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12206 ／きさらづし

Kisarazu City

A gold bell's discovery named the tomb.

Kinreizuka Tomb, stone chamber

Photo by 小池隆 (CC BY 3.0)

01 ／ Grave goods

From a square-front, square-rear tomb of the late3rd century (estimated), came a teaburigata pot.

At the Takabe tumulus cluster in the Senzokudai district, Tombs No. 30 and No. 32 were excavated in fiscal 1993. Estimated to date from the late 3rd century, they yielded metal goods such as a mirror made in China, plus jar, stemmed-cup and teaburigata (hand-warmer-shaped) pottery. The finds are a prefectural designated tangible cultural property.

Estimated late 3rd century
27 items
Prefectural tangible cultural property

02 ／ Farmhouse

Rebuilt from Kusajiki,a thatched house 13 bays wide and 5 deep.

The Anzai family were farmers who served as village officials (kumigashira) of old Kusajiki Village. The present house was moved and restored in Otayama Park in 1982, and is estimated to date from the 18th century. Its thatched roof is hip-shaped (yosemune), and the house is a city designated cultural property.

Moved and restored in 1982
13 bays by 5 bays
City tangible cultural property

03 ／ Kisarazu boats

The Edo shogunate gave Kisarazu boatsan exclusive right to ferry and haul rice.

The privilege covered ferry service between Edo and Kisarazu and the carriage of tribute rice from Awa and Kazusa. A Kisarazu wharf was set up near Nihombashi in Edo. The document recording how it came about is a 1742 copy of a 1693 text, and is a city designated cultural property.

Edo–Kisarazu ferry
Tribute rice of Awa and Kazusa
1742 copy

Kisarazu City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot October–November 2024)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Tokyo in 67 minutes at best by express bus.

about 140,000 people
90 min to a city centre

From Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kisarazu Station West Exit, the fastest express bus takes 67 minutes (weekday, down direction, October 2026 timetable). By JR rapid on the Keiyo and Uchibo lines it is 78 minutes from Tokyo. The city's station-front office is a 1-minute walk from the West Exit.

People living here: 136,166people
Area: 138.9km²
Households: 58,387households
Rent (average for rentals): 50,987yen
Healthcare: 11 hospitals ／ 93 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —16 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Kisarazu City in Japan35.376°N 139.917°E

to TokyoHighway bus67min

Travel times follow 【JR】JR東日本の駅の時刻表（timetables.jreast.co.jp/2610。木更津駅・内房線の館山方面〈下り〉。平日 0547010・土曜・休日 0547011）の列車ページ（東京発→木更津着）を `docs/handoff/tools/jr_count.py` の写し＋自作の突き合わせ（作業フォルダ kisarazu/jr/mine.py）で数えた。【高速バス】日東交通『木更津～東京線時刻表』（2026年1月1日〜。PDF https://www.nitto-kotsu.co.jp/pdf/20260101kito3.pdf。京成バス東京と共同運行）の下り（バスターミナル東京八重洲地下B→木更津金田BT→木更津駅西口）を平日・土休日の列ごとに引いた。 (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 3 municipalities.

Territory of Kisarazu City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

17.0km

Kimitsu City, Sodegaura City, Ichihara City

Kisarazu City isthis kind of town.

01Kinreizuka Tomb is a keyhole-shaped tomb about 90 m long with part of its rear mound and a stone chamber preserved; a gold bell found in the 1950 excavation gave it its name
02The 27 items from Takabe Tombs No. 30 and No. 32 are prefectural designated, from square-front, square-rear tombs estimated to date from the late 3rd century
03The Former Anzai House is a thatched farmhouse moved and restored from Kusajiki; the document on how Kisarazu boats won their ferry privilege is a city designated cultural property

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Kisarazu City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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