Urayasu [city] - Urayasu

Japanese: 浦安[市] - うらやす

A city located in the delta of the Edogawa River in northwestern Chiba Prefecture. It borders Edogawa Ward, Tokyo across the Edogawa River. It was incorporated as a city in 1981. The central city area has been a river port since the Middle Ages. It was a seaweed and shellfish farming area, but fishing rights were abandoned in 1971 due to the sea reclamation that began in the 1960s, the development of the Keiyo Industrial Area, and the construction of Keiyo Port. The area was turned into an industrial and residential area by reclamation, and the population increased rapidly with the opening of the Tozai Subway Line (1969) and the JR Keiyo Line (1988). Tokyo Disneyland, which opened in 1983, is located on the reclaimed land on the south bank, and Tokyo DisneySea, which opened in September 2001, is located in the vicinity, and many large hotels and event halls have been built, making it a resort area near the city. The monorail Disney Resort Line also runs between these two areas. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 17.30 km ² . 164,877 people (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県北西部，江戸川河口の三角州にある市。江戸川をはさんで東京都江戸川区に接する。1981年市制。中心市街は中世以来の河港。ノリ，貝の養殖地であったが，1960年代から始まった海面埋立てと京葉工業地域の造成，京葉港の築港に伴い1971年には漁業権を放棄。埋立てによる臨海工業地化と宅地化が進み，地下鉄東西線（1969年），JR京葉線（1988年）も通じて人口が急増。南岸の埋立地には1983年開園した東京ディズニーランド，さらに南には2001年９月に開園した東京ディズニーシーがあり，付近には多くの大型ホテルやイベントホールが建ち並んで都市近郊リゾート地になっている。また，これらを結ぶようにモノレール・ディズニーリゾートラインも通じる。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。17.30km²。16万4877人（2010）。

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