Mobara
Mobara
茂原市 | |
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 Mobara City Hall | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| Phone number | 0475-33-2111 |
| Address | 1 Dōbyō, Mobara-shi, Chiba-ken 297-8511 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Cosmos |
| Tree | Azalea |
Mobara (茂原市, Mobara-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture. As of 1 December 2020[update], the city had an estimated population of 88,330 in 40,869 households and a population density of 880 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 99.92 square kilometres (38.58 sq mi)
Geography
Mobara is located in an inland area of north-central
Surrounding municipalities
Chiba Prefecture
- Midori-ku, Chiba
- Ichihara
- Nagara
- Chōnan
- Shirako
- Ōamishirasato
Climate
Mobara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mobara is 15.7 °C (60.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,683.6 mm (66.28 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 5.2 °C (41.4 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Mobara (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.5 (52.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.1 (3.35) |
75.2 (2.96) |
140.6 (5.54) |
131.8 (5.19) |
142.7 (5.62) |
181.1 (7.13) |
144.5 (5.69) |
107.7 (4.24) |
229.5 (9.04) |
265.3 (10.44) |
107.7 (4.24) |
74.4 (2.93) |
1,683.6 (66.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 6.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 112.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.5 | 161.0 | 163.1 | 175.6 | 179.6 | 130.1 | 164.6 | 200.1 | 137.7 | 126.0 | 144.1 | 163.6 | 1,925.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Mobara peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 29,397 | — |
| 1930 | 31,014 | +5.5% |
| 1940 | 33,110 | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 45,753 | +38.2% |
| 1960 | 50,471 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 58,203 | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 71,521 | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 83,437 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 93,779 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 93,015 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | 86,782 | −6.7% |
History
Early history
Mobara was settled from the earliest times, as evidenced by archaeological sites and shell mounds dating from the Jōmon period and Yayoi periods. The city also has examples of kofun, or burial mounds, from the Kofun period. The area was the location of at least two shōen estates, the Mobara-sō and the Tachibana-sō, in the Heian period. At the beginning of the Edo period, in 1591, an extensive land survey was carried out by the Tokugawa clan.
Modern history
The town of Mobara was created during the early
World War II
A base for the
Post-war history
At the end of World War II, the
On April 1, 1952, Mobara Town expanded by annexation of neighboring villages of Tōgō, Toyoda, Ninomiya-Hongō, Tsurue, and Gogō and was elevated to city status. On April 1, 1955, Mobara annexed the town of Chōnan. On May 1, 1972, Mobara merged with the neighboring town of Honnō. On December 11, 1990, the city was hit by an F-3 tornado, which killed one person, injured 78, and damaged or destroyed 1,747 homes in the city.[8]
Government
Mobara has a
Economy
Mobara serves as a regional commerce center for surrounding
Education
Mobara has 14 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
Transportation
Railway
- Honnō - Shin-Mobara - Mobara
Highway
Local attractions
- Tachibana Jinja - a ninomiya of Kazusa Province
- Nyoirin-ji - a Nichiren Buddhist temple
Tanabata festival
A popular annual event in Mobara is the Tanabata festival, during which a wide array of stalls and parades dominate much of the city's central shopping district. While the rest of Japan usually celebrates Tanabata on July 7, the Mobara festival is held in late July so as to coincide with school holidays.
Sister city relations
Salisbury, South Australia, Australia[10] (since May 25, 2002)
Notable people from Mobara
- Naoki Kawano, actor and musician
- Ishii Kikujirō, prewar diplomat and cabinet minister
- Michitaka Kobayashi, voice actor
- Yuko Ogura, gravure idol
- Yōko Shōji, manga artist
References
- "Mobara-shi". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 “Compendium of Japanese Historical Place Names”). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2011. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Mobara city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Mobara population statistics
- ^ INADA, HIROKAZU (30 August 2019). "Man searches in Chiba for crash sites of Japanese warplanes". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ OCLC 709666060.
- ^ "414: Sensō no hi no 1945-nen 8-gatsu 15-nichi gozen [...]". Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ "1990/12/11 19:13 千葉県茂原市で発生した竜巻" (in Japanese). Tokyo: Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "Network." Futaba Corporation. Retrieved on 2015-03-29.
- ^ "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
Media related to Mobara, Chiba at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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