is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in 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 September 2010, the city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 61,169 and a population density

Population density

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 of 685 persons per km². The total area was 89.34 km².

Tōgane is home to the Kurenai-kai School of Japanese embroidery, which produces handmade obi and kimono

Kimono

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 in the traditional Japanese style.

Surrounding Municipalities

• Midori-ku, Chiba
  Midori-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 122,686 and a population density of 1,850 persons per km²...
  
  
• Wakaba-ku, Chiba
  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...
  
  
• Sanbu, Chiba
  Sanbu, Chiba
  was a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Sanbu Town was formed on March 1, 1955 through the merger of the villages of Mutsuoka and Hyūga. On March 27, 2006 Sanbu was merged with the towns of Matsuo and Narutō, and the village of Hasunuma, all from Sanbu District to form the...
  
  
• Yachimata, Chiba
  Yachimata, Chiba
  is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 73,118 and a population density of 977 persons per km²...
  
  
• Ōamishirasato, Chiba
  Oamishirasato, Chiba
  is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 50,303 and a population density of 866 persons per km². The total area was 58.06  km²...
  
  
• Kujūkuri, Chiba
  Kujukuri, Chiba
  is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba, Japan. As of September 2010, the town had an estimated population of 17,749 and a population density of 748 persons per km². The total area was 23.72 km²....
  
  

History

Tōgane was founded on April 1, 1889 as part of Sanbe District, Chiba Prefecture. Sanbe District became Sanbu District

Sanbu District, Chiba

is a district located in Chiba, Japan.As of September 2010, the district had an estimated population of 100,954 and a population density of 525 persons per km²...

 on April 1, 1897. The town expanded on April 1, 1953 through annexation of the neighboring villages of Okayama, Masaki, Toyonari, Kohei and a portion of the village of Yamato. It was elevated to city status on April 1, 1954 after further expansion through annexation of parts of the neighoring villages of Hara and Fukuoka.

Economy

Tōgane is known for strawberry picking in February and March. Strawberries are grown in greenhouses. Because there is not much industry remaining in some rural areas of Japan like Tōgane, antique markets are gaining popularity as old farmhouses are torn down.

Railway

• 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....
  
   – Tōgane Line

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Highway

• Chiba-Tōgane Road
  Chiba-Togane Road
  The is a toll road in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Overview:Officially the road is designated as National Route 126. The road is built to an expressway standard and is classified as a road for .The road consists of two distinct sections...
  
  
• Japan National Route 126
• Japan National Route 128
• Route 409 (Japan)
  Route 409 (Japan)
  National Route 409 is a national highway of Japan connecting Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki and Narita, Chiba in Japan, with a total length of 119.3 km ....
  
  

Noted people from Tōgane

• Yuji Nagata
  Yuji Nagata
  is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a solid fan favorite, and his stiff, shoot style wrestling technique....
  
   – professional wrestler
• Katsuhiko Nagata
  Katsuhiko Nagata
  is a Japanese olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist, who won the silver medal in 63-69 kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
   - Olynmpic silver medalist in wrestling
• Urara Takano
  Urara Takano
  is a Japanese voice actress from Togane, Chiba. Takano runs the talent agency Remax, although she was originally affiliated with Ken Production. She is the mother of actress Anna Kirie. Her real name, as well as her former stage name, is , in addition, she and Jennifer Tilly both does Celia...
  
  - Seiyu

External links

• Tōgane official website in Japanese
• Kurenai-Kai in Japanese