Kaihin New Town 海浜ニュータウン (Mihama Ward, Chiba)

If you build it they will come: Mihama Ward (Mihama-ku) 美浜区, Chiba (pop 150,000) (map)

Built entirely from reclaimed land.

Much of Mihama Ward is composed of Kaihin New Town 海浜ニュータウン, which was primarily developed from ~1969 to 1973. Here’s a zoomed-in example from the above photos.

Below, left: aerial photo from 1960s showing early stages of the reclamation. At right: the same location ~10 years later. Goodbye ocean!

And the same area from a different source (taken a few years after the 1960s photo above):

Below, left: early stages of the Kaihin New Town in the late 1960s (source). At right, a similar vantage point today (map).

Transportation

This area is serviced by the JR East Keiyō Line 京葉線, with two stations Kemigawahama Station 検見川浜駅 and Inagekaigan Station 稲毛海岸駅, which can reach Tokyo Station in a little over 40 minutes.

Rivers

The Hanami River 花見川 (印旛放水路) flows thru Mihama Ward into Tokyo Bay.

Links

• Kaihin New Town Wikipedia 海浜ニュータウン
• Chiba City website: 海浜ニュータウン（高洲）
• History: 目次 / 第六章　現代 / 第七節　躍進する市勢 / 第一項　市勢の発展
• Kaihin New Town at 50 years 「海浜ニュータウン」次の50年
• What makes Inage Coast such a comfortable place to live? Area characteristics and recommended spots 稲毛海岸の住みやすさの理由とは？エリアの特徴やおすすめスポット