Shimōsa Plateau
Shimōsa Plateau
下総台地 Shimōsa-daichi | |
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Shimōsa Plateau | |
| Coordinates: 35°45′N 140°20′E / 35.750°N 140.333°E | |
| Location | Kantō Region, Chiba Prefecture |
| Part of | Kantō Plain |
The Shimōsa Plateau (下総台地, Shimōsa-daichi) is a plateau on the Kantō Plain in central Honshu, Japan. The plateau covers most of northern Chiba Prefecture. The plateau was historically richly agricultural, but in the 20th century the western and central Shimōsa Plateau became one of the major industrial areas of Japan, as well as a large-scale bedroom community of the Tokyo Metropolitan Region. Narita International Airport is located in the center of the Shimōsa Plateau.