Choshi, Chiba
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Chōshi (銚子市; -shi) is a city located on the Pacific Ocean in Chiba, Japan. It is the easternmost city in the Greater Tokyo Area.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 76,628 and the density of 915.62 persons per km². The total area is 83.69 km².
The city was founded on February 11, 1933.
Transportation
Choshi Station is the eastern terminus of the Sobu Main Line to Chiba City and Tokyo. The Choshi Electric Railway connects Choshi Station to Tokawa Station at the city's southeastern edge.
Recent Development
1) Chiba Institute of Science was being built in Choshi in 2002 hoping to bring new lease of life in this dying fishing town.
2) Closure of Jujiya shopping mall (largest in the town) in 2005 probably indicates the decrease in the town population of working adults that normally hold the spending power in shopping mall. With so much to offer in Tokyo, young people will choose to leave the dying town for the upbeat capital city just 2 hours away.
External links
- Choshi official website in Japanese