- Tateyama, Chiba
Infobox City Japan
Name= Tateyama
JapaneseName= 館山市
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Region= Kantō
Prefecture= Chiba
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Area_km2= 110.21
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 49,987
Density_km2= 454
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LatitudeDegrees= 35
LatitudeMinutes= 0
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LongtitudeDegrees= 139
LongtitudeMinutes= 52
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Flower=Camellia
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Ken'ichi Kanamaru
CityHallPostalCode= 294-8601
CityHallAddress= 1145-1 Hōjō, Tateyama-shi, Chiba-ken
CityHallPhone= 0470-22-3111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.tateyama.chiba.jp/ Tateyama City] nihongo|Tateyama|館山市|Tateyama-shi is a city located at the southern tip of theBoso Peninsula in Chiba,Japan . It lies at the mouth of Tokyo Bay, on the more easterly side.As of
2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 49,987 and the density of 454 persons per km². The total area is 110.21 km².The city was founded on
November 3 ,1939 , when several area towns combined to form it.Industries include fishing, technology, and 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.Is also the city where
X Japan founders Toshimitsu Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi were born. The popular television drama Beach Boys, which originally aired on Japanese television in the summer of 1997, was filmed largely in Tateyama.Points of interest
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Nambo Paradise Botanical Garden ister and Friendship Cities
Tateyama has the following sister and friendship city relationships, according to [http://www.bsca.org/ Bellingham Sister Cities Association] , [http://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/ Port Stephens Council] and [http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/Asia/Japan/ Sister Cities International] :
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Bellingham, Washington ,USA (Sister City since 1958)
*flagicon|Australia Port Stephens,Australia (Friendship City since 2002)External links
* [http://www.city.tateyama.chiba.jp/ Tateyama official website] in Japanese and some English
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