is one of the six wards

Wards of Japan

A is a subdivision of one of the cities of Japan that is large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance...

 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....

 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 2011, the ward had an estimated population

Population

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 of 157,967 and a population density

Population density

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 of 7,430 persons per km². The total area was 21.25 km².

Geography

Inage Ward is located in and inland area of northern Chiba city, and is a flat, highly urbanized area of mixed industry and housing.

Surrounding municipalities

• Wakaba Ward
  Wakaba-ku, Chiba
  is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 151,672 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km²...
  
  
• Chuo-ku Ward
  Chuo-ku, Chiba
  is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and is the seat of the city government, and the location of the prefectural government offices for Chiba Prefecture. It is also the commercial center of Chiba. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 199,650 and a...
  
  
• Mihama Ward
  Mihama-ku, Chiba
  is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 150,382 and a population density of 7,110 persons per km². The total area was 21.16 km².-Geography:...
  
  
• Hanamigawa Ward
  Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba
  is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the ward has an estimated population of 180,408 and a population density of 5,269 persons per km². The total area is 34.24 km².-Railroads:*JR East – Sōbu Line** - -...
  
  
• Yotsukaidō, Chiba
  Yotsukaido, Chiba
  is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 86,911 and a population density of 2500 persons per km²...
  
  

History

The area of present-day Inage Ward was formerly the villages of Tsuga, Kemigawa, Kotegawa and a portion of the town of Chiba in 1889. Kemigawa became a town in 1891, and Chiba became a city in 1921. Chiba annexed Tsuga Village and Kemigawa Town in 1937, and Kotegawa in 1954. With the promotion of Chiba to a designated city with additional autonomy from Chiba prefecture and the central government on April 1, 1992, Inage Ward was created 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 .

Railroads

• JR East
  East Japan Railway Company
  is 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....
  
   – Sōbu Line
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• JR East
  Keisei Electric Railway
  The is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railways main line connects. The combination uses different readings than the ones used in the city names. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and...
  
   – Chiba Line
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• Chiba Urban Monorail – Line 2

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Highways

• Higashi-Kantō Expressway
  Higashi-Kanto Expressway
  The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Overview:Officially the expressway is referred to as the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Mito Route....
  
  
• Keiyō Road
  Keiyo Road
  The is a toll road in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Keiyō is a kanji acronym of two characters, each representing the two major urban areas connected by the route...
  
  
• Japan National Route 14
  Japan National Route 14
  National Route 14 is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 44.1 km *Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo...
  
  
• Japan National Route 16
• Japan National Route 126

Noted people from Inage Ward

• Ryo Kawashima
  Ryo Kawashima
  is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Central League.-External links:...
  
  , professional baseball player
• Satoru Yamagishi
  Satoru Yamagishi
  is a Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder and currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima on loan from Kawasaki Frontale.-Career:...
  
   – professional soccer player
• Koki Yonekura – professional soccer player
• Yasushi Kanda
  Yasushi Kanda
  Hiroyuki Kanda, better known as Yasushi Kanda, born on August 29, 1978 in Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese wrestler currently performing for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion in Japan. He is considered one of Toryumon's greatest heel characters, and was a founding member of the M2K stable...
  
  – professional wrestler