Shisui (Shisui-machi)
Shisui (酒々井町) is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,660 in 9,888 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km². The total area of the town is 19.02 km2.
The name of Shisui in the Japanese language is formed from three kanji characters. The first,, means "sake", The secondis an ideographic iteration mark, indicating a repetition of the first character, and the third, means "well". The area in present-day Shisui was noted for its freshwater springs, and a local legend arose that pure sake gushed freely from the ground, creating "wells of sake".
The name of Shisui in the Japanese language is formed from three kanji characters. The first,, means "sake", The secondis an ideographic iteration mark, indicating a repetition of the first character, and the third, means "well". The area in present-day Shisui was noted for its freshwater springs, and a local legend arose that pure sake gushed freely from the ground, creating "wells of sake".
Map - Shisui (Shisui-machi)
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Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 124.8 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.2 million residents.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| JPY | Japanese yen | ¥ | 0 |
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| JA | Japanese language |
