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Yōkaichiba, Chiba

Coordinates: 35°42′00″N 140°33′37.52″E / 35.70000°N 140.5604222°E / 35.70000; 140.5604222
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Yōkaichiba
八日市場市
Former municipality
Yōkaichiba Post Office
Yōkaichiba Post Office
Location of Yōkaichiba in Chiba Prefecture
Location of Yōkaichiba in Chiba Prefecture
Yōkaichiba is located in Japan
Yōkaichiba
Yōkaichiba
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°42′00″N 140°33′37.52″E / 35.70000°N 140.5604222°E / 35.70000; 140.5604222
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureChiba Prefecture
MergedJanuary 23, 2006
(now part of Sōsa)
Area
 • Total80.75 km2 (31.18 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2005)
 • Total32,227
 • Density399/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush-warbler
FlowerCamellia
TreePodocarpus macrophyllus

Yōkaichiba (八日市場市, Yōkaichiba-shi) was a city located in northeastern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Fukuoka Town was established on April 1, 1889, within Sōsa District, Chiba. It changed its name to Yōkaichiba on December 8, 1915. On March 31, 1954, the town expanded greatly through the annexation of the neighboring villages of Heiwa, Chinkai, Sōsa, Toyosaka, Suga, Kyōkō, Yoshida, Iidaka, and Toyowa, all within Sōsa District. Yōkaichiba was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954.[2]

On January 23, 2006, Yōkaichiba was merged with the town of Nosaka (from Sōsa District) to create the city of Sōsa.

Yōkaichiba Tōshō-gū is a local Shinto shrine.

References

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  1. ^ 日本の歴代市長: 市制施行百年の步み. 第1卷 (in Japanese). 1983. pp. 894–896.
  2. ^ 第2版, 百科事典マイペディア,世界大百科事典. "八日市場[市](ようかいちば)とは? 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)