Ichihara [city] - Ichihara

Japanese: 市原[市] - いちはら

A city in central Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1963. It is the largest metropolis in the prefecture, consisting of the lowlands of the Yoro River basin, the Shimousa Plateau, and reclaimed land on the Tokyo Bay coast. It was one of the centers of the ancient Kazusa culture, and the provincial capital and Kokubunji temple were located there. Urban areas developed in the port town of Yawata, the post towns of Goi and Anesaki on the Kisarazu Kaido, and inland Ushiku (formerly Nanso Town), and are connected by the Ken-O Expressway, Uchibo Line, and Kominato Railway. The inland area is an agricultural region, producing peaches, pears, and seedless watermelons in abundance. Reclamation of the Tokyo Bay coast has progressed since the 1950s, and heavy industries such as electric power and electrical equipment, which are the core of the Keiyo Industrial Area, as well as petrochemical complexes, and more recently precision machinery industries, have been established here, making it the number one industrial city in the prefecture, with a manufacturing shipment value of 3,178.8 billion yen (2003), accounting for 29% of the prefecture's total. Behind the city are large housing complexes that have been built since the 1960s. Close to the city center, the Yoro Valley, which is popular throughout the year, and the many golf courses attract many tourists. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 368.17 ^km2 . 280,416 people (2010).
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Japanese:

千葉県中部の市。1963年市制。養老川流域の低地，下総(しもうさ)台地，東京湾岸の埋立地からなり，県内最大の広さの広域都市である。古代上総(かずさ)文化の一中心で国府，国分寺が置かれた。港町の八幡(やわた)，木更津街道の宿場町五井と姉崎，内陸の牛久（旧南総町）に市街が発達，圏央道，内房線，小湊鉄道が通じる。内陸部は農業地帯で，モモ，ナシ，種無しスイカを多産。東京湾岸は昭和30年代から埋立が進み，京葉工業地域の中核をなす電力，電機などの重工業や石油コンビナート，最近は精密機器工業が立地，製造品出荷額で県の29％を占める３兆1788億円（2003）を上げ，県内１位の工業都市である。背後には1960年代以降造成された大住宅団地がある。都心から近く，四季を通じて人気の高い養老渓谷，多くのゴルフ場群などが，多くの観光客を集めている。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。368.17km²。28万416人（2010）。
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