Chōnan

Chōnan
Chōnan; 長南町
	Town
	Kasamori-ji in Chonan
	Flag Seal
	Location of Chōnan in Chiba Prefecture
	Chōnan
	Coordinates: 35°23′N 140°14′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
District	Chōsei
Area
• Total	65.38 km2 (25.24 sq mi)
Population (April 2012)
• Total	8,774
• Density	134/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese cypress
• Flower	Cherry blossom, safflower
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number	0475-46-2111
Address	2110 Chōnan, Chōnan-machi, Chōsei-gun, Chiba-ken; 297-0121
Website	http://www.town.chonan.chiba.jp/

Chōnan (長南町, Chōnan-machi) is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 2012, the town had a population of 8,774, and a population density of 134 persons per km². The total area is 65.38 square kilometres (25.24 sq mi).

Geography

Located in the mountainous terrains that divides the Bōsō Peninsula, Chōnan has relatively little flat land. Like other municipalities in the region, the town maintains agricultural reservoirs. Several golf courses dot the landscape.

Neighboring municipalities

Ichihara
Mobara
Nagara
Mutsuzawa
Ōtaki

History

Chōnan is rich in archeological sites from the Jōmon period, Yayoi period, and Kofun period periods. Under the ritsuryō reforms of the Nara period the area of present-day Chōnan became part of Kazusa Province. Two Tendai Buddhist temples were established in this period, Kasamori-ji and Chōfuku-ji. At the end of the Heian period the area came under the control of the military leader Taira no Tadatsune, and his descendants continued their control of the area in the Kamakura period. In the 1456 the Takeda clan built Chōnan Castle as an extension of the larger Mariyatsu Castle. After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate Chōnan became a major distribution center of goods, most notably salt, passing through the Bōsō Peninsula.[1] The modern town of Chōnan was created on February 11, 1955 from the merger of the former town of Chōnan with neighboring villages of Nishimura, Higashimura and Toyosaka.

Economy

The principal agricultural output of Chōnan is rice, and shiitake mushrooms and lotus root are cultivated in the town. There are also some small-scale dairy farms.[2]

Transportation

Railway

Chōnan is not serviced by train.

Highway

Visitor attractions

Kasamori-ji
Kasamori Temple Forest Nature Area
Hōon-ji
Shōen-ji
Shōtoku-ji
Chōfukuju-ji

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External links

Official Website (in Japanese)

References

"Chōnan-machi". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 “Compendium of Japanese Historical Place Names”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
"Chōnan-machi". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 “Compendium of Japanese Historical Place Names”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-01.

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[1] "Chōnan-machi". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 “Compendium of Japanese Historical Place Names”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-01.

[2] "Chōnan-machi". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 “Compendium of Japanese Historical Place Names”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-01.