Nagareyama

Nagareyama 流山市
City
Nagareyama City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Nagareyama in Chiba Prefecture
Nagareyama
Coordinates: 35°51′22.7″N 139°54′10.3″E / 35.856306°N 139.902861°ECoordinates: 35°51′22.7″N 139°54′10.3″E / 35.856306°N 139.902861°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yoshiharu Izaki (since May 2003)
Area
• Total	35.28 km^2 (13.62 sq mi)
Population (April 2012)
• Total	166,493
• Density	4,720/km^2 (12,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
-Tree	Japanese Box
- Flower	Rhododendron
Phone number	04-7158-1111
Address	1-1-1, Heiwadai, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba-ken 270-0192
Website	www.city.nagareyama.chiba.jp

Nagareyama (流山市 Nagareyama-shi) is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 2012, the city has an estimated population of 166,493 and a population density of 4,720 persons per km². The total area is 35.28 km² (13.62 sq mi).

Geography

Nagareyama is located in the far northwestern corner of Chiba Prefecture, bordered by the Edogawa River to the west.

Neighboring municipalities

• Chiba Prefecture
  • Matsudo
  • Kashiwa
  • Noda
• Saitama Prefecture
  • Misato
  • Yoshikawa

History

During the Edo period, Nagareyama was a river port on the Edogawa River. After the Meiji Restoration, Nagareyama Town was created in Inba District, Chiba Prefecture on April 1, 1889. On January 1, 1952, it merged with neighboring Edogawa Town to form a new Nagareyama Town. Nagareyama became a city on January 1, 1967.

Economy

Nagareyama is a regional commercial center and a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo. The city is also noted for its production of mirin, a sweetened sake used for cooking.

Education

Universities

• Edogawa University
• Toyo Gakuen University
• Edogawa Junior College

Transportation

Railway

• Ryūtetsu - Nagareyama Line
  • Hiregasaki – Heiwadai – Nagareyama
• Tobu Railway - Tobu Noda Line
  • Edogawadai - Hatsuishi - Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Musashino Line
  • Minami-Nagareyama
• Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company - Tsukuba Express
  • Minami-Nagareyama - Nagareyama-centralpark - Nagareyama-ōtakanomori

Highway

• Jōban Expressway
• National Route 6

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Nagareyama is twinned with:

• Sōma, Fukushima, Japan (1977)
• Shinano, Nagano, Japan (1997)
• Noto, Ishikawa, Japan (2012)

Noted people from Nagareyama

• Hidekazu Otani – professional soccer player
• Yukiko Sumiyoshi – manga artist

In fiction

• The fictional Nagarekawa of Locodol is based on Nagareyama. After the anime's release, the characters have become the city's official tourism concierge.

External links

• Nagareyama City official website (Japanese)