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Tokyo Disneyland

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-1

A Disney theme park built around the image of a kingdom of dreams and magic located inside the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture. The park is divided into seven differently themed lands, including an American townscape, storybook world, and futuristic space port. The park’s symbol is the gleaming white Cinderella’s Castle. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and other Disney favorites appear in the park parade and greet park visitors. The park is famous for its roller coasters such as Big Thunder Mountain as well as a variety of attractions modeled after animated and live action movies. The Tokyo Disney Land Electrical Parade Dreamlights held at night is so popular some fans come just to watch it.
Tokyo Disney Sea

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-1

A Disney theme park focused on the ocean located inside the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture. The park is divided into seven differently themed ports, such as one modeled after a port town and another after an ancient ruins excavation site. In addition to Mickey Mouse, characters from properties such as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin appear in the park parade and greet park visitors. The park’s attractions include not only animation-themed rides but also those modeled after live action movies such as Indiana Jones and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. At night, a fantastic and impressive water show is held on the lake in the center of the park which makes use of water screens, laser beams, pyrotechnics, and lights.
Kamogawa Sea World

4.5

910 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Kamogawashi Higashichou 1464-18

An aquarium park with animal performances and displays recreating natural habitats where you can come in contact with the ocean and learn the importance of the environment in which its creatures live. This stunning and vast aquarium facility boasts 16 areas and the vibrant orca and dolphin shows are popular with adults as well as children. Watch out for the sprays of water during the performances! Be sure to bring a disposable raincoat or vinyl sheet if you don’t want to get wet.

The concrete pens weren’t so clean and in my opinion it’s sad to see these cetaceans which were forcefully taken from the wild in Taiji, trained to perform for humans. Some had what appeared to have...
IKSPIARI

4.0

1208 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-4

This business area—IKSPIARI—is divided into nine zones according to theme, with 140 charming restaurants and shops to make a street filled with entertainment and fun. The centrally-located square is reminiscent of the outdoor amphitheaters of Europe, and is home to many events. There is also a movie theater, so you can enjoy a meal, shopping, and a movie—perfect for kids and adults.

何と言ってもディズニーリゾートにも劣らない異空間の空気が漂う素敵なショッピングモールです。ディズニーリゾート内のレストランは、どこも混んでいますので、ディナーはここでとる人もいらっしゃいます。 Here has a great atmosphere as same as Disney Resort and recommend you taking dinner at here because...
Funabashi Andersen Park

4.0

310 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Kanehorichou 525

Funabashi Andersen Park located in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture is a lush green leisure park, and boasts strongly rooted popularity with families. The park consists of a total of five sections: a fairytale zone with a theme of the fairytales written by H.C.Andersen who was a children’s story writer from Denmark where Funabashi City has a sister city; a flower castle zone; a Wanpaku Land zone which has one of the major obstacle courses in Japan; a kids’ museum zone where creative activities can be enjoyed at eight ateliers and a nature experience zone utilizing existing forest and wetlands, so you can enjoy the whole day there.

I took my 3 kids here today. From our place it is quite far. We took a train and bus. Since it is our first time to go to this place, I don’t know much about the place. The kids were having fun...
Narita City Sakura No Yama Park

4.5

313 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Naritashi Komaino 1338-1

In this park are transplanted all of the cherry trees that were about to be lost during the construction of Narita International Airport. Many people visit this park, located on an elevated knoll, where airplane takeoffs and landings can be watched up close while viewing the beautiful cherry blossoms.

A great spot to come and see the planes take off and land. Beautiful to visit during Sakura season and autumn but really good all year round for the planes!
Museum of Aeronautical Sciences

4.0

294 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Sambugunshibayamamachi Iwayama 111-3

The Museum of Aeronautical Sciences is the place to learn about the science of aviation and aviation technology. Museum visitors can enjoy the outdoor exhibition plaza, which displays Cessnas, helicopters, and other aircraft. The indoor portion of the museum contains exhibits of aviation-related art and serves as the site for pre-licensing seminars for aspiring aeronautical radio operators. The museum shop sells scale models of aircraft and a large selection of other aviation-related souvenirs and novelties.

While In Tokyo we were taken to this museum by friends who live in the area. Here you can see a lot of old interesting planes outside on a lawn area. The museum contains some great items and you can...
Country Farm Tokyo German Village

3.5

12 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Sodegaurashi Nagayoshi 419

From the beginning of November through to the beginning of April every year, from sunset to 20:00, visitors to the Country Farm Tokyo German Village, famous for its winter illuminations, can enjoy a fantastic world colored with three million lights. It is a different world from the gardens during the day where visitors can enjoy all sorts of flowers throughout the year. The place is said to be one of the three biggest illuminations in the Kanto region.

イルミネーションとビールを楽しみに行きました。つまみのソーセージが美味しく、ビールが進みました。運転は、息子に頼み、しっかり楽しむことができました。
Keisei Rose Garden

4.0

153 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Yachiyoshi Owadashinden 755

At the Keisei Rose Garden, a variety of flowers including 10,000 bushes of 1,600 varieties of roses are planted over 30,000 square meters. Visitors can enjoy plants and trees here that change with the seasons. The garden has roses ranging from purebred and heirloom varieties to the latest cultivars, and visitors have fun learning about their background as they mill around. The garden also holds various seminars and fairs.

Really amazing, with the Typhoons and great wind and storms the roses are still holding. It would have been really lovely if the garden was not hit by the storm, nevertheless it was still a pretty...
Chiba Prefecture Makuhari Seaside Park

3.5

135 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Mihama-ku Hibino 2-116

Beautiful Chiba Prefecture Makuhari Seaside Park overflows with greenery and water. It’s split into seven blocks, A-G. B block has a wide open grassy lawn, and C block has a traditional Japanese garden, Mihamaen, with the teahouse Shoraitei. F block holds the Chiba Marine Stadium, which hosts not only baseball games but a variety of other events as well.

近隣にZOZOマリンスタジアムや幕張メッセもあり、イベントが定期的に開催されているにぎやかな場所です。ただ、なにもない時はとても静かで、近所の住人も利用しているようです。ぼーっとしたい時、イベントで騒ぎたい時いずれにしてもオススメです。 ZOZO Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe has near here also has many events...
Kashiwa-no-Ha Park

4.0

99 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Kashiwashi Kashiwanoha 4-1

Kashiwa-no-Ha Park is situated on a 45-hectare site and contains open spaces with natural landscaping, a barbecue area, and large-scale playground equipment, along with sports facilities, such as a general running track, tennis courts, a gymnasium, and baseball field. The park also contains a center for cultural facilities, including a library area and art galleries and a Japanese-style garden. There is also conservatory that displays tropical plants and foliage plants and a rose garden. Local residents of all ages visit this park, which is used for sports lessons, training sessions, and flea markets.

This park offers a calm and serene atmosphere if you would like to go for a relaxing walk. It is especially beautiful during the cherry blossom season.
Shimizu Park Camp Site

4.0

125 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Nodashi Shimizu 906

This forest campground utilizes the woods located on the northwest side of Shimizu Park, and is a place where you can enjoy outdoor leisure activities on the spacious grounds. It also has an automobile campground, bungalows and day camping area, so you can go camping in a variety of forms. In addition, there is also a fishing spot with over 2,000 rainbow trout.

We really enjoyed our trip to Shimizu Park. Its a whole day affair. The obstacle courses are fun and challenging. Make sure you: bring a change of clothes including shoes, wear sneakers...
Showa no Mori

4.0

100 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Midori-ku Tokechou 22

This municipal park located in Tokecho, Chiba Prefecture is 2.3 kilometers long and 0.8 kilometers wide and covers a 105.8 hectare area (equivalent to 23 Tokyo Domes). It is the largest within Chiba City and Chiba Prefecture. This family friendly park not only has walking and cycling courses, but other outdoor activity facilities for camping, barbecue, and a Forest Village, as well as an athletic course, and an observatory tower. With over 200 cherry trees, an iris garden, an azalea garden, and flower fields for Chiba City’s symbolic four flowers (the rape blossom, sunflower, cosmos, and daffodil) within the grounds, making this park a haven for flower lovers.

Glorious and massive park on the far edge of Chiba City. It has a childrens play area, massive roller slide, bike course, etc.
Ichikawa Zoological and Botanical Garden

4.0

86 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Omachi 284-1

"The Ichikawa Zoological and Botanical Garden houses lesser pandas, orangutans, monkeys, various small animals, and birds. The theme of the zoo is ""Encounters with Animals,"" and in the petting zoo area, visitors can touch marmots. Also on the grounds are a nature garden, a rose garden, and an ornamental botanical garden, all with free admission. A miniature railroad has also been installed in the zoo."

It is a tiny little zoo near where I live. I like that there is a petting zoo included as you can touch and brush some farm animals like guinea pigs, goats and a pig. The variety is of course small...
Otaki Castle Museum

3.5

98 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Isumigunotakimachi Otaki 481

This history museum’s permanent exhibition focuses on Boso’s castle and its castle town, both in the medieval era and in recent times. The museum exhibits artifacts related to it, like armor, antique equipment, and ancient documents, as well as materials on life in samurai society and the castle town. Since Honda Tadakatsu was once the castle’s lord, it was built on the famous Otaki ruins of the Kazusa clan’s inner citadel (Tadakatsu was one of the four generals that served Tokugawa Ieyasu).

Ootaki is an old castle town that was ruled by Katsuie Honda, a prominent subordinate of Ieyasu Tokugawa in the late 16th century. The township has preserved many of its Edo period merchant houses...
Chiba Kodomo no Kuni KidsDom

4.0

87 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Yamakura 1487

Filled with fun attractions, KidsDom park for infants and kids is popular with moms and dads. Equipped with indoor play equipment, a pool, and a fishing pond, the park offers a variety of seasonal and activity workshops on weekends and in summer break. The barbecue area can be reserved as late as one day in advance.

The weather was pretty good when we visited. Cloudy yet windy... We thought it might rain so we decided to ride the family bicycle.. (Our kids seating in front and me and hubby doing pedal.) it was...
Tokyo Disney Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama

The Disney Resort facilities located in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture are primarily comprised of Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea, the Ikspiari shopping mall, and several Disney hotels. In addition to a variety of shops and restaurants, Ikspiari also hosts a movie theater; the mall does not require a Disneyland or Disney Sea ticket to enter. The Disney Resort Line can be used to travel within the Disney Resort area.
Funabashi Sanbanze Beach Park

4.0

77 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Shiomichou 40

This Beach Park lies adjacent to the mudflat, Sanbanze, which is one of the few landing areas for migratory birds in Japan. Besides being popular for birding, one can enjoy clamming between the months of April and mid-June, which attracts many visitors. The park has tennis courts, a baseball field and other sports facilities, along with various other conveniences such as barbecue spots, restaurants, and shops providing year-round fun. Selected as one of the Top 100 Vistas of Mt. Fuji, weather permitting, the park is known as providing the Diamond Fuji view during two periods of the year, February and October.

水遊び場で子どもたちが元気にあそんでました。砂浜は潮干狩場のため、この時期は何もなかったけど、ヤドカリや掘り残しのアサリなどがいました。海水浴場ではないみたいです。ベビールームも完備されているので、赤ちゃん連れでも安心して遊ばせることができます
Forest and Park for the 21st Century

4.0

82 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Matsudoshi Sendabori 269

This park on an extensive site of over 500,000 square meters has a rich natural environment that includes Sendabori Pond and the Jomon Forest. Visitors can enjoy walks, get up close to nature, join in craft workshops, and more. There are facilities like a barbecue area, a zone for camping practice, and a sidewalk cafe. The Matsudo Museum is on the grounds, too.

I live close to this park and always go there. Truly nice and tranquil. Large lake feature with lots of bird life and flora. There is a bbq area which is rare in Japan but please check with them in...
Akebonoyama Nogyo Koen (Agricultural Park)

4.0

57 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Kashiwashi Fuse 2005-2

This green park was opened in 1995, the 40th anniversary of Kashiwa City’s official organization into a municipality. Famous for its flowers, the garden has a plum grove, a bamboo thicket, lotus ponds, and Dutch windmills along with tulips, dandelions and cosmoses. In the flower field—with beautiful flowers blooming in each season. The restaurant serves up local ingredients, while the retail shop has a fully-equipped kids’ room, making it quite popular for families. Various events related to forestry, cuisine and diet are held throughout the year.

Came here to see the iconic Himawari (sunflower), which was blooming around the end of July - beginning of August. As expected, The sunflowers were just awesome, some of them reach the height beyond...

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Chiba Areas

The Boso Peninsula forms the main body of Chiba prefecture, and this is where you'll find its endless warm water beaches and jagged mountains. Further inland, Narita - most famous as the home of Narita Airport - is a secret haven of tradition and history in the form of centuries-old Shinshoji Temple and quaint wooden Edo buildings. Chiba prefecture is also home to both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.