page_title: Chiba Prefecture
hierarchical_section_title: Chiba Prefecture
caption_attribution_description: Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
context_page_description: Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 and has a geographic area of 5,157 km². Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the south.
  Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, and Ichikawa Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone.
context_section_description: Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) 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 south.
  Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, and Ichikawa Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone.
caption: Bōsō Peninsula
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