Makuhari

The Makurahi area is bounded by medium-sized alluvial plains, from the Ebi River estuary lowland at the center of Funabashi City in the west to the Miyako River estuary lowland near the center of Chiba City in the east.

Makuhari Village cultivated rice paddies in the lowlands of the Hamada River valley and field crops on the surrounding plateaus.

The soil on the west bank near Makuhari Hongo Station is reddish brown, typical of the Kanto Loam layer, while the fields on the east bank near Makuhari Station are a whitish sand color, showing the different characteristics of the fields in the two areas.

Makuharihongo Station on the Japan Railways Sobu Line is located on a plateau just to the west of the lowland area of the Hamada River valley.

At the top of the sand dunes on the south side of Keisei Makuhari Station is the Kon'yo Shrine.