市原市
alternative words: Ichiharashi city, Ichiharashi, Ichihara-shi, Ichihara shi, Ichihara
keywords:
town
related topics:
Chiba prefecture
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Tokyo bay
related web sites:
http://www.city.ichihara.chiba.jp
explanation: Located on the shore of Tokyo bay, Ichihara appeared in the history as the regional gubernatorial town of Kazusa province (central part of actual Chiba prefecture). In the middle ages, it developed as a post down of Kisarazu road then recently many heavy industries such as oil refineries and shipyards have been implemented on the reclaimed land. Its population is 278,000.
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