Makuhari
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Makuhari (幕張?) is a community in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is within Hanamigawa-ku and Mihama-ku.[citation needed]
It was reclaimed from the sea. The district was constructed in a span of 10 years. Steven Poole, author of Trigger Happy, described it as "Japan's own vision of the future now".[1] Poole added that is a "shrine to techno-optimism" that "looks just like a city out of a video game".[1]
Attractions
- Makuhari Messe
- Chiba Marine Stadium
- Tokyo Disney Resort is a 20-minute train ride from Kaihin-Makuhari Station; the area's six hotels are a popular lodging spot for visitors to the resort.[2]
Transport
Education
- Makuhari Junior and Senior High School, a private school operated by Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen, opened in 1983 as the Makuhari Senior High School.[3]
- Makuhari International School, a private international school
References
- Poole, Steven Trigger Happy. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., December 13, 2013. ISBN 162872224X, 9781628722246.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Poole, page not stated (PT141 in Google Books). Starts: "Usually to the south, to Makuhari, Japan's own vision of the future now. Makuhari is a coastal district reclaimed[...]"
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- ↑ "School History." (Archive) Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
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