳市) - New city formed on Jan. 23, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tateyama (館山市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tomisato (富里市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Togane (東金市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Urayasu (浦安市) – Home of Mickey Mouse in Japan. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yachimata (八街市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yachiyo (八千代市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yotsukaido (四街道市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
Towns and Villages
Towns (machi; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Awa-gun (安房郡)
- Kyonan-machi (鋸南町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Chosei-gun (長生郡)
- Chonan-machi (長南町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Chosei-mura (長生村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Ichinomiya-machi (一宮町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Mutsuzawa-machi (睦沢町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Nagara-machi (長柄町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Shirako-machi (白子町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Inba-gun (印旛郡)
- Inba-mura (印旛村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Motono-mura (本埜村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sakae-machi (栄町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Shisui-machi (酒々井町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Isumi-gun (夷隅郡)
- Onjuku-machi (御宿町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Otaki-machi (大多喜町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Katori-gun (香取郡)
- Kozaki-machi (神崎町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tako-machi (多古町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Tonosho-machi (東庄町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Sanbu-gun (山武郡)
- Kujukuri-machi (九十九里町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Oamishirasato-machi (大網白里町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
- Shibayama-machi (芝山町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
- Yokoshibahikari-machi (横芝光町) - New town formed on March 27, 2006. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
Municipal Mergers
On March 31, 2001, Chiba had 31 cities (-shi; 市), 44 towns (-machi; 町), and 5 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 36 cities, 17 towns, and 3 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:
- February 11, 2005: The city of Kamogawa is reborn by the merger of Amatsukominato-machi town in Awa-gun and the old city of Kamogawa.
- March 28, 2005: The town of Shonan-machi in Higashi-Katsushika-gun merges into the city of Kashiwa. Higashi-katsushika-gun is thereby dissolved.
- July 1, 2005: The city of Asahi is reborn upon the town of Hikata-machi in Katori-gun and the towns of Iioka-machi and Unakami-machi in Kaijo-gun merging with the city. Kaijo-gun is thereby dissolved.
- December 5, 2005: The towns of Isumi-machi, Misaki-machi and Ohara-machi in Isumi-gun merged to form the new city of Isumi.
- January 23, 2006: The city of Yokaichiba and the town of Nosaka-machi in Sosa-gun merged to form the new city of Sosa.
- March 20, 2006: The municipalities of Tomiura-machi, Tomiyama-machi, Miyoshi-mura, Shirahama-machi, Chikura-machi, Maruyama-machi, and Wada-machi all in Awa-gun merge to form the new city of Minami-Boso.
- March 27, 2006: The city of Sawara and the towns of Omigawa-machi, Yamada-machi and Kurimoto-machi in Katori-gun merge to form the new city of Katori.
- March 27, 2006: The towns of Shimofusa-machi and Taiei-machi in Katori-gun merge into the city of Narita.
- March 27, 2006: The towns of Hikari-machi in Sosa-gun and Yokoshiba-machi in Sanbu-gun merge to form the new town of Yokoshibahikari in Sanbu-gun. Sosa-gun is thereby dissolved.
- March 27, 2006: the towns of Sanbu-machi, Naruto-machi, Hasunuma-machi and Matsuo-machi in Sanbu-gun merge to form the new city of Sanmu.
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