Futtsu, Chiba
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Cities of Japan
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located in Chiba Prefecture
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 September 2010, the city had an estimated population
Population
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of 47,705 and the population density
Population density
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of 232 persons per km². The total area was 205.35 km².
Geography
Futtsu is located on the southwest coast of Boso PeninsulaBoso 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....
, south-southwest of the city of Chiba
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
facing the Uraga Channel
Uraga Channel
The is a waterway connecting Tokyo Bay to the Sagami Gulf. It is an important channel for ships headed from Tokyo, Yokohama, and Chiba to the Pacific Ocean and beyond.-Geography:...
and almost due south of the capital city of Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
at the southern end of Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay
is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...
.
History
The area of modern Futtsu has been inhabited since the Japanese PaleolithicJapanese Paleolithic
The began around 50,000 to 30,000 BC, when the earliest stone tool implements have been found, and continued to around 14,000 BC, at the end of the last ice age, which corresponds to the beginning of the Mesolithic Jōmon period...
period, and numerous remains from the Jomon
Jomon period
The is the time in Japanese prehistory from about 14,000 BC to 300 BC.The term jōmon means "cord-patterned" in Japanese. This refers to the pottery style characteristic of the Jōmon culture, and which has markings made using sticks with cords wrapped around them...
, Yayoi
Yayoi period
The is an Iron Age era in the history of Japan traditionally dated 300 BC to 300 AD. It is named after the neighbourhood of Tokyo where archaeologists first uncovered artifacts and features from that era. Distinguishing characteristics of the Yayoi period include the appearance of new...
and Kofun period
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. It follows the Yayoi period. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period...
have been found within the city limits. The area also is prominent in the Yamatotakeru mythology. Under the Ritsuryō
Ritsuryo
is the historical law system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism in Japan. The political system in accord to Ritsuryō is called "Ritsuryō-sei"...
system of the Nara period
Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784...
, the area became part of Amaha County and Sue County of Kazusa Province
Kazusa Province
was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on in the middle of the Bōsō Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or .Kazusa is classified as one of the...
. Large scale shoen
Shoen
A was a field or manor in Japan. The Japanese term comes from the Tang dynasty Chinese term zhuangyuan.Shōen, from about the 8th to the late 15th century, describes any of the private, tax-free, often autonomous estates or manors whose rise undermined the political and economic power of the...
in the Heian period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
gave was to feudal samurai estates in the Kamakura period
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
, with large portions controlled by the temple of Shomyo-ji in Mutsuura
Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 209,565 and a density of 6,760 persons per km². The total area was 31.01 km². The ward symbol, established 1987, expresses the image of sea, waves, and a sea...
. The area was contested between the Takeda clan and Satomi clan
Satomi clan
The Satomi clan was a clan of samurai which claimed descent from Nitta Yoshishige , whose son Yoshitoshi took 'Satomi' as his surname. The Satomi moved from Kōzuke province to Awa province in the mid-15th century, and remained there into the Edo Period. During the Sengoku period, the Satomi were...
during the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
. During the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
under the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
, most of the area was under the control of Sanuki Domain
Sanuki Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sanuki Castle in what is now the city of Futtsu, Chiba.-History:...
. After the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
, the area came under Kimitsu District
Kimitsu District, Chiba
was an administrative district in Chiba Prefecture Japan. The district was dissolved April 1, 1991 when the town of Sodegaura gained city status.-Location:Kimitsy District covered the area of the present day cities of Kisarazu, Futtsu, Kimitsu, and Sodegaura....
Futtsu Town was founded on December 1, 1897. It expanded through merger with neighboring Aoyagi Town on March 31, 1955, and again through merger with Amaha Town and Osawa Town on April 25, 1971. Futtsu attained city status on September 1, 1971.
According to Victory at Sea
Victory at Sea
Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally broadcast by NBC in the USA in 1952–1953. It was condensed into a film in 1954. The music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, was re-recorded and sold as record albums...
(H. Saloman and R. Hanser, Doubleday, 1959), Futtsu was on August 30, 1945 the site of the initial Allied
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
landing on the Japanese mainland following the declared surrender. This was a test whether the Japanese would obey the Emperor's surrender order. There was no resistance.
Economy
Futtsu has a mixed economyMixed economy
Mixed economy is an economic system in which both the state and private sector direct the economy, reflecting characteristics of both market economies and planned economies. Most mixed economies can be described as market economies with strong regulatory oversight, in addition to having a variety...
based on commercial fishing
Commercial fishing
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, agriculture, tourism, and electrical power generation.
Railway
- Jr EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
– Uchibō Line
} - Ōnuki
Ōnuki Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 46.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.-History:Ōnuki Station was opened on January 15, 1915...
- Sanukimachi
Sanukimachi Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 50.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.-History:Sanukimachi Station was opened on January 15, 1915...
- Kazusa-Minato
Kazusa-Minato Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 55.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.-History:Kazusa-Minato Station was opened on January 15, 1915...
- Takeoka
Takeoka Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 60.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.-History:...
- Hamakanaya
Hamakanaya Station
is a railway station operated by JR East's Uchibō Line located in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 64.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.-History:Hamakanaya Station was opened on October 11, 1916...
Highway
Futtsu has two interchanges (Futtsu-Chūō and Futtsu-Geoka) with the Tateyama ExpresswayTateyama Expressway
The is a national expressway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Tateyama refers to the city of the same name on the Bōsō Peninsula, a major city in the region...
and is the southernmost terminus, it has a link with a lesser expressway with one of the two interchanges called Futtsu-Kanaya. Futtsu is also connected by:
- Japan National Route 16 (connecting Tokyo and Chiba)
- Route 127 (Japan)Route 127 (Japan)National Route 127 is a national highway of Japan connecting Tateyama, Chiba and Kisarazu, Chiba in Japan, with a total length of 54.5 km ....
- Route 465 (Japan)Route 465 (Japan)National Route 465 is a national highway of Japan connecting Mobara, Chiba and Futtsu, Chiba in Japan, with a total length of 112.3 km ....
- Prefectural Road 88 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 90 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 93 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 157 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 158 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 159 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 163 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 182 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 236 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 255 (Chiba)
- Prefectural Road 256 (Chiba)
Noted people from Futtsu
- Yasukazu HamadaYasukazu Hamadais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Futtsu, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed...
- politician - Kei YasudaKei Yasudais a Japanese singer, musician and actress under the Up Front Agency's Hello! Project. She was a member and co-leader of the pop group Morning Musume. Yasuda, along with Mari Yaguchi and Sayaka Ichii, were the second generation of singers to be recruited into Morning Musume...
- musician, actress - Yukana - seiyu
- Masaaki HiranoMasaaki Hiranowas a Japanese food historian from the city of Futtsu, Chiba. He was a courtesy member of the Cultural Academic Society. He wrote under the pen name Masaaki....
- food historian