Narashino

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Narashino

Total population

176,197

Air quality index

63Moderate

Coordinates35.68°, 140.03°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Narashino is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 175,292 in 81,985 households and a population density of 8400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 20.97 square kilometres (8.10 sq mi)

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Kazuya Fukuura

baseball player

Kota Hattori

Japanese association football player

C

Chinami Nishimura

Japanese voice actress

Yasuyuki Kataoka

Japanese baseball player

Akinori Ōtsuka

Japanese baseball player

Michihiro Ogasawara

Japanese former baseball player and coach

M

Masaaki Takada

Japanese association football player

H

Hideaki Kitajima

Japanese association football player

K

Katsuyuki Miyazawa

Japanese association football player

M

Makoto Sunakawa

Japanese association football player

K

Kunie Shishikura

Japanese volleyball player (1946-1998)

Akira Nogami

Japanese professional wrestler and actor

E

Erika Takao

Japanese tennis player

H

Hiroyuki Takaya

Japanese martial artist

Ryuya Ogawa

Japanese baseball player

Ryo Kawashima

Japanese baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chiba

• Funabashi
  2.7 mi away · pop. 633,263
• Amadocho
  3.5 mi away
• Miyanogidai
  4.1 mi away
• Yachiyo
  4.9 mi away · pop. 199,498
• Ichikawa
  6.1 mi away · pop. 496,676
• Kamagaya
  6.7 mi away · pop. 109,932
• Chiba
  6.8 mi away · pop. 974,951
• Urayasu
  7.3 mi away · pop. 164,024
• Shiroi
  7.8 mi away · pop. 62,374
• Yotsukaido
  7.9 mi away · pop. 93,576
• Fujigaya
  8.3 mi away
• Matsudo
  10 mi away · pop. 483,480

Browse all places in Chiba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 78 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 168 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-06-28

Green Chafer

Anomala albopilosa

Seen 2026-06-28

Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Seen 2026-06-28

Orisarma dehaani

Orisarma dehaani

Seen 2026-06-28

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Seen 2026-06-28

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-06-28

Japanese Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos japonensis

Seen 2026-06-28

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Seen 2026-06-28

Shuttles Hoppfish

Periophthalmus modestus

Seen 2026-06-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Narashino, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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