Keiyō Industrial Zone

industrial site, Japan
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Also known as: Keiyō Kōgyō Chitai
Japanese:
Keiyō Kōgyō Chitai

Keiyō Industrial Zone, industrial region in east-central Japan that, along with the Keihin Industrial Zone, is part of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. Keiyō is neither an administrative nor a political entity. It occupies part of Chiba prefecture (ken) on the Bōsō Peninsula, along the northeastern shore of Tokyo Bay, and lies just east of Tokyo. This area along the bay was formerly used for seaweed collection, fishing, and resorts. Development of heavier industry began with construction of a steel plant in Chiba city in 1952. Other iron and steel, chemical (including petrochemical), and shipbuilding industries then migrated to Keiyō owing ...(100 of 174 words)