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Kamagaya City, situated on the gently rolling Hokuso plateau in northwest Chiba
Prefecture covers a total area of 21.11 square kilometers. A network of
roads and three railway lines - Tobu Noda line, Shin Keisei Railroad line
and Hokuso Kaihatsu Railroad line - serve the city. Owing to its location
within commuting distance (less than 25 km) from central Tokyo, the city
has developed as a residential town accommodating people who work in the
capital region.
Kamagaya was formally incorporated as a city - the 24th to be established in Chiba Prefecture - on September 1, 1971. Its population has increased steadily since then, rising from the initial 44, 760 to a little over 100,000 in 1995 and further to 103,105 as of April 1, 2006. Despite such growth, the city has retained much of its natural environment and productive farmlands. It is famous throughout the country as a center of pear cultivation.
| City flower: |
Pear flower and Japanese bellflower |
| City tree: |
Fragrant olive |
| Sister City: |
Whakatane District, New Zealand
http://www.whakatane.govt.nz/ |
KAMAGAYA RAINBOW PLAN 21 The Second Kamagaya Basic Policy Plan (2011-2020)[pdf]
  
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