Chiba prefecture
 
千葉県 
ちばけん 
 
Chiba prefecture lies on the eastern side of Tokyo. Its population is mainly concentrated in the northwestern part, which has become a residential and industrial satellite of the Tokyo-Yokohama urban belt. Farms in Chiba market produce in the city and fishing is a flourishing industry in Tokyo Bay and along the Pacific Coast. Pop.:  approx. 5,961,000 (2001). 
  
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