(千葉市 ''Chiba-shi'') is the capital
City of
Chiba Prefecture ,
Japan . It is east-southeast of
Tokyo on
Tokyo Bay .
Chiba City is one of the
Kanto region's primary seaports. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast.
The city was founded on
January 1 ,
1921 and was designated on
April 1 ,
1992 by
Government Ordinance .
Chiba has 6
Wards (''ku''):
As of
2003 , the city has an estimated
Population of 909,497 and a
Density of 3,342.76 persons per
Km&2 . The total area is 272.08 km².
William Gibson used a futuristic Chiba as one of the main settings for his novel ''
Neuromancer '', also referred in some of his other stories.
Chiba is home to several professional sports teams.
Narita International Airport and
Tokyo International Airport are the closest major airports.
The
Chiba Urban Monorail runs through Chiba City. The major intercity railway stations are
Chiba Station , (
Sobu Line ,
Sotobo Line ,
Uchibo Line ,
Sobu Main Line ,
Narita Line ,
Transfer For Chiba Urban Monorail ) ,
Keisei Chiba Station (
Keisei Chiba Line ), and
Soga Station , (
Keiyo Line ,
Sotobo Line ,
Uchibo Line ) all in Chuo-ku.
