Chōshi, Chiba

Choshi (Japanese铫 子 市, -shi ) is a city in Chiba Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

The city is located east of Tokyo on the Boso Peninsula on the Pacific Ocean.

The river Tone is flowing through the city from northwest to northeast.

History

The city of Choshi was taken on February 11, 1933 from the merger of the municipalities Choshi (铫 子 町, machi ), Motochōshi (本 铫 子 町, machi ) and Nishichōshi (西 铫 子 町, machi ), and the village Toyoura (豊 浦村, -mura ) in the district Kaijo.

Attractions

• Inubozaki Lighthouse (犬吠 埼 灯台, Inubozaki Tōdai )

Economy

• Yamasa

The city is famous for soy sauce ( shoyu ).

Traffic

• Street: National roads 124, 126, 356

• JR sobu Main Line to Tokyo
• JR Narita Line
• Line of Choshi Electric Railway ( only operates within the city )

Twinning

• United States Coos Bay ( USA), since February 10, 1983
• Philippines Legazpi City (Philippines ), since June 27, 1985

Sons and daughters of the town

• Hideyuki Kikuchi ( b. 1949 ), writer
• Naruyoshi Kikuchi ( b. 1963 ), musician
• Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908), writer
• Eiji Okada (1920-1995), actor

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Chiba Prefecture Asahi
• Tonoshō

• Kamisu