Funabashi formerly had wide, shallow beaches, but much of the coast has been industrialized and transformed by reclaimed land.

Chiba Prefecture Funabashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

[citation needed] After the abolition of the han system, the area eventually became part of Chiba Prefecture.

On April 1, 1937, Funabashi was elevated to city status through merger with neighboring Katsushika Town and Yasakae, Hoden and Tsukada Villages.

The new city was host to numerous military installations in World War II, and was bombed in the air raids on Japan in 1945.

Funabashi was designated a core city on April 1, 2005, with increased local autonomy from the central government.

[citation needed] Funabashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 50 members.

Funabashi is a regional commercial center and, due to its numerous train connections, a bedroom community for nearby Chiba and Tokyo.