Ōtaki, Chiba

Ōtaki

大多喜町
Ōtaki 大多喜町
Town
	Ōtaki Castle
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Ōtaki in Chiba Prefecture
	Ōtaki
	Coordinates: 35°17′6.6″N 140°14′43.5″E / 35.285167°N 140.245417°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kanto
Prefecture	Chiba Prefecture
District	Isumi District
Area
• Total	129.87 km2 (50.14 sq mi)
Population (December 1, 2015)
• Total	9,676
• Density	74.5/km2 (193/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Sakura
Phone number	0470-82-2111
Address	93 Ōtaki, Ōtaki-machi, Chiba-ken 298-0292
Website	Official website

Ōtaki (大多喜町, Ōtaki-machi) is a town in Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Ōtaki is at the middle of the Bōsō Peninsula. The town was the home of general Honda Tadakatsu during the Edo period (1603 – 1868). He built a large castle, Ōtaki Castle. The town had a population of about 10,412 (April 2012). The total area the town is 129.83 km².^[1]

Geography

Ōtaki is at the center of the Bōsō Peninsula. Ōtaki has many hills, small mountains, and forestss. 70% of Ōtaki is covered by forest. Two rivers flow through the town: the Isumi River and the Yōrō River.^[1]

Neighboring towns

Ichihara
Kimitsu
Katsuura
Kamogawa
Isumi City
Mutsuzawa
Chōnan

Ōtaki Castle

Honda Tadakatsu built Ōtaki Castle on a hill in 1590. His samurai and many citizens built houses below the castle. The castle burned in 1842. A replica (copy) of the castle was built in 1975. A small museum is inside the castle.^[2]

Transportation

Railways

Isumi Railway
Kominato Railway

Roads

Japan National Route 297, to Ichihara or Tateyama
Japan National Route 465, to Mobara or Futtsu

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "大多喜（町）" [Ōtaki]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
↑ "小田喜城跡・大多喜城跡" [Ōtaki Castle remains]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-07.

Other websites

Ōtaki website(in Japanese)

[n-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "大多喜（町）" [Ōtaki]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-07.

[2] "小田喜城跡・大多喜城跡" [Ōtaki Castle remains]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-07.

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