Inage-ku


Inage 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 156,860 and a population density of 7,380 persons per km2. The total area was.

Geography

Inage Ward is located in an inland area of northwest Chiba City. The ward is a flat, highly urbanized area of mixed industry and housing.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Wakaba Ward
  • Chuo-ku Ward
  • Mihama Ward
  • Hanamigawa Ward
  • Yotsukaidō, Chiba

    History

The area of present-day Inage Ward was settled since ancient times. The Inage Sengen Shrine dates to the 9th century. In modern times. Inage was composed of the villages of Tsuga, Kemigawa, Kotegawa and a portion of the town of Chiba in 1889. Kemigawa became a town in 1891. Chiba became a city in 1921. Chiba annexed Tsuga Village and Kemigawa Town in 1937, and Kotegawa in 1954. Inage historically faced Tokyo Bay, and given its proximity to Tokyo, was a popular tourist destination for swimming and clamming. Numerous beach huts were constructed along the Tokyo Bay coast. The ward became landlocked by 1961 after the extensive land reclamation projects were completed along the coast of Tokyo Bay in Chiba Prefecture. As part of the development of Chiba City, numerous planned residential districts were built in Inage after World War II due to the development of the JR East Sōbu and Keisei Chiba lines. The construction of planned housing complexes continues in the ward. With the promotion of Chiba to a designated city, the city gained additional autonomy from the Chiba Prefecture and the central government. Accordingly, on April 1, 1992 Inage Ward was established as an administrative unit.

Economy

Inage Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Chiba and Tokyo. In the northern part of the ward is Nairiku Industrial Park.

Transportation

Rail

The following public buses are available in the Inage-ku
  • Keisei Bus
  • Chiba Nairiku Bus
  • Chiba City Bus
  • Chiba Kaihin Kotsu
  • Asuka Kotsu
  • Heiwa Kotsu

    Education

Inage-ku is home to the main campus of Chiba University. Additionally, Keiai University and Chiba Keizai University are also located in the ward.
Municipal elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Chiba City Board of Education.
Municipal junior high schools:
  • Chigusadai
  • Inage
  • Konakadai
  • Kusano
  • Midorimachi
  • Todorokicho
  • Tsuga
Municipal elementary schools:
  • Ayamedai
  • Chigusadai
  • Chigusadai Higashi
  • Inagaoka
  • Inage
  • Kashiwadai
  • Konakadai
  • Konakadai Minami
  • Kusano
  • Midorimachi
  • Miyanogi
  • Sanno
  • Sonno
  • Todorokicho
  • Tsuga
  • Yayoi

    Festival

The festival of the Inage Sengen Shrine is held annually on July 15. Its kagura, a type of Shinto theatrical dance, is designated a Chiba Prefectural Intangible Treasure.

Noted people from Inage Ward