Urayasu

• 1868 - After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the area became part of Chiba Prefecture.
• 1889 - Urayasu Village was created on April 1, 1889 under
  Higashikatsushika District
  with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
• 1909 - Urayasu became a town in September 1909.

Showa and Heisei eras

• 1944 - Many of the residents of Urayasu perished during the 1944 Bombing of Tokyo.^[4]
• 1961 - Urayasu grew in the 1960s and 1970s with massive landfill projects along the shores of Tokyo Bay, public housing projects, and increasing infrastructure.
• 1962 - Urayasu became part of the
  Futtsu to the south.^[4] An area of the Tokyo Bay near the town was reclaimed form the sea in 1960s called Maihama.^[6]
• 1971 - Fishing was abandoned in Urayasu due to the industrialization of the city.[4]
• 1981 - Urayasu was elevated to city status on April 1, 1981.^[7]
• 1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opened on 15 April 1983 on 200 acres in Maihama.^[6]
• 2000 - Disney Ambassador Hotel was opened on 20 July 2000 as the first official Disney hotel in the resort, featuring art deco theming.
• 2001 - Tokyo DisneySea was opened on 4 September 2001.
• 2005 - Tokyo Disneyland park would continue to operate until 2006.
• 2008 - Tokyo Disneyland Hotel was opened on July 8, 2008, as part of Tokyo Disney Resort's 25th anniversary celebrations.
• 2011:
  • 11 March: Urayasu was greatly affected by March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^{[citation needed]}
  • 8 April - Following the triple disaster, Urayasu with major areas of reclaimed land, had as much as 85% of the utility infrastructure, roads, buildings, and houses damaged or affected to some degree by soil liquefaction caused by earthquake. The damage cost the city approximately ¥73.4 billion to repair.^[8][9]
  • 11 April - Urayasu was affected by April 2011 Fukushima earthquake.
  • 12 April - Tokyo Disneyland was officially reopened following the triple disaster.
• 2013 - Tokyo Disneyland commemorates 30th anniversary of opened.
• 2016 - Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel was opened on 1 June 2016 outside of the resort in nearby Shin-Urayasu. The hotel was refurbished from the former Palm & Fountain Terrace Hotel. The hotel is divided across two buildings called Wish and Discover. The two properties complement each other but vary in theming. This is the only official Disney hotel not located in the Resort area. A free 15-minute shuttle is available for guests.

Government

Urayasu has a

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[10] the population of Urayasu has increased more than eighteen-fold over the past century, and grew especially rapidly between 1970 and 2010.

Economy

Urayasu is a regional commercial center and a

• Meikai University
• Juntendo University
• Ryotokuji University

High schools

Public (operated by Chiba Prefectural Board of Education):

• Urayasu High School (千葉県立浦安高等学校)
• Urayasu Minami High School (千葉県立浦安南高等学校

Private schools:

• Tokyo Gakkan Urayasu High School (東京学館浦安高等学校)
• Tokai University Urayasu Junior & Senior High School (東海大学付属浦安高等学校)

Primary and middle schools

Urayasu has 17 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government and two private middle schools.

Municipal junior high schools:^[11]

Municipal elementary schools:^[12]

Transportation

Railway

• Urayasu

Maihama Resort Line - Disney Resort Line

• Resort Gateway

Highway

• Bayshore Route
• National Route 357

Sister City relations

• – Orlando, Florida, United States, since October 23, 1989

Notable people from Urayasu

• Keita Amemiya, Video game designer
• Shinnosuke Abe, professional baseball player
• Keiji Tamada, professional soccer player
• Momoko Abe, Model and Miss Universe Japan 2017
• Daisuke Hayakawa, professional baseball player
• Ichiko Aoba, folk singer and songwriter

References