Yotsukaidō (四街道市, Yotsukaidō-shi?) 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. The total area was 34.70 km².
[edit] Geography
Yotsukaidō is located in northern Chiba Prefecture.
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[edit] History
Yotsukaidō was inhabited by the Mononobe clan in ancient Japan, from whose name the Monoi region of the city is derived. In the Heian and Kamakura period, it was under the control of shōen ruled by the Chiba clan for over 600 years. During the Edo period, portions were ruled by the Sakura Domain, and portions were tenryō under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate . After the Meiji Restoration, the villages of Chiyoda and Asahi were founded on April 1, 1889 within Inba District, Chiba Prefecture. However, much of the area of these villages was already under the control of the Imperial Japanese Army, who had established a field artillery training school in 1886. The artillery school remained an active military installation until 1945. Chiyoda was elevated to town status on December 23, 1940, and merged with Asahi Village on Marych 10, 1955 to form Yotsukaidō town. Yotsukaidō became a city on April 1, 1981. Proposals to merge the city into neighboring Chiba were rejected by public referendum in 2003 and 2004.
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Yotsukaidō is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. The largest industry within the city borders is a large food processing facility operated by Yakult.
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– Livermore, California, United States, from April 19, 1977
