Noda, Chiba

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This article is about the city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. For the town in Kagoshima Prefecture, please see Noda, Kagoshima. For the neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, see NoDa (neighborhood).

**Noda**
**野田市**
Noda's location in Chiba, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba
Physical characteristics
Area	103.54 km² (39.98 sq mi)
Population (as of January 2008)
Total	153,422
Density	1,480 /km² (3,833 /sq mi)
Location	35°57′N, 139°52′E
Symbols
Tree	Japanese zelkova
Flower	Azalea
Bird	Skylark
Flag
Noda Government Office
Mayor	Takashi Nemoto
Address	〒278-8550 7-1 Tsuruhō, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken
Phone number	04-7125-1111
Official website: Noda City

Noda (野田市, Noda-shi^?) is a city located in Chiba, Japan.

As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 153,422. The total area is 103.54 km².

The city was founded on May 3, 1950.

Kikkoman Corporation's headquarters are in Noda. Amongst Westerners, the city is also famous as the centre of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and the Bujinden, as well as being the production site for 1/3 of all soy sauce produced in Japan.