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Makuhari

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Makuhari (幕張) is a community in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is within Hanamigawa-ku and Mihama-ku.[citation needed]

The seaside area of Makuhari was reclaimed from the sea. The district was constructed in a span of 10 years. Steven Poole, author of Trigger Happy, described it as "Japan's own vision of the future now".[1] Poole added that is a "shrine to techno-optimism" that "looks just like a city out of a video game".[1][undue weight?discuss]

History and Geography

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Historically, the Shimosa Plateau formed sea cliffs along Tokyo Bay In the Edo period villages appeared in the valleys of the small rivers that cut the plateau. From the west, these villages were Yatsu Village, Kuguta Village (at the Kikuta River), Saginuma Village which is now Narashino City, Makuwari Village (at the Hamada River), Kemigawa Village (at the Hanami River), Inage Village, and Kurosuna Village (near present-day Inage just west of Chiba City center). The Makurahi area is bounded by medium-sized alluvial plains, from the Ebi River estuary lowland at the center of Funabashi City in the west to the Miyako River estuary lowland near the center of Chiba City in the east.

Makuhari Village was formed when Maga Village, centered in the valley of the Hamada River, merged with the villages of Takeshi, Amado, Chosaku, and Mimomi upstream. Makuhari Village cultivated rice paddies in the lowlands of the Hamada River valley and field crops on the surrounding plateaus. Sand dunes spread between the mouths of the Hamada River and the Hanami River to the east. This area was once known for producing high-quality carrots, most famously the "Makuhari Carrots" brand. Today, only a few fields remain on the plateau on the west bank of the Hamada River and on the sand dunes on the east bank. The soil on the west bank near Makuhari Hongo Station is reddish brown, typical of the Kanto Loam layer, while the fields on the east bank near Makuhari Station are a whitish sand color, showing the different characteristics of the fields in the two areas.

During the 1960s and 1970s, land was reclaimed along Tokyo Bay including what is now the Makuhari area of Mihama Ward. The area centered on the Hamada River, from the border between Chiba City and Narashino City in the west, to the Hanami River in the east, was originally named the "Makuhari Landfill".

Makuharihongo Station on the Japan Railways Sobu Line is located on a plateau just to the west of the lowland area of the Hamada River valley. Makuhari Station is located on a sand dune to the east. At the top of the sand dunes on the south side of Keisei Makuhari Station is the Kon'yo Shrine.

Attractions

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Transport

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Places

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Hanamigawa Ward

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Mihama Ward

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Education

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References

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  • Poole, Steven Trigger Happy. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., December 13, 2013. ISBN 162872224X, 9781628722246.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Poole, page not stated (PT141 in Google Books). Starts: "Usually to the south, to Makuhari, Japan's own vision of the future now. Makuhari is a coastal district reclaimed[...]"
  2. ^ "幕張6ホテル、昨年度の稼働率過去最高 TDRや外国客". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014. 6ホテルに近いJR海浜幕張駅は、TDR最寄りのJR舞浜駅まで約20分で移動できるため、TDRを訪れるために幕張のホテルを利用する客も多い。
  3. ^ "School History." (Archive) Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.