Funabashi
City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Funabashi is a core city of Japan[1]. Funabashi draws 3,792 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #30 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chiba Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tokyo Bay[5], Ebi River[6], Kanzaki River[7], おはんが池[8]
- Head of government: Tōru Matsudo[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Instance of: city of Japan[11], big city[12]
- Shares border with: Ichikawa[13], Narashino[14], Kamagaya[15], Shiroi[16], Yachiyo[17]
- Anthem: Funabashi Shika[18]
- Named after: Funabashi[19], pontoon bridge[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Xi'an[21], Odense[22], Hayward[23]
- Legislative body: 船橋市議会[24]
- Location: Tokatsu area[25], Greater Tokyo Area[26], Narashino[27], Funabashi metropolitan area[28]
- Postal code: 273-8501[29]
- Commons category: Funabashi, Chiba[30]
- Local dialing code: 47[31]
- Inception: April 1, 1937[32]
- Coordinate location: 35.69455555555555, 139.98255555555556[33]
- Located in/on physical feature: Shimōsa Plateau[34], Kantō Plain[35]
- Mascot: Funassyi[36]
- Official website: https://www.city.funabashi.lg.jp/[37], https://www.funabashi-multilingual.info/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Funabashi[39]
- Population: 610,572[40], 641,499[41], 622,890[42], 609,040[43]
- Time of earliest written record: 1186[44]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Funabashi[45]
- Replaces: Funabashi[46], Katsushika[47], Yasakae[48], Hōden[49], Tsukada[50], Ninomiya[51], Toyotomi[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Funabashi include Funabashi Station[53], a railway station[54], in Japan[55], founded in 1894[56].
Why It Matters
Funabashi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Funabashi is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Funabashi include Funabashi Station[53], a railway station[54], in Japan[55], founded in 1894[56].