Inage-ku

Inage

稲毛区
Inage 稲毛区
Ward
	Inage Ward
	Seal
	Location of Inage in Chiba
	Inage
	Coordinates: 35°38′11″N 140°06′26″E / 35.63639°N 140.10722°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba
City	Chiba
Area
• Total	21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Population (April 2012)
• Total	156,860
• Density	7,380/km2 (19,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	4-12-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken; 263-8733
Website	Official website of Inage-ku

Inage Ward (稲毛区, Inage-ku) is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 156,860 and a population density of 7,380 persons per km². The total area was 21.25 square kilometres (8.20 sq mi).^[1]^[2]

Geography

Inage Ward is located in an inland area of northwest Chiba City. The ward is a flat, highly urbanized area of mixed industry and housing.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area of present-day Inage Ward was settled since ancient times. The Inage Sengen Shrine dates to the 9th century. In modern times. Inage was composed of the villages of Tsuga, Kemigawa, Kotegawa and a portion of the town of Chiba in 1889. Kemigawa became a town in 1891. Chiba became a city in 1921. Chiba annexed Tsuga Village and Kemigawa Town in 1937, and Kotegawa in 1954.^[1] Inage historically faced Tokyo Bay, and given its proximity to Tokyo, was a popular tourist destination for swimming and clamming. Numerous beach huts were constructed along the Tokyo Bay coast.^[1] The ward became landlocked by 1961 after the extensive land reclamation projects were completed along the coast of Tokyo Bay in Chiba Prefecture.^[3] As part of the development of Chiba City, numerous planned residential districts were built in Inage after World War II due to the development of the JR East Sōbu and Keisei Chiba lines. The construction of planned housing complexes continues in the ward.^[4] With the promotion of Chiba to a designated city, the city gained additional autonomy from the Chiba Prefecture and the central government. Accordingly, on April 1, 1992 Inage Ward was established as an administrative unit.^[1]^[3]

Economy

Inage Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Chiba and Tokyo. In the northern part of the ward is Nairiku Industrial Park (内陸工業団地, Nairiku kōgyōdanchi).

Transportation

Rail

JR East – Sōbu Line
- Inage - Nishi-Chiba
JR East – Chiba Line
- Keisei Inage - Midoridai
Chiba Urban Monorail – Line 2
- Sakusabe - Tendai - Anagawa -Sports Center^[1]

Highways

Buses

The following public buses are available in the Inage-ku

Keisei Bus
Chiba Nairiku Bus
Chiba City Bus
Chiba Kaihin Kotsu
Asuka Kotsu
Heiwa Kotsu

Education

Inage-ku is home to the main campus of Chiba University. Additionally, Keiai University and Chiba Keizai University are also located in the ward.^[3]

Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education (千葉市教育委員会).

Municipal junior high schools:^[5]

Chigusadai (千草台中学校)
Inage (稲毛中学校)
Konakadai (小中台中学校)
Kusano (草野中学校)
Midorimachi (緑町中学校)
Todorokicho (轟町中学校)
Tsuga (都賀中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:^[6]

Ayamedai (あやめ台小学校)
Chigusadai (千草台小学校)
Chigusadai Higashi (千草台東小学校)
Inagaoka (稲丘小学校)
Inage (稲毛小学校)
Kashiwadai (柏台小学校)
Konakadai (小中台小学校)
Konakadai Minami (小中台南小学校)
Kusano (草野小学校)
Midorimachi (緑町小学校)
Miyanogi (宮野木小学校)
Sanno (山王小学校)
Sonno (園生小学校)
Todorokicho (轟町小学校)
Tsuga (都賀小学校)
Yayoi (弥生小学校)

Festival

The festival of the Inage Sengen Shrine is held annually on July 15. Its kagura, a type of Shinto theatrical dance, is designated a Chiba Prefectural Intangible Treasure.^[1]

Noted people from Inage Ward

Ryo Kawashima, professional baseball player
Satoru Yamagishi – professional soccer player
Koki Yonekura – professional soccer player
Yasushi Kanda – professional wrestler

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "稲毛" [Inage]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^ "稲毛" [Inage]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "稲毛" [Inage]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
^ "稲毛" [Inage]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^ "千葉市立の中学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
^ "千葉市立の小学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

[n-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "稲毛" [Inage]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

[c-2] "稲毛" [Inage]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

[k-3] "稲毛" [Inage]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

[4] "稲毛" [Inage]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-03.

[5] "千葉市立の中学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

[6] "千葉市立の小学校一覧". Chiba City. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

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