Chiba, city in Japan, the capital of Chiba Prefecture, on southeastern Honshu Island at the northeastern extremity of Tokyo Bay, near the city of Tokyo. Chiba is an important railway junction, serving both commuter trains and trains operating between Tokyo and the resorts on the Boso Peninsula. The north shoreline of Tokyo Bay between Urayasu and Kisarazu has been reclaimed and developed into a mammoth coastal industrial zone for the petrochemical, shipbuilding, and steel industries called the Keiyo (Tokyo-Chiba) Industrial Zone. Chiba has a large thermal power station and factories producing iron and steel goods, cotton textiles, and paper. Extensive fisheries are in the vicinity. Chiba University (1949) is in the city, as is the ancient Chiba Temple, reputed to have been founded in 709. Population (1999) 858,638.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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