Ichihara, Chiba

is a Japanese city in Chiba Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Whitney, Willis Norton. (1889).  Concise Dictionary of the Principal Roads, Chief Towns and Villages of Japan, p. 210.

History
Ichihara is in the area of ancient Kazusa province.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kazusa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 502.

2011 earthquake
On Friday, March 11, 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake caused damage in Ichihara. Natural gas storage tanks were set on fire by the earthquake."Japan earthquake causes oil refinery inferno" . Daily Telegraph (UK), 11 March 2011; . AlertNet, "Natural gas storage tanks burn at Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city" , 11 March 2011; retrieved 2012-3-22.

Geography
Ichihara is on the east coast of Toyko bay._____. (2003).  "Ichihara," Encyclopedia Britannica (2006), Vol. 6, p. 235. In other words, it is on the west coast of Bōsō Peninsula.US War Dept. (1945).  Civil affairs handbook, Japan. Prefectural Studies: Volume 5, p. 87.

Related pages
 JEF United Ichihara Chiba

 References 

Other websites

 Ichihara website 

Category:Cities in Chiba Prefecture