Shibayama, Chiba
Encyclopedia
is a town
located in Sanbu District
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
, southeast of the city of Narita
. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population
of 7,989 and a population density
of 184 persons per km². The total area was 43.75 km².
is located on the border between Shibayama and Narita. Most airport service facilities are located on the Narita side: however, Shibayama has developed a local industrial base due to the airport's presence, and hosts three major industrial areas. The remainder of the town is very agricultural, and much of it is covered with rice fields and farmland. As it lies directly beneath one of the main approach paths to the airport, noise pollution
and eminent domain
issues have caused it to be a center of anti-airport activism.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
located in 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...
, 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
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, southeast of the city of Narita
Narita, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area....
. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 7,989 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 184 persons per km². The total area was 43.75 km².
Geography
Shibayama in located in north-central Chiba Prefecture. Narita International AirportNarita International Airport
is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama....
is located on the border between Shibayama and Narita. Most airport service facilities are located on the Narita side: however, Shibayama has developed a local industrial base due to the airport's presence, and hosts three major industrial areas. The remainder of the town is very agricultural, and much of it is covered with rice fields and farmland. As it lies directly beneath one of the main approach paths to the airport, noise pollution
Noise pollution
Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life...
and eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
issues have caused it to be a center of anti-airport activism.
Surrounding Municipalities
- Narita, ChibaNarita, Chibais a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area....
- Tomisato, ChibaTomisato, Chibais a city located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 50,886 and a population density of 944 persons per km²...
- Sanmu, ChibaSanmu, Chibais a city located in northeast Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the city had an estimated population of 56,074 and a population density of 383 persons per km²...
- Yokoshibahikari, ChibaYokoshibahikari, Chibais a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the town had an estimated population of 24,913 and a population density of 372 persons per km². The total area was 66.91 km².-Geography:...
- Tako, ChibaTako, Chibais a town located in Katori District, Chiba, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 15,902 and a population density of 219 persons per km². The total area was 72.68 km².-Geography:...
History
Shibayama Town was established on July 1, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Chiyoda and Nikawa.Education
There are three elementary schools (Shibayama Elementary School, Higashi Elementary School, Hishida Elementary School) and one middle school (Shibayama Middle School).Local attractions
- The HaniwaHaniwaThe are terracotta clay figures which were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period of the history of Japan....
is a cultural symbol for Shibayama. The main north-south road, Route 62, is also known as "Haniwa Avenue". It is lined with modern remakes of Haniwa statues. The Haniwa come from the many burial moundsKofunKofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and early 7th century. They gave their name to the Kofun period . Many of the Kofun have a distinctive keyhole-shaped mound , unique to ancient Japan...
that have been found in Shibayama. The Haniwa Festival is held each year on the second Sunday of November. Created in 1982, it is a day long festival with the center being a procession of mostly local elementary and middle school children dressed as Kodaijin (古代人-Ancient People).
- Shibayama Niōson Temple - A Buddhist templeBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
built originally in 781, containing a 3-tiered pagodaPagodaA pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist,...
which is a Chiba Prefectural Important Cultural Property, along with a museum with displays of haniwa, as well as Buddhist art.
External links
- Shibayama official web site in Japanese
- Niouson official web site in Japanese