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Tateyama (Japanese: 館山市; -shi) is a city located at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, Japan. It lies at the mouth of Tokyo Bay, on the more easterly side. A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ...
Location Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle. ...
Chiba Prefecture ) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ...
As of the national census in 2005, the city has an estimated population of 50,527 and the density of 460.04 persons per km². The total area is 110.21 km² as of October 1st 2005. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on November 3, 1939, when several area towns combined to form it. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Industries include fishing, technology & farming.
Tateyama is unique and symbolic in Japanese history. Three days after the signing of the surrender papers to end World War II, American troops first set foot on Japanese soil at Tateyama. It marked the first time the nation had been successfully invaded by a foreign power. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
Is also the city where Yoshiki and Toshi, founder of the legendary rock band X Japan, were born. The popular television drama Beach Boys, which originally aired on Japanese television in the summer of 1997, was filmed in Tateyama. Yoshiki Hayashi ) is a Japanese musician-superstar and rock icon. ...
Toshi was the lead singer of X Japan from a young age. ...
X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ...
Sister and Friendship Cities Tateyama has the following sister and friendship city relationships, according to Bellingham Sister Cities Association, Port Stephens Council and Sister Cities International: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...
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Bellingham, Washington is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. ...
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Port Stephens is a large coastal inlet and a Shire just north of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. ...
External links - Tateyama official website in Japanese and some English
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