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Ichihara is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan., the city has an estimated population of 275,776 and a population density of 749 persons per km2. The total area was 368.20sqkm. The city is home, together with Chiba City, to the JEF United soccer team.GeographyIchihara is located in the western part of the Bōsō Peninsula, and geographically is the largest of Chiba Prefecture's cities and towns. The highly industrialized northern part of the city sits on Tokyo Bay, while the southern part of the city is primarily mountainous. Ichihara, dense in housing developments, serves as a satellite town of Tokyo and Chiba City.Surrounding municipalitiesChiba Prefecture ChibaMobaraSodegauraKisarazuKimitsuNagaraChōnanŌtaki