Narita [city] - Narita

Japanese: 成田[市] - なりた

A city in northern Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies the northern part of the Shimousa Plateau and the lowlands on the south bank of the Tone River, with the Tone River flowing east along the northern border and Inbanuma Lake on the western border. The city center developed as a temple town for Naritasan Shinshoji Temple since the Middle Ages. The Narita Line was opened in 1897, and the Keisei Main Line in 1926, and the city developed further, but the surrounding area was rural. The opening of the New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport), Japan's air gateway, in Sanrizuka in 1978 brought about major changes in the city. Large housing complexes such as Narita New Town in the west and the expansion of various industries have rapidly increased, and in 1983 the Higashi-Kanto Expressway was opened to Ichikawa, and in 2015 the Ken-O Expressway was extended to Daiei JCT. Agriculture has also been rapidly changing to a suburban type with the area of cultivated land being consolidated. The Sogo Reido Hall, dedicated to Sogoro Sakura, is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot. In March 2006, the towns of Daiei and Shimousa in Katori County were incorporated. The city sustained damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Area: 213.84 ^km2 . Population: 128,933 (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県北部の市。1954年市制。下総(しもうさ)台地北部と利根川南岸の低地を占め，北境を利根川が東流し，西境に印旛(いんば)沼がある。中心市街は中世以来成田山新勝寺の門前町として発達。1897年成田線，1926年京成電鉄本線が通じ，さらに発展したが周辺は農村地帯であった。1978年東部の三里塚に日本の空の玄関新東京国際空港（現，成田国際空港）が開港して市は大きく変化した。西部の成田ニュータウンなどの大型団地や，諸産業の進出が急激に増加し，1983年には東関東自動車道が市川まで開通，2015年には大栄JCTまで圏央道も延伸。農業も耕地面積が集約されて急速に都市近郊型に変化している。佐倉惣五郎をまつる宗吾霊堂は桜の名所。2006年３月香取郡大栄町，下総町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。213.84km²。12万8933人（2010）。

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