Chiba Shi
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Natural History Museum and Institute and Kasori Shell Mound.
Natural History Museum and Institute
Museum
Photo: のどごし隊長, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba is a prefectural museum in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The museum opened in 1989 with a focus on the natural history and history of the Bōsō Peninsula.
Kasori Shell Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Xser21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kasori Shell Mounds is an archaeological site in the Sakuragi neighborhood of Wakaba ward of the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan.
Tsukinoki Shell Mound
Archaeological site
The Tsukinoki Shell Midden is an archaeological site in the Ninomachi neighborhood of Chūō ward of the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Wakaba-ku.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chūō Ward is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and is the seat of the city government, and the location of the prefectural government offices for Chiba Prefecture. Chūō-ku is situated 3½ km west of Chiba Shi.
Wakaba-ku
Suburb
Photo: Kattin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wakaba Ward 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 151,593 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km2.
Chiba Shi
Latitude
35.606° or 35° 36′ 22″ northLongitude
140.165° or 140° 9′ 54″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8R72J548+C2GeoNames ID
2113012
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Chiba Shi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ちばし”
- Japanese: “チバシ”
- Japanese: “千葉”
- Japanese: “千葉市”
- Korean: “지바 시”
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