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Chiba

Local name: 千葉県

Located in Japan Coordinates: 35°36′18″ N 140°07′24″ E

Chiba
Nanashinodensyaku · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
6,278,060
6.3M
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
51
listed under Chiba
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
NRT Narita International Airport30 km
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport31 km

About Chiba

Chiba is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 6,278,060.

From Wikipedia

Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [c̟͡ɕí.bä̀, c̟͡ɕì.bä́(.kè̞ɴ̀)]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,157 km2 (1,991 sq mi). Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west.

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At a glance

Built
1873
Area
5,158 km²
Official website
pref.chiba.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Chiba

Twin towns and sister cities of Chiba

  • Wisconsin· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Chiba

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Chiba
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°18°22°25°28°30°26°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)51701061201141601181281891769549

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

Airports nearest to Chiba

  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 30 km
  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 31 km
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 69 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Chiba

51 places
  1. 1 Chiba Shi 975K
  2. 2 Funabashi-shi 619.6K
  3. 3 Matsudo Shi 486K
  4. 4 Ichikawa 469.1K
  5. 5 Kashiwa Shi 404.1K
  6. 6 Ichihara Shi 281K
  7. 7 Yachiyo 193.3K
  8. 8 Sakura Shi 177.7K
  9. 9 Narashino Shi 165.2K
  10. 10 Urayasu-shi 162.4K
  11. 11 Noda-shi 156.4K
  12. 12 Nagareyama-shi 156K
  13. 13 Abiko Shi 133.7K
  14. 14 Kisarazu Shi 132.3K
  15. 15 Narita 131.2K
  16. 16 Kamagaya Shi 109.7K
  17. 17 Inzai-shi 93.3K
  18. 18 Mobara Shi 92.5K
  19. 19 Yotsukaidō Shi 91.2K
  20. 20 Kimitsu Shi 88.6K
  21. 21 Katori-shi 82.1K
  22. 22 Yachimata Shi 74.3K
  23. 23 Asahi Shi 68.5K
  24. 24 Chōshi Shi 68.1K
  25. 25 Shiroi-shi 62.5K
  26. 26 Sodegaura-shi 61.9K
  27. 27 Tōgane Shi 60.8K
  28. 28 Sanmu Shi 55.8K
  29. 29 Ōamishirasato-shi 50.1K
  30. 30 Tomisato-shi 50K
  31. 31 Sambu-gun 49.5K
  32. 32 Futtsu Shi 47.6K
  33. 33 Tateyama Shi 44.9K
  34. 34 Minamibōsō Shi 41.7K
  35. 35 Isumi Shi 41K
  36. 36 Sōsa Shi 39.2K
  37. 37 Kamogawa-shi 35.3K
  38. 38 Katsuura-shi 20K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Chiba

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources