【Chiba City: Area around Chiba Station】I investigated the history of the somewhat mysterious city structure

Too many station names with "Chiba" around Chiba Station

Around Chiba Station, there are too many station names with "Chiba" in them, which would confuse people coming from other prefectures.
Of course, Saitama also has the problem of too many station names with "Urawa," but this is equally or more confusing.

Personally, I feel the "Chiba" problem is even more confusing than the "Urawa" problem.
That's because within about a 10-minute walk from Chiba Station, there are "Shin-Chiba Station," "Higashi-Chiba Station," "Keisei Chiba Station," and "Chiba Central Station."
Usually, when "Shin" (new) is at the beginning of a station name followed by the region's main station, you'd think it's a Shinkansen station name, right? That's usually the pattern, isn't it?
Well, Chiba doesn't have a Shinkansen, so it's impossible, but I wish they'd consider this.
It seems to be a known problem online that the area around Chiba Station is confusing.

And not just the station names, but the city structure is also quite complex.

The relocated JR Chiba Station and Keisei Chiba Station

In 1963, 60 years ago, Chiba Station was relocated to its current position.
The old Chiba Station was between Higashi-Chiba Station and the current Chiba Station.
Of course, for convenience, Keisei Chiba Station was also relocated. And it relocated to the current Chiba Central Station as Keisei Chiba Station.
And the current Keisei Chiba Station opened as JNR Chiba Station-mae Station.
It must have been quite confusing when they relocated.

• Old Chiba Station → (relocated) → Current Chiba Station
• Higashi-Chiba Station (opened) near old Chiba Station
• Old Keisei Chiba Station → (relocated) → Keisei Chiba Station → (renamed) → Chiba Central Station
• JNR Chiba Station-mae Station (opened) → (renamed) → Current Keisei Chiba Station

These changes make the roads and city structure confusing.

The old main street extending from the old Chiba Station

When Chiba Station was relocated, department stores and shops also relocated accordingly.

What's interesting is the old main street called Humming Road Palsa (Sakae-cho Shopping Street) extending from the old Chiba Station to the prefectural office, which retains a main street feel but also has a somewhat suspicious atmosphere.
Around this old main street, there are flashy adult entertainment shops that catch your eye.
There are also women standing on the sidewalks.
It seems that when the old Chiba Station was relocated, adult entertainment shops were built on the vacant land. But why adult entertainment shops?

Video of the area around Chiba Station

This is a video touring the entertainment district around Fujimi (Fujimi-cho?) where many solicitors are standing on the streets, passing through the area from Chiba Station to Sakae-cho.

Major stations or stations in large central areas usually develop around the station or have organized grid-like layouts, but I think the area around Chiba Station is unusual.
If I had to say, the area from Chiba Station to Chiba Central Station feels like the main entertainment district. Moreover, the area sandwiched between the Uchibo Line, Sotobo Line, and monorail is thriving.