Funabashi, Chiba

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Funabashi City
船橋市

Funabashi City's location in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kanto
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	85.64 km²
Population (as of 2004)
Total	567,661
Density	6,628.46/km²
Location	35°41′N 139°59′E
Symbols
Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Funabashi City City Hall
Mayor	Koshichi Fujishiro
Address	〒273-8501 Funabashi-shi, 2-10-25 Minatocho
Phone number	047-436-2111
Official website: Funabashi City

Coordinates: 35°41′N 139°59′E

Funabashi (船橋市, Funabashi-shi^?) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937.

Contents 1 Transportation 2 Notable structures 3 Notable Places　 4 External links

[edit] Transportation

• Route 14, to Tokyo or Chiba
• Route 296, to Yokaichiba via Sakura
• Route 357, to Tokyo or Chiba
• Tokyo Subway Tozai line, to Tokyo at Nishi funabashi Station.
• Keiyo Road, to Tokyo or Chiba (toll)
• Sobu Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Choshi
• JR East Musashino Line (rail), to Fuchu
• Keiyo Line (rail), to Tokyo or Chiba
• Keisei Electric Railway Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Narita
• Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Shin-Keisei Line (rail), to Matsudo
• Hokusō Railway Hokusō Line (rail), to Inba
• Tobu Railway Noda Line (rail), to Saitama
• Tōyō Rapid Railway Tōyō Rapid Line (rail), to Yachiyo

[edit] Notable structures

• Funabashi Auto Racing
• Funabashi Racecourse
• Nakayama Racecourse
• LaLaPort shopping mall, the largest in Japan
• SSAWS indoor ski slope (closed and demolished in 2003)
• Japan's first large-format IKEA store, built on the site of SSAWS

[edit] Notable Places　

• Funabashi Daijingū
• Ninomiya Jinja
• Narashinohara
• Kūtei-kan
• Meiji Tennō Chūhitsu no Tokoro no Hi
• Gyōda Musen

• Cultural Assets

[edit] External links

• (English) Funabashi official website

Chiba Prefecture
Cities
Abiko | Asahi | Chiba (capital) | Choshi | Funabashi | Futtsu | Ichihara | Ichikawa | Inzai | Isumi | Kamagaya | Kamogawa | Kashiwa | Katori | Katsuura | Kimitsu | Kisarazu | Matsudo | Minamiboso | Mobara | Nagareyama | Narashino | Narita | Noda | Sakura | Sanmu | Shiroi | Sodegaura | Sosa | Tateyama | Tomisato | Togane | Urayasu | Yachimata | Yachiyo | Yotsukaido
Districts
Awa | Chosei | Inba | Isumi | Katori | Sanbu
See also: Towns and villages by district edit