Katsuura
Orthopaedic Clinic
Katsuura
City

Katsuura
is situated on the lower Pacific side of the Chiba Peninsula. the
Peninsula is also known in Japanese as the "Boso Hanto"
with our lower portion more specifically referred to as "Minami
Boso" or Southern Boso, and in a shorter form as "Nanso."
Projecting south from the Tokyo region, the peninsula forms one
side of the Tokyo Bay, with the bay-side known as the "uchibo"
or inner boso, and our Pacific facing side know as the "sotobo,"
or outer boso.
During
the feudal times of pre-modern Japan, the lower peninsula region was known as
the Kazusa domain. From even earliest times, the region
was important for fishing and agriculture, these vital industries continuing
on to today, as part of the area's main commerce.
In the year Tensho
18 (1590), the far-sighted feudal lord Uemura Tosanokami Yasutada, established a morning
market, akin to the farmer's market of the West, to stimulate productivity
and commerce. This "asa-ichi" has continued on now
for more than 400 years, and is a popular tourist destination as well as source
for local fish, produce, and folk crafts.
In
addition to fishing and agriculture, the pristine ocean setting, dramatic
cliffs and coves, and sand beaches,
have made Katsuura and the local area a popular vacation spot. From large
resort hotels, to small family run inns, lodgings of every variety
and price range can be found.
Marine
sports, sailing, sport fishing, surfing, windsailing, diving and so forth
attract sportspeople from throughout Japan. In the mountain meadows behind
Katsuura, there
are rivers, waterfalls, and hot springs that
attract
nature lovers. In particular, the Spring foliage, the festival
of the Fire Flies in early summer, and the spectacular Fall colors
are popular attractions here.
With
Chiba boasting the most golf courses of any other prefecture, golf
enthusiasts flock to this area in order to enjoy the excellent courses during
the day, and fine dining, pubs, and variety of hotels in the
evening.
Built
simultaneous to the Tokyo Olympics, Katsuura is the home to the training
center of the Nippon Budokan, the umbrella organization of martial arts in
Japan. The Japanese national teams hold their group practices here, prior
to going on to international competitions, as well as serving as the site for
national federation seminars, and college and school team joint-training camps.
A
number of Marine Studies Institutes have made Katsuura the site of their
field laboratories
due to the clear waters, varied marine life, and
access to the Japan Current just off our coast.
Katsuura
is also home to one of the Japan Space Development Agency's satallite
tracking stations which provides the Japan Meteorlogical Agency with their
up-to-date weather information. A little closer to home, Katsuura also
hosts a Japan Coast Guard radio navigation beacon, the lighthouse of the
modern era, to provide for safety and efficiency of the busiest trans-ocean
traffic lane in the world, just off our coast.
Katsuura
City has a population of roughly 20,000 people. Including
the local college, a
nearby school of physical education and martial arts, and host of private
schools and company retreats, the area has a colorful variety of inhabitants and
visitors From fishermen to scientists, farmers to students, sports enthusiasts,
vacationers, nature lovers young and old, Katsuura has a
surprisingly varied demographic cross-section.
It
is in this pristine and cheerful environment that Katsuura Clinic provides
care for our friends and patients.