- Futtsu, Chiba
nihongo|Futtsu|富津市|Futtsu-shi is a city located in Chiba,
Japan .As of
2003 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 51,528 and the density of 251.17 persons per km². The total area is 205.15 km².The city was founded on
September 1 ,1971 .Location
Futtsu is located south-southwest of the city of Chiba, east of
Yokohama , nearly east of Kawasaki and almost south of the capital city ofTokyo .History
According to "
Victory at Sea " (H. Saloman and R. Hanser, Doubleday, 1959, which is a questionable source and certainly biased as a historical account), Futtsu was onAug 30 ,1945 the site of the initial Allied landing on the Japanese mainland following the declared surrender. This was a test whether the Japanese would obey the Emperor's surrender order. There was no resistance.Transportation
Futtsu has two interchanges (Futtsu-Chūō and Futtsu-Geoka) with the
Tateyama Expressway and is the southermost terminus, it has a link with a lesser expressway with one of the two interchanges called Futtsu-Kanaya. Futtsu are also connected with routes 16 (connecting Tokyo and Chiba), 127 and 465 and prefectural routes 88, 90, 93, 157, 158, 159, 163, 182, 236, 255 and 256.ister city
As designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI), Carlsbad (California) is a sister city.
Landmarks
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Tsukumori Castle External links
* [http://www.city.futtsu.chiba.jp/ Futtsu official website] ja icon
* [http://www.pref.chiba.jp/syozoku/j_kouen/park/futtu/futtu.html Futtsu Park Guide] ja icon
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