is a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in northern 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

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. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 73,118 and a population density

Population density

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 of 977 persons per km². The total area was 74.87 km².

Neighboring municipalities

• Chiba, Chiba
  Chiba, Chiba
  is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
  
  
• Sakura, Chiba
  Sakura, Chiba
  is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 172,176 and a population density of 1660 persons per km². The total area was 103.59 km².-Geography:...
  
  
• Tomisato, Chiba
  Tomisato, Chiba
  is 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, Chiba
  Sanmu, Chiba
  is 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...
  
  
• Tōgane, Chiba
  Togane, Chiba
  is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of September 2010, the city had an estimated population of 61,169 and a population density of 685 persons per km²...
  
  
• Shisui, Chiba
  Shisui, Chiba
  is a town located in Inba District, Chiba, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 21,205 and a population density of 1,110 persons per km²...
  
  

History

Yachimata was part of a region of horse ranches under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate

Tokugawa shogunate

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 in the Edo period

Edo period

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. After the Meiji Restoration

Meiji Restoration

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, the hamlet of Yachimata was founded on November 2, 1872 within Inba District

Inba District, Chiba

is a district located in Chiba, Japan.As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 43,480 and a density of 845 persons per km². The total area is 51.48 km².There are two towns within the district.*Sakae*Shisui-District timeline:...

, Chiba Prefecture. Yachimata was officially designated a village on April 1, 1889, and was elevated to town status on January 1, 1919. The village expanded in 1954 through annexation of a portion of neighboring Hyuga Village 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...

 and by merging with the village of Kawakami on November 1, 1954. Yachimata became a city on April 1, 1992.

Economy

Yachimata is a regional commercial center whose economy is primarily agricultural. Yachimata is well known for its peanut

Peanut

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s. The city is also increasing a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo.

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....
  
   - Sōbu Main Line
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Noted people from Yachimata

• Yoshiki Hiraki – professional soccer player

External links

• Yachimata official website in Japanese