Living in Choshi

A port city at the eastern tip of Chiba, where the soy sauce industry and the fishing port are the pillars of the local economy. It is not within Tokyo commuting range, and in exchange rents are low, so it suits people who have a job or school in the area or who choose provincial life close to the sea.

Choshi is a port city at the eastern tip of Chiba, served by the JR Sobu Main Line and the Choshi Electric Railway. It is famous for its soy sauce industry, its fishing port and the Inubosaki Lighthouse. Central Tokyo is very far, so this is an outlying city outside commuting range. It is a hub of eastern Boso suited to people who want the sea and a calm provincial life.