Kisarazu

Kisarazu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 134,239, and a population density of 966 persons per km². The total area is 138.95 square kilometres. The area of modern Kisarazu has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and numerous remains from the Jomon, Yayoi and Kofun periods have been found within the city limits. The area also is prominent in the Yamatotakeru mythology.

Under the Ritsuryo system of the Nara period, the area became part of Kazusa Province. The area was contested between the Later Hojo clan, Takeda clan and Satomi clan during the Sengoku period. During the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate, part of the area was under the control of the feudal domain of Jozai, with large portions as tenryo territory controlled directly by the Shogunate and administered by numerous hatamoto. Kisarazu has a mixed economy based on commercial fishing, agriculture, and heavy industry along its Tokyo Bay shoreline.