Ichikawa, Chiba

Ichikawa is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. It is just to the east of Tokyo. There are a lot of schools and universities there. Ichikawa station is between Koiwa and Motoyawata Stations on the Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Local attractions
 Satomi-kōen is a historic park in the city. It is near Konodai station. There are lots of flowers in this park. Many tourists visit here every year. Akedo kofun is an historic tomb in the park.

Education
Universities
Chiba University of Commerce
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Wayo Women's University
Showagakuin Junior College

Sister cities
  Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia, from November 4, 1989.Medan City
  Gardena, California, USA from November 6, 1962Gardena
  Leshan, People's Republic of China, from October 21, 1981LESHAN CITY 楽山市
 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  Rosenheim, Germany, from July 14, 2004.Rosenheim
  Wonju, South Korea

People from Ichikawa
Kuniko Inoguchi – Cabinet minister
Michio Hoshino – photographer
Yuki Abe – professional soccer player
Atsuko Maeda – AKB48 singer
Peter Takeo Okada – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo

Other websites

References

Category:Cities in Chiba Prefecture