is a village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in Chōsei District

Chosei District, Chiba

is a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the district has an estimated population of 63,382 and a density of 279 persons per km². The total area was 226.97 km²...

, Chiba

Chiba Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...

, Japan

Japan

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. As of 2010, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 14,547 and a density

Population density

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 of 514 persons per km². The total area was 28.32 km².

Geography

Chōsei is located on the Pacific coast

Pacific Ocean

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 of central Bōsō Peninsula

Boso Peninsula

thumb|Locationthumb|Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle is a peninsula in Chiba prefecture on Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean....

, encompassing the area of the popular Kujukuri Beach

Kujukuri Beach

is a sandy beach located on the east coast of the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Lying within 60 km of Tokyo and being the second longest beach in Japan, it is a popular swimming and surfing destination for inhabitants of Greater Tokyo....

. The area has a warm maritime climate with hot summers and mild winters. The Ichinomiya River

Ichinomiya River

The is a river in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is in length and has a drainage area of . Under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Ichinomiya is designated as a Class 2 River. The river basin of the Ichinomiya was a social, cultural, and economic center of Kazusa Province in pre-modern Japan...

 empties into the Pacific Ocean at Kujukuri Beach in Chōsei.

Neighboring municipalities

• Mobara, Chiba
  Mobara, Chiba
  is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the city has an estimated population of 92,449 and a population density of 924 persons per km². The total area is 100.01 km².-Geography:...
  
  
• Ichinomiya, Chiba
  Ichinomiya, Chiba
  is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 12,079and a density of 525 persons per km². The total area was 23.02 km².-Geography:...
  
  
• Mutsuzawa, Chiba
  Mutsuzawa, Chiba
  is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 7,419 and a density of 208 persons per km². The total area is 35.59 km².-Geography:...
  
  
• Shirako, Chiba
  Shirako, Chiba
  is a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010 data, the town had an estimated population of 12,222 and a density of 445 persons per km². The total area was 27.46 km².-Geography:...
  
  

History

Chōsei Village was created on November 3, 1953 from the merger of the hamlets of Hitotsumatsu, Yatsumi and Takane. Some minor territorial adjustments were made with neighboring Ichinomiya in 1954 and 1955.

Economy

The primary industry of Chōsei is small-scale horticulture

Horticulture

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, and the growing of fruits.

Education

Within the village, there is a junior high school (Chosei Junior High School) and 3 elementary schools (Yatsumi Elementary School, Takane Elementary School and Hitotsumatsu Elementary School). The village participates in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) and as of 2007, has employed 5 ALTs, 4 American

United States

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 and 1 British

United Kingdom

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.

External links

• Chosei official website in Japanese