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Country
  
Japan

- Tree
  
Camellia

Population
  
47,358 (Feb 2016)

Region
  
Kantō

Phone number
  
0470-22-3111

Prefecture
  
Chiba Prefecture

Tateyama, Chiba wwwmlitgojpkowansinsyunkouenkaicruisemanual

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
1145-1 Hōjō, Tateyama-shi, Chiba-ken 294-8601

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 32 km/h, 73% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Awa Shrine, Aloha Garden Tateyama, Nago‑dera, Tateyama Castle, Okinoshima Park

Tateyama (館山市, Tateyama-shi) is a city located in southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February, the city had an estimated population of 47,358 and a population density of 430 persons per km². The total area was 110.15 square kilometres (42.53 sq mi).

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Map of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Tateyama is located at the far southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east and south, and the entrance to Tokyo Bay on the west.

Neighboring municipalities

Chiba Prefecture

  • Minamibōsō

    • Climate

    Tateyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter.

    History

    The area of present-day Tateyama was part of ancient Awa Province, dominated by the Satomi clan during the Sengoku period, who ruled from Tateyama Castle. After the Edo period, most of the territory was part of the feudal domain of Tateyama Domain (館山藩, Tateyama-han). After the start of the Meiji period, Tateyama Town (in Awa District), Chiba Prefecture was proclaimed on April 1, 1889. It annexed neighboring Toyosu Village on April 1, 1914, and merged with Hōjō Town to form Tateyamahōjō Town on April 18, 1933.

    The city of Tateyama was proclaimed on November 3, 1939, with the merger of Tateyamahōjō with Nago and Funagata towns. The city was a base for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service until the end of World War II. Tateyama expanded on May 3, 1954 by annexing six surrounding villages.

    Economy

    The economy of Tateyama is based on commercial fishing, horticulture and summer tourism. The population of Tateyama surges during much of the summer. Tateyama is a popular destination for vacationing in the summer due to its proximity to Tokyo and its reputation as a "beach" or "surf town". There are numerous resort and holiday hotels dotting the coastline. Every August, tens of thousands of people gather on Hōjō Beach for the annual fireworks display.

    Education

    Tateyama has 10 elementary schools, four middle schools and three high schools. The city also has four special education schools.

    Railway

  • JR East – Uchibō Line
  • Nakofunakata - Tateyama - Kokonoe

    • Highway

  • Tateyama Expressway
  • Japan National Route 127
  • Japan National Route 128
  • Japan National Route 410

    • Airport

  • JMSDF Tateyama Air Base (no civilian traffic)

    • Sister city relations

  • Bellingham, Washington, United States (Sister City since 1958)
  • Port Stephens, Australia (Friendship City since 2002)
  • Fuefuki, Yamanashi, since May 1973

    • Local attractions

  • Tateyama Castle, reconstructed in 1982
  • Tateyama Municipal Museum
  • Nagisanoeki Tateyama, a branch of the city museum with materials from the former Chiba Prefectural Awa Museum
  • Nambo Paradise Botanical Garden
  • Awa Shrine, a Shinto shrine
  • Kannon Hall of Daifuku-ji, a Buddhist temple
  • Nago-dera, a Buddhist temple
  • Monument to Comfort women, Ōga District

    • Notable people

  • Tetsurō Sagawa - actor, voice actor
  • Toshi - musician
  • Yoshiki - musician
  • Ryota Ozawa - actor

    • The popular television drama Beach Boys, which originally aired on Japanese television in the summer of 1997, although with a plot set in the Shōnan region, was filmed largely in Tateyama.

    References

    Tateyama, Chiba Wikipedia
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