Chikura, Chiba

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Chikura (千倉町; -machi) is a town located in Awa District, Chiba, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,599 and a density of 343.86 persons per km². The total area was 36.64 km². On March 20, 2006, the municipalities of Tomiura, Tomiyama, Miyoshi, Shirahama, Chikura, Maruyama and Wada (all from Awa District) merged to form the city of Minamiboso. Chikura-machi is now a neighborhood within the city of Minamiboso, and is referred to as Chikura-cho.

The area has an annual summer festival, Chikura Matsuri.

Chikura is very well known in the region for its flowers and fish. Every first weekend of March, there is a two day flower walk - the Minamiboso Two Day Flower Walk - which guides you through Chikura and surroundings. In this framework, there is a close relationship and exchange program with the city of Blankenberge, Belgium, and the link Two Day March of Flanders. In the summer it is a very popular place as beach resort and surfing.

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Coordinates: 34°57′N 139°57′E

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