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25-592: The Ebi River ( 海老川 , Ebigawa ) is a river in Funabashi , Chiba Prefecture , Japan . It is 2.67 kilometers (1.66 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 260 square kilometers (100 sq mi). Under the Japan Rivers Act of 1906 the river is designated as a Class 2 River. The Ebi originates near Takanechō district of Funabashi and flows directly south into Tokyo Bay . The river has numerous small tributaries and serves as an important part of

50-477: A 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) stretch. The river provides some of the best white water rafting and kayaking in Japan. The snow melt swells the river to grade 4 in spring; in the summer it is a gentle grade 2. The Momijikyo section has 7 grade 3-4 rapids for 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) and is 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) long in total. The Tone River is home to Japan's longest car free cycling path. At over 220km long

75-636: A gift of shrimp. The river was larger in the Edo period . Riverboats on the Ebi carried goods to and from the Edo capitol. The period of small-scale inland shipping on the Ebi River ended with the urbanization of Funabashi after World War II . The disappearance of forests , paddies , and other agricultural fields along the river, as well as the rapid increase of drainage water from housing developments caused significant water pollution and flooding . As

100-568: A result of continuous flooding, the city of Funabashi announced a plan to improve conditions on the Ebi River in 2011. Despite pollution problems, the Ebi is home to several fish species, including: The Ebi River is home to thirteen small decorative bridges constructed by the city of Funabashi. The Ebi River has an extensive jogging trail, which was used by the Yuko Arimori, medalist in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , Spain and

125-712: A result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster radioactive cesium concentrations of 110 becquerels per kilogram were found in silver crucian carp fish caught in the Tone River in April 2012. The river is 180 kilometres (110 mi) from the Fukushima Daiichi Plant. Six fishery cooperatives and 10 towns along the river were asked to stop all shipments of fish caught in the Tone. The Tone River

150-514: Is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,466.1 mm (57.72 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C (40.6 °F). Per Japanese census data, the population of Funabashi has increased rapidly over the past century. The name "Funabashi"

175-622: Is a river in the Kantō region of Japan . It is 322 kilometers (200 mi) in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano ) and has a drainage area of 16,840 square kilometers (6,500 sq mi) (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō ( 坂東太郎 ); Bandō is an obsolete alias of the Kantō Region , and Tarō is a popular given name for an oldest son. It is regarded as one of

200-622: Is crossed by the Tone River , and the small Ebi River is located entirely within city limits. Funabashi formerly had wide, shallow beaches, but much of the coast has been industrialized and transformed by reclaimed land . The city extends for 13.86 kilometers east–west and 14.95 kilometers north–south. Chiba Prefecture Funabashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Funabashi

225-577: Is hard to trace its ancient route, but it originally flowed into Tokyo Bay along the route of the present-day Edo River , and tributaries like the Watarase and Kinu had independent river systems. For the sake of water transportation and flood control, extensive construction began in the 17th century during the Tokugawa shogunate , when the Kantō region became the political center of Japan. The course of

250-611: Is located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture approximately 20 kilometers in either direction from the prefectural capital at Chiba and downtown Tokyo. The central area forms a flat diluvial upland of the Shimōsa Plateau . The city sits at an elevation of 20 to 30 meters above sea level, and is relatively flat. The highest point is 32.3 meters in Narashino 3-chome, and the lowest point is 0.2 meters in Minatomachi 1-chome. Funabashi

275-714: Is mentioned in the Kamakura period chronicle Azuma Kagami . However, the name itself is even more ancient, dating from before the Nara period and the Yamatotakeru mythology. Archaeologists have found stone tools from the Japanese Paleolithic period and shell middens from the Jōmon period in the area, indicating continuous inhabitation for thousands of years. A number of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in

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300-742: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia , United States . Her footprints are at a small monument along the jogging trail. The Ebi River is a 20 minute walk from the Funabashi Station via the JR East Sōbu Main Line and the Tōbu Railway Noda Line . Funabashi, Chiba Funabashi ( 船橋市 , Funabashi-shi ) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 December 2020 ,

325-576: The Pacific Ocean at Cape Inubō , Choshi in Chiba Prefecture . Major tributaries of the Tone River include the Agatsuma , Watarase , Kinu , Omoi , and the Kokai River   [ Wikidata ] . The Edo River branches away from the river and flows into Tokyo Bay . The Tone River was once known for its uncontrollable nature, and its route changed whenever floods occurred. It

350-743: The "Three Greatest Rivers" of Japan, the others being the Yoshino in Shikoku and the Chikugo in Kyūshū . The source of the Tone River is at Mount Ōminakami   [ Wikidata ] ( 大水上山 ) (1,831 meters (6,007 ft)) in the Echigo Mountains , which straddle the border between Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park . The Tone gathers tributaries and pours into

375-1201: The Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Chiba 4th district and the Chiba 14th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Funabashi is a regional commercial center and, due to its numerous train connections, a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. Approximately 34.5% of the working population commutes to Tokyo, per the 2015 census. [REDACTED] JR East – Musashino Line [REDACTED] JR East – Keiyō Line [REDACTED] JR East – Chūō-Sōbu Line [REDACTED] Keisei Electric Railway - Keisei Main Line [REDACTED] Shin-Keisei Electric Railway - Shin-Keisei Line [REDACTED] Hokusō Railway - Hokusō Line [REDACTED] Tobu Railway – Tobu Noda Line [REDACTED] Tōyō Rapid Railway - Tōyō Rapid Line [REDACTED] Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line Tone River The Tone River ( 利根川 , Tone-gawa )

400-473: The annexation of neighboring Ninomiya Town in 1953, the population exceeded 100,000. The population exceeded 300,000 in 1969 and 500,000 in 1982. Funabashi was designated a core city on April 1, 2005, with increased local autonomy from the central government. The population exceeded 600,000 in 2006. Funabashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 50 members. Funabashi contributes seven members to

425-663: The area claim to have been founded in the Nara period or Heian period . During the Muromachi periods , the area was controlled by the Chiba clan . During the Sengoku period , the Chiba clan fought the Satomi clan to the south, and the Late Hōjō clan to the west. After the defeat of the Chiba clan, the area came within the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu . Under the Tokugawa shogunate ,

450-658: The area prospered as a post town on the river crossing of the Tone River , and was largely retained as tenryō under the direct control of the Shogunate and administered through a number of hatamoto . The area was also a favored hunting grounds for the Shōgun. During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration , Funabashi was the location of a minor skirmish between Tokugawa loyalists under Enomoto Takeaki and

475-538: The city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of 7,500 inhabitants per square kilometre (19,000/sq mi). The total area of the city is 85.62 square kilometres (33.06 sq mi). It is the Greater Tokyo Area 's 7th most populated city (after passing Kawaguchi , Hachioji and Chiba ), and second largest in Chiba Prefecture. Funabashi

500-552: The drainage network of Funabashi. The Otakisan Konzō-ji temple of the Shingon Buzan sect is near the origin of the Ebi River. The Ebi River is known as a place to view cherry blossoms in spring. The Ebi River was called the Ōigawa River (太白川) earlier in history. It current name, "ebi", is the Japanese word for " shrimp ". By legend the river was renamed when residents of the area presented Minamoto no Yoritomo with

525-533: The presence of numerous military facilities in the area. On April 1, 1937, Funabashi was elevated to city status through merger with neighboring Katsushika Town and Yasakae, Hoden and Tsukada Villages. The new city was host to numerous military installations in World War II, and was bombed in the air raids on Japan in 1945. The city developed rapidly in the postwar period, with the development of industries, public housing developments and port facilities. With

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550-428: The pro-Imperial forces of Okayama Domain and Satsuma Domain , during which most of the town burned down. After the abolition of the han system , the area eventually became part of Chiba Prefecture. Funabashi Town was one of several towns and villages created on April 1, 1889, under Inba District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The area developed rapidly due to its proximity to Tokyo and

575-618: The river has several dams that supply water for more than 30 million inhabitants of metropolitan Tokyo and large-scale industrial areas such as the Keiyō Industrial Zone . The Minakami onsen area in Gunma Prefecture is near the source for the Tone River and during the spring snow melt period, April–June, the river provides consistent grade 4 rapids (on the International Scale of River Difficulty ) over

600-537: The river was significantly changed, and the present route of the river was determined during the Meiji period , with the assistance of Dutch civil engineer Anthonie Rouwenhorst Mulder . Its vast watershed is thus largely artificial. Two ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy were named after the river, one of World War I vintage and another from World War II , the lead ship of its class . As

625-629: Was an indispensable inland water link between the capitol at Edo , and later Tokyo, to the Pacific Ocean. It carried not only local products like soy sauce from Choshi , but also products from the Tōhoku region , in order to save time and to avoid risk in the open sea. With the advent of the railway in the 19th century major shipping on the Tone quickly declined, and inland ports such as Noda , Sekiyado , now part of Noda, Nagareyama , and Sawara , now part of Katori diminished in importance. Today

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