Ichikawa [City] - Ichikawa

Japanese: 市川[市] - いちかわ

A city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1934. The city area straddles the Shimousa Plateau and the Edogawa Delta, and borders Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, across the Edogawa River to the west. The towns of Ichikawa, Yawata, and Nakayama were once towns and villages along the Chiba Kaido. The city is served by the Sobu Line, Keisei Electric Railway, Musashino Line, Keiyo Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Toei Subway Shinjuku Line, and Hokuso Railway, and is a residential area for Tokyo commuters. Konodai was the location of various former army units, and Gyotoku, a river port on the Edogawa River, was the largest salt field area in Tokyo Bay until the early Showa period. The coastal reclaimed land is in the northern part of the Keiyo Industrial Area, and large companies such as steel companies have set up there. Pears, strawberries, and other fruits are produced in the rural areas. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 57.45 ^km2 . 473,919 people (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県北西部の市。1934年市制。市域は下総(しもうさ)台地と江戸川三角州にまたがり，西は江戸川をはさんで東京都江戸川区に接する。市川，八幡(やわた)，中山の各市街はかつて千葉街道沿いの街村であった。市内には総武線，京成電鉄，武蔵野線，京葉線，地下鉄東西線，都営地下鉄新宿線，北総鉄道が通じ，東京通勤者の住宅地域をなす。国府台(こうのだい)は旧陸軍諸部隊の所在地で，江戸川の河港であった行徳は昭和初期まで東京湾最大の塩田地帯であった。海岸埋立地は京葉工業地域北部にあたり，鉄鋼業など大企業が進出。農村部ではナシ，イチゴなどを産する。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。57.45km²。47万3919人（2010）。

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