Funabashi
Funabashi
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| Postal code(s) | 273 or 274 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area code | 047-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone number | 047-436-2111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Address | 2-10-25 Minato-cho, Funabashi-shi, 273-8501 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Climate | Cfa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Flower | Camellia sasanqua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tree | Camellia sasanqua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funabashi (船橋市, Funabashi-shi) is a
Hachioji and Chiba
), and second largest in Chiba Prefecture.
Geography
Funabashi is located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture approximately 20 kilometers in either direction from the prefectural capital at
reclaimed land
. The city extends for 13.86 kilometers east–west and 14.95 kilometers north–south.
Neighboring municipalities
Chiba Prefecture
Climate
Funabashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Funabashi is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,466.1 mm (57.72 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C (40.6 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Funabashi (1999−2020 normals, extremes 1999−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.0 (2.48) |
61.4 (2.42) |
103.0 (4.06) |
114.5 (4.51) |
129.8 (5.11) |
155.3 (6.11) |
121.9 (4.80) |
111.4 (4.39) |
189.7 (7.47) |
239.9 (9.44) |
97.4 (3.83) |
63.3 (2.49) |
1,466.1 (57.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.9 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 106.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.0 | 166.0 | 182.8 | 185.3 | 185.3 | 128.0 | 162.6 | 194.1 | 143.8 | 137.7 | 145.9 | 177.3 | 1,999.9 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Funabashi has increased rapidly over the past century.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 34,119 | — |
| 1930 | 46,644 | +36.7% |
| 1940 | 61,624 | +32.1% |
| 1950 | 100,134 | +62.5% |
| 1960 | 135,038 | +34.9% |
| 1970 | 325,426 | +141.0% |
| 1980 | 497,439 | +52.9% |
| 1990 | 533,270 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 550,074 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 609,040 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 642,907 | +5.6% |
History
The name "Funabashi" is mentioned in the
Late Hōjō clan to the west. After the defeat of the Chiba clan, the area came within the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu.[citation needed
]
Under the
tenryō under the direct control of the Shogunate and administered through a number of hatamoto. The area was also a favored hunting grounds for the Shōgun. During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, Funabashi was the location of a minor skirmish between Tokugawa loyalists under Enomoto Takeaki and the pro-Imperial forces of Okayama Domain and Satsuma Domain, during which most of the town burned down.[citation needed
]
After the
Inba District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The area developed rapidly due to its proximity to Tokyo and the presence of numerous military facilities in the area. On April 1, 1937, Funabashi was elevated to city status through merger with neighboring Katsushika Town and Yasakae, Hoden and Tsukada Villages. The new city was host to numerous military installations in World War II, and was bombed in the air raids on Japan in 1945.[citation needed
]
The city developed rapidly in the postwar period, with the development of industries, public housing developments and port facilities. With the annexation of neighboring Ninomiya Town in 1953, the population exceeded 100,000. The population exceeded 300,000 in 1969 and 500,000 in 1982. Funabashi was designated a core city on April 1, 2005, with increased local autonomy from the central government. The population exceeded 600,000 in 2006.[citation needed]
Government
Funabashi has a
Diet of Japan
.
Economy
Funabashi is a regional commercial center and, due to its numerous train connections, a
bedroom community
for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. Approximately 34.5% of the working population commutes to Tokyo, per the 2015 census.
Companies from Funabashi
- Mugen Seiki - a remote control car manufacturer
Education
- Nihon University branch campus
- Funabashi has 54 public elementary schools and 27 public middle schools operated by the city government, and 11 public high schools operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private elementary school, one private middle school and four private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
JR East – Musashino Line
JR East – Keiyō Line
Chūō-Sōbu Line
Keisei Electric Railway - Keisei Main Line
- Funabashi-Keibajō
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway - Shin-Keisei Line
- Futawamukōdai - Misaki - Takifudō - Takanekōdan- Takanekido - Kita-Narashino - Narashino- Yakuendai - Maebara
Hokusō Railway -Hokusō Line
Tobu Noda Line
Tōyō Rapid Line
Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line
- Baraki-Nakayama - Nishi-Funabashi
Highway
Keiyō Road
Higashi-Kantō Expressway
National Route 14
National Route 16
National Route 296
National Route 357
National Route 464
Sister city relations
– Hayward, California, United States, from November 7, 1986
– Odense, Denmark[5] from April 6, 1989
– Xi'an, Shaanxi, China[5] from November 2, 1994
Local attractions
Notable structures
- Funabashi Racecourse
- Funabashi Sports Park Arena, playground of the Chiba Jets
- Nakayama Racecourse
- LaLaPort shopping mall, one of the largest in Japan
- SSAWS indoor ski slope (closed and demolished in 2003)
- Japan's first large-format IKEA store, built on the site of SSAWS
Notable places
- Funabashi Shrine
- Ninomiya Jinja
- Narashinohara
- Kūtei-kan
- Meiji Tennō Chūhitsu no Tokoro no Hi
- Gyōda Musen
- Cherry blossoms on the Ebi River
- Nishonoseki stable
Notable people from Funabashi
- Funassyi, unofficial city mascot
- Hiroki Aiba, dancer and singer
- Kazuyuki Fujita, professional wrestler
- Arisa Hoshiki, Former professional wrestler, singer under the alter ego Udon Sato
- Sayaka Ichii, musician
- Atsushi Itō, actor
- Yuko Kavaguti, figure skater
- Mai Kuraki, singer
- Fumie Kurotori, swimmer
- Minori Matsushima, voice Actress
- Mai Minokoshi, professional tennis player
- Manabu Namiki, video game designer
- Yoshihiro Natsuka, professional soccer player
- Katsuhiko Nishijima, Anime director
- Michiko Nishiwaki, actress, stunt woman
- Yoshihiko Noda, politician, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Hanako Oku, musician
- Shunzo Ono, professional soccer player
- Toru Oniki, professional soccer manager and former player
- Manabu Orido, racing driver
- Tamao Satō, actress
- Takashi Sekizuka, professional soccer player
- Mariko Shiga, musician
- Rin Takanashi, film and television actress
- Keiko Terada, singer (Show-Ya)
- Akeno Watanabe, voice actress
- Azusa Yamamoto, gravure idol
- Tomohisa Yamashita, musician
- Risa Yoshiki, model, actress, singer
Eponym
- In 2018, asteroid 25892 Funabashiwas named for the city
References
- ^ "Funabashi city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Funabashi population statistics
- ^ a b "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Funabashi, Chiba.
Funabashi travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official Website (in Japanese)
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