Funabashi, city (1990 pop. 533,270), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. An industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo, it is known for its iron, steel, and petrochemical plants, as well as for providing agricultural products for the Tokyo market.

is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. As of 2007, it has a population of 582,411 people, 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo.

Funabashi is the sister city of Hayward, California, Odense in Denmark and Xi'an in China

Transportation

• Route 14, to Tokyo or Chiba
• Route 296, to Yokaichiba via Sakura
• Route 357, to Tokyo or Chiba
• Tokyo Subway Tozai line, to Tokyo at Nishi funabashi Station.
• Keiyo Road, to Tokyo or Chiba (toll)
• Sobu Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Choshi
• JR East Musashino Line (rail), to Fuchu
• Keiyo Line (rail), to Tokyo or Chiba
• Keisei Electric Railway Main Line (rail), to Tokyo or Narita
• Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Shin-Keisei Line (rail), to Matsudo
• Hokusō Railway Hokusō Line (rail), to Inba
• Tobu Railway Noda Line (rail), to Saitama
• Tōyō Rapid Railway Tōyō Rapid Line (rail), to Yachiyo

Notable structures

• Funabashi Auto Racing
• Funabashi Racecourse
• Nakayama Racecourse
• LaLaPort shopping mall, the largest in Japan
• SSAWS indoor ski slope (closed and demolished in 2003)
• Japan's first large-format IKEA store, built on the site of SSAWS

Notable places　

• Funabashi Shrine
• 二宮神社
• 習志野原
• Kūtei-kan
• 明治天皇駐蹕之処の碑
• 海軍無線電信所船橋送信所
• 船橋市指定文化財一覧

External links

• Funabashi official website