Editing Urayasu (section)

==History==
===Early history===
The area around Urayasu was ''[[tenryō]]'' territory within [[Shimōsa Province]] controlled directly by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the [[Edo period]]. Urayasu served as an important fishing village for the Edo capitol.<ref name="enc"/> Until the industrialization of the city it was a major center of production of ''[[nori]]'', an edible [[seaweed]], [[Meretrix lusoria|''hamaguri'']], and [[Venerupis philippinarum|''asari'']] clams.<ref name="nipponika"/> All three are important elements of the traditional Japanese diet.

===Timeline===
====Meiji and Taisho eras====
* 1868 - After the [[Meiji Restoration]] in 1868, the area became part of [[Chiba Prefecture]].
* 1889 - Urayasu Village was created on April 1, 1889 under [[Higashikatsushika District, Chiba|Higashikatsushika District]] with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.
* 1909 - Urayasu became a town in September 1909.

====Showa and Heisei eras====
* 1944 - Many of the residents of Urayasu perished during the 1944 [[Bombing of Tokyo]].<ref name="nipponika"/>
* 1961 - Urayasu grew in the 1960s and 1970s with massive [[Land reclamation|landfill projects]] along the shores of Tokyo Bay, [[public housing]] projects, and increasing infrastructure.
* 1962 - Urayasu became part of the [[Keiyō Industrial Zone]] in this period, which spans from the city across the Tokyo Bay coast of Chiba Prefecture to [[Futtsu, Chiba|Futtsu]] to the south.<ref name="nipponika"/>  An area of the Tokyo Bay near the town was reclaimed form the sea in 1960s called Maihama.<ref name=lat0>{{cite news|last1=Shapiro|first1=Margaret|title=Unlikely Tokyo Bay Site Is a Holiday Hit : Disneyland: For millions of Japanese, Mickey Mouse and Space Mountain are a vacationer's dream|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-16-vw-194-story.html|access-date=August 20, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 16, 1989}}</ref>
* 1971 - Fishing was abandoned in Urayasu due to the industrialization of the city.<ref name="nipponika"/>
* 1981 - Urayasu was elevated to city status on April 1, 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city.urayasu.lg.jp/shisei/profile/profile/1000013.html|script-title=ja:沿革と市域の変遷|year=2015|work=Urayasu city official home page|language=ja|access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref>
* 1983 - [[Tokyo Disneyland]] opened on 15 April 1983 on 200 acres in Maihama.<ref name=lat0 />
* 2000 - Disney Ambassador Hotel was opened on 20 July 2000 as the first official Disney hotel in the resort, featuring art deco theming.
* 2001 - [[Tokyo DisneySea]] was opened on 4 September 2001.
* 2008 - Tokyo Disneyland Hotel was opened on July 8, 2008, as part of Tokyo Disney Resort's 25th anniversary celebrations. 
* 2011:
** 11 March: Urayasu was greatly affected by [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake, tsunami]], and subsequent [[Fukushima nuclear disaster]].{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
** 8 April - Following the triple disaster, Urayasu with major areas of reclaimed land, had as much as 85% of the utility infrastructure, roads, buildings, and houses damaged or affected to some degree by [[soil liquefaction]] caused by earthquake. The damage cost the city approximately ¥73.4 billion to repair.<ref>Fukue, Natsuko, "[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110408f3.html Urayasu still dealing with liquefaction]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 8 April 2011, p. 4.</ref><ref>''[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]'', "Liquefaction Damage Widespread", 10 April 2011.</ref>
** 11 April - Urayasu was affected by [[April 2011 Fukushima earthquake]].
** 12 April - Tokyo Disneyland was officially reopened following the triple disaster.
* 2013 - Tokyo Disneyland commemorates 30th anniversary of opened.
* 2016 - Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel was opened on 1 June 2016 outside of the resort in nearby Shin-Urayasu. The hotel was refurbished from the former Palm & Fountain Terrace Hotel. The hotel is divided across two buildings called Wish and Discover. The two properties complement each other but vary in theming. This is the only official Disney hotel not located in the Resort area. A free 15-minute shuttle is available for guests.