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16-560: The Bōsō Peninsula is defined by the Pacific Ocean to its east and south, Tokyo Bay to the west, and the Edo and Tone rivers to the north. The Bōsō Hill Range forms the backbone of the south of the peninsula, and much of the area is hilly. Mount Atago in Minamibōsō and Kamogawa is the highest point on the peninsula with an altitude of 408.2 m (1,339 ft). From south to north

32-705: A diverted branch of the Edo River known as the Kyū Edo River which empties into Tokyo Bay between Urayasu, Chiba and the Minamikasai district of Edogawa, Tokyo . The Edo river has distance markers at every 250 meters that mark the distance from the river mouth that meets with the Tokyo Bay. 35°40′14″N 139°57′02″E  /  35.670687°N 139.950556°E  / 35.670687; 139.950556 (mouth) This Ibaraki Prefecture location article

48-477: A grid-like map of wide streets, large sidewalks, palm trees and parks. The buildings are tall, modern apartments, some having views on Tokyo Bay. Urayasu is one of the most sought after areas in the metropolitan area for young families to live. Urayasu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Urayasu

64-532: Is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1435 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C. Chiba Prefecture Tokyo Metropolis Urayasu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 21 members. Urayasu contributes two members to

80-538: Is a city located in Chiba Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 November 2020 , the city had an estimated population of 170,533 in 81,136 households and a population density of 9,900 inhabitants per square kilometre (26,000/sq mi). The total area of the city is 17.30 square kilometres (6.68 sq mi). Urayasu is best known as the home of Tokyo Disney Resort , which opened in April 1983, and

96-544: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Chiba Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tokyo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Saitama Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Urayasu Urayasu ( 浦安市 , Urayasu-shi )

112-563: Is a river in the Kantō region of Japan . It splits from the Tone River at the northernmost tip of Noda City in the Sekiyado district, crosses through Nagareyama and Matsudo , and empties into Tokyo Bay at Ichikawa , Chiba Prefecture. The Edo forms the borders between Tokyo , Chiba , and Saitama prefectures. The Edo River is 59.5 kilometres (37.0 mi) long. The course of

128-519: The Edogawa ward of Tokyo. There are two parts to Urayasu: the original fishing village on natural levee on both banks of the Sakai River, which is a tributary of the Edo River, and the newer reclaimed land portion which occupies about three-quarters of the city area, created since the 1960s. The new landfill area is called "Shin-Urayasu" (New-Urayasu), and has an "American" inspired layout, with

144-557: The Keiyō Industrial Zone , which ranges from Urayasu on the border of Tokyo in the northwest of the peninsula to Futtsu to the south. The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line , a bridge - tunnel across Tokyo Bay, connects Kisarazu with the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture . The northeast of the peninsula is home to Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park , which spans across both Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures, and much of

160-578: The Bōsō Hill Range gives way to the Shimōsa Plateau , which covers much of the area of northern Chiba Prefecture, and ends in the lower areas around the Tone River . The northern and western parts of the Bōsō Peninsula are highly urbanized. The Shimōsa Plateau and the coastal lowlands and interior river valleys are chiefly used for rice cultivation. The western coast of the peninsula is home to

176-564: The Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Per Japanese census data, the population of Urayasu has increased more than eighteen-fold over the past century, and grew especially rapidly between 1970 and 2010. Urayasu is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. The commuting rate to

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192-648: The Edo River was originally the lower course of the Tone River. The Tone was diverted in 1654 by the Tokugawa shogunate to protect the city of Edo from flooding. The Edo was used to connect the north and east of the Kantō region to the capital at Edo, specifically to transport large amounts of cargo from Chōshi and other cities on the Pacific Ocean coast inland to the capital. Before the industrialization of

208-468: The Tokyo region the river was also used to cultivate lotus roots . Inland transportation ended in the early 20th century due to the development of an extensive rail cargo network in the Kantō region, but the Edo River remains an important source of water for industrial production as well as drainage for the densely populated areas of metropolitan Tokyo. Tokyo Disneyland is located on landfill adjacent to

224-557: The headquarters of The Oriental Land Company . The area around Urayasu was tenryō territory within Shimōsa Province controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period . Urayasu served as an important fishing village for the Edo capitol. Until the industrialization of the city it was a major center of production of nori , an edible seaweed , hamaguri , and asari clams. All three are important elements of

240-558: The remainder of the eastern coast of the peninsula is designated as Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park . The peninsula gets its name and kanji from the former provinces that were located there: Awa (安房), Kazusa (上総) and Shimōsa (下総). The Japan Meteorological Agency refers to the west and east coasts of the peninsula as Uchibō (内房) and Sotobō (外房) respectively. 35°20′19″N 140°08′50″E  /  35.33861°N 140.14722°E  / 35.33861; 140.14722 Edo River The Edo River ( 江戸川 , Edo-gawa )

256-465: The traditional Japanese diet. Urayasu is located in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture, about 20 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Chiba and within 10 to 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. It consists of a low-lying natural levee, a delta and a reclaimed land on the left bank of the mouth of the Edo River . The river runs along the western side of the city and separates it from

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