Chosei [village] - Chosei

Japanese: 長生[村] - ちょうせい

A village in Chosei County in southern Chiba Prefecture. Population 13,133 (1995). It is located in the southern part of the Kujukuri Coast. The main industry is agriculture, with rice, vegetable and dairy farming taking place. The lowlands between the sand dunes once suffered from poor drainage and water shortages, but the opening of the Ryoso Irrigation Canal after World War II eliminated the water shortage. Potted plants such as podocarps are grown here, and there is a branch of the Prefectural Original Seed Farm's flower and plant nursery. The area around Yatsumi Station on the Sotobo Line is becoming a residential area, and the number of commuters to Mobara City and Chiba City is increasing. [Chiba Tatsuya]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

千葉県南部，長生郡の村。人口1万3133(1995)。九十九里浜南部にある。主産業は農業で，米作，野菜栽培，酪農が行われる。砂丘列の間の低地はかつて排水不良と用水不足に苦しんだが，第2次大戦後両総用水が開通し用水不足が解消した。マキなどの植木の生産が行われ，県原種農場花植木分場がある。外房線八積（やつみ）駅周辺では住宅地化が進み，茂原市や千葉市への通勤者がふえている。【千葉立也】

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