Narashino

Narashino (習志野市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 157,472 and the density of 7,502.24 persons per km². The total area is 20.99 km².

Narashino is home to the Yatsu Higata (谷津干潟), a protected wetlands for migratory birds. The spring and summer months see an increase of jelly fish and small crabs to the wetlands.

Also found in Narashino is the Yatsu Bara-en (谷津バラ園), a rose garden which boasts over 6000 individual blossoms in May and October.

Three major train lines, JR Sobu line, JR Keiyo line, and the Keisei line operate stations in Narashino. The travel time to Tokyo from most of these stations is approximately 1 hour.

The local number for telephone is 047. The postal code is 275.

The city was founded on August 1, 1954.

External Links

Homepage - http://www.city.narashino.chiba.jp/ in Japanese Homepage - http://www.city.narashino.chiba.jp/english/index.html in English\n