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Chiba City Museum of Art

4.0

71 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Chuou 3-10-8

The collection at Chiba City Museum of Art focuses on works by artists with a close connection to the Boso Peninsula and paintings of scenes from the Boso Peninsula. Its collection includes paintings from the Edo period (1603?1868), woodblock prints from the Edo through early Showa periods (1926?1989), and Japanese and Western modern art. It has no permanent exhibits but instead sponsors rotating exhibitions and exhibitions of its holdings, lectures, and workshops. The museum is housed in the remodeled and restored Chiba branch of Kawasaki Bank and shares the building with the ward office of Chuo-ku. There is also a restaurant and a library in the building.

Not a grand gallery but provide a good glimpse of works from local artists. The set up is nice and is worth a visit if you are in the area. The very friendly atmosphere made me feeling welcome...
Futtsu Park Jumbo Pool

4.0

95 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Futtsushi Futtsu 2280 In Futtsu Park

The Jumbo Pool is located within Futtsu Park, in the Futtsu district of Futtsu City. The Pool is open between the third Saturday in July and August 31st (or until Sunday if August 31st falls on a Friday or Saturday). There are four pools—a regular swimming pool, a wave pool, a lazy river pool, and a children’s pool—as well as three different water slides for visitors to enjoy.

昨年8月富津公園にカーシェアで行きました。東京湾に面しており天気が良く対岸を見渡せました。とても良かったです。
Chiba City Museum of Science

4.0

71 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Chuou 4-5-1 Qiball (Kibor) 7 - 10 F

This museum of science is located along the Togane-kaido Street in the center of Chuo Ward, Chiba City, just a short six-minute walk from Chiba-Chuo Station. It features a planetarium and an area with exhibits. The exhibit area is divided into three sections and offers interactive display each such as: “Geo Town” —where you can learn about the earth’s environment and space, “Techno Town” —where you can learn about science and technology in our daily lives, and “Wonder Town” —where you can learn about sound, light, and numbers.

A really great, hands-on museum that was both fun and informative. Luckily we had a Japanese-speaker with us, although staff were also very friendly and helpful. The planetarium was stunningly well...
Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden

3.5

48 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Katorishi Ougishima 1837-2

At Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden you can experience the old-fashioned ambience of a Japanese riverside district. It is located in Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park. Visitors come to enjoy the Ayame Festival in June with one and one and a half million Japanese irises of 400 varieties including Edo, Higo, and Ise, as well as the Hasu Festival from July to August with around 300 varieties of lotus flowers. Many other events are also held.

「千葉県香取市にある市営植物園である。水郷筑波国定公園の表玄関として水郷地帯を代表する観光施設。」とWikipediaにはあるけれど、水郷地帯を代表する観光施設だなどとは到底思えない、田舎感丸出しのお粗末な施設。あやめ部分はまだしも、ハス園のほうは、もっとどれがどの品種か明確にわかるように区分けするべきだ。種名札はあっても、同じ圃場（区画）に植え付けてあるから、どれがどれかを判別できない。種名札も...
Sekiyado-jo Museum

3.5

43 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Nodashi Sekiyadosangenya 143-4

"Chiba Prefectural Sekiyado-jo Museum has a tower that is a replica of the one at Sekiyado Castle. The theme of the museum is ""The River and the Industries Related to It."" It exhibits materials connected with the history and folk customs of Sekiyado, in its role in transport on the Tone River, and the history of the Sekiyado domain and Sekiyado Castle as shown in models and videos. The museum also sponsors lectures about the history of Sekiyado and the local cuisine, experiential learning sessions, and other such events."

The museum excellently describes the key role of Sekiyado for river transport & communications in the Kanto area before rail & roads. There are displays showing how the Tone river, by early 18th...
Taibusamisaki Nature Park

4.0

54 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Tomiurachoutadara 1212-29

This nature park on the Taibusa Cape is part of Minamiboso Quasi-National Park. Its facilities include a visitor center, an exercise field, a lookout, walking paths, and a campground, as well as Hotel & Resorts Minamiboso and the Taibusa Cape Nature Center. The site was once an army fortress and an important point of defense, and traces of that history remain today.

小高い丘から東京湾を眺めることのできる、気持ちの良い場所です。展望台や展望台が設置されており、家族連れで訪れている人がたくさんいました。ただ、塩の関係で遊泳はできません。
Arinomi Course

4.0

48 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Omachi 226-1

"This outdoor obstacle course facility is in Omachi, Ichikawa City. The roughly 33,000 square meter grounds features 40 obstacles that are covered by their standard 90-minute ""Athletic"" course. There is also a 1,000 meter ""Running Course."" They also have a barbecue area, a shower room, and a shop."

昭和感がハンパないアスレチック有料公園。大人1000円もとり、駐車場料金も700円するのですが、中身は昭和感がハンパないです。小学校3年生以上の野生児なら楽しめると思いますが、令和の子には古ぼけているとしか映らないと思います笑
Urayasu City Folk Museum

4.0

51 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Nekozane 1-2-7

This museum is located at Nekozane1-Chome, Urayasu City. This museum's permanent exhibit starts with the outdoor Urayasu Town display and moves indoors to themed exhibition rooms of Umiokakeru, and Umitotomoni, introducing the life of the fishing village and its relationship with the ocean when it was at its peak. In the museum is a cafe restaurant and on weekends, retro Japanese sweets are sold in atraditional period style building.

We had difficullty to find the correct bus stop to take the bus to Urayasu Local Museum from Kasai Subway, fortunately we didnt give up easyly and we reached the Museum at the end. We are the only...
Chiba Museum of Science and Industry

4.0

39 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Onitaka 1-1-3

"Chiba Museum of Science and Industry offers visitors a chance to use experimental equipment for experiential learning about the history of industry in Chiba Prefecture and the principles of science and technology adapted for these industries. Its permanent exhibit is composed of three sections: ""The History of Modern Industry,"" ""An Invitation of Cutting-Edge Technology,"" and ""Creativity Plaza."" In addition, it features events such as daily demonstration experiments, rotating exhibits, and manual training classes, and in the summer, it also holds planetarium shows."

私たちの生活を様々な製品やサービスも、当たり前のようにそこにあるのではなく、それらを発明するのに、大量且つ効率的に生産するのに、あるいは日々の暮らしを支え続けるのに、人々の不断の努力と叡智が積み重なっていることを学ぶことが出来る施設である。いくつかのエリアに分けられており、総じて子供向けの施設であるが、勿論大人でも充分に楽しむことが出来る。施設名に『科学』とあるが、展示されている構成要素のほとん...
Tateyama Strawberry Picking Garden

3.5

39 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Yamamoto 257 - 3 JA Awa Turano Branch

This strawberry farm is located within JA-Awa Tateno Branch along Highway Route 128 (Sotobo-Kuroshio Line) in Yamamoto, Tateyama City. They grow “beni hoppe” and “akihime” varieties of strawberry. From January to early May, you can try all-you-can-eat strawberry-picking for 30 minutes.

南房総の道の駅で見つけたチラシに100円引きとあったので、立ち寄って見ました。受付から徒歩１-２分の９番のビニールハウスが目的地。到着すると練乳の入ったプラスチックの箱を渡されます。ハウス内はロープで本日可能なイチゴの棚が仕切られています。紅ほっぺのみのビニールハウスでしたが、粒も大きくて練乳無しでも十分美味しかったです。入場料分は食べようと思ったものの無理でした。
Aloha Garden Tateyama

3.5

44 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Fujiwara 1497

Aloha Garden Tateyama, where visitors can enjoy time with the animals in the plaza, is the biggest zoo and botanical gardens in the prefecture. Visitors can enjoy Hawaiian shows on the special stage and Hawaiian food not available anywhere else. There is also a market and Hawaiian shop which gives the place a really tropical feel.

アロハガーデンたてやまペットで検索するとたくさんの方のブログや旅行サイトでペットと入場している記述がありますこの日は入口にペットの入場は駄目というような表示がありました天気も良く駐車場に日陰のある場所も無く帰るしか選択肢がありませんでした公式サイトにペットがNGと表示しないのは不親切ではないでしょうか
Chiba International General Swimming Center

4.0

32 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Narashinoshi Akanehama 2-3-3

Located across from Shin-Narashino Station on the JR Keiyo Line, Chiba International General Swimming Center contains a competition pool built to international standards, 50 meters long with 10 lanes, in addition to a 50-meter auxiliary pool, a diving pool, a 15-meter pool for beginners, and 3,600 spectators' seats. It also contains training rooms, conference rooms, and lounges, and it is used for all sorts of aquatic competitions. It is open to use by the general public when no competitions are scheduled.

駅から歩いてすぐです。ロータリー付近にはＭｒＭａｘ、マクドナルド、その他食事所等の商業設備もあり便利です。
Nagareyama Otakanomori SC

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Nagareyamashi Nishihatsuishi 6-185-2

There is more to NagareyamaOtakanomoriShoppiong Center than just a multitude of shops, restaurants, and bars. It also contains a post office, a car wash, vending machines that sell Tsukuba Express tickets, a daycare center, a charging station for electric cars, and a wide range of other services. A multipurpose facility, it even has hair salons, a sports club, and a movie theater. Customers can even make arrangement for consumption tax exemption at the concierge counter on the first floor inside Takashimaya Food Maison.
Forest Adventure Tarzania Sports Park

4.5

42 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Chosei-gun Nagaramachi Misho Higashi

Tarzania is a popular forest adventure park and sporting facility offering a variety of 66 different activities. Visitors can wear special harnesses and fly through the air from tree to tree. There are many enjoyable and new activities for families and children in the canopy of the trees. The park is especially popular on weekends and public holidays so reservations in advance are recommended.

I have been to three or four of this companys zip-lining locations. When they were doing this lesson the guide asked if I had experience and when I said I did, she expressed regret that this is the...
Sakura Furusato Square

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Usuida 2714

A verdant square near Inbanuma, it has a huge eye-catching Dutch windmill called De Liefde that was built as a symbol of the friendship between Japan and the Netherlands. You can find a Dutch garden to enjoy flowers from the Netherlands all year and a share garden of 24 loaned flower beds. Tulips, cherry blossoms, sunflowers, cosmos and other flower varieties bloom in all their glory from season to season. Many visitors come for the various events, such as the Tulip Festa in April and Cosmos Festa in October, held throughout the year.
Mori no Yuenchi

4.0

25 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Nodashi Nakane 6-1

"Admission is free at this amusement park in Nakane, Noda City. Their ""Giant Wheel"" Ferris wheel clocks 15 minutes in a single turn. Other attractions include rides like their Dragon Coaster and the Super Swing, as well as a treasure hunting area, labyrinth, game arcade, and more."

駐車場無料だし、フリーパスを買って一日中あそんでも親子で4000円しないので、子供が小さい間は良く行きました。小学校高学年以上だと少し物足りないかも。
Chiba Zoological Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Wakaba-ku Minamotochou 280

The expansive Chiba Zoological Park opened in 1985, and has a variety of courses to enjoy, including a petting zoo where you can feed animals or ride a pony. There are barbecue pits and a restaurant so you can spend a full day here. A portion of sales from the popular Lesser Panda Ramen, available at zoo restaurant, goes to support the zoo, as well.
Sakura City Museum of Art

3.5

34 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Shinmachi 210

The Sakura City Museum of Art contains a good collection of literary works with some connection to Sakura or Boso Area, and maintains exhibits that feature modern Japanese art which extend those works. It was built in order to preserve and utilize the old Kawasaki Bank Sakura Branch (a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property) built during the Taisho period. There’s also a café inside where you can enjoy a hand-made meal and dessert using local ingredients.

1994年に開館。江戸時代に文武芸術を奨励した佐倉藩11万石の城下町として栄えた中心地に位置し、大正7年に建てられたレンガ造りの旧川崎銀行佐倉支店（千葉県指定有形文化財）の保存と活用を考慮して建設された。
Sakura Kusabue Hill

4.0

38 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Ino 820

Sakura Kusabue Hill is a park that contains a miniature railroad 1.1 km long, athletic facilities, a petting zoo, and a rose garden. It also contains a campground for tour groups, some log cabins, and an accommodation facility with a capacity of up to 200 persons. There is a market where visitors can buy produce from local farmers and a farm-to-table restaurant. Visitors can try out a number of activities, including farm work and making pottery. This is the best place not only for families but also for groups with the purpose of experiential learning and training.

バラ満開の時に行ったバリアフリーが無くて不都合だったけどキャンプ場借りて BBQ 皆さんと楽しい時間を過ごした経験ありキャンプ場借りる人は駐車場は優先されて沢山歩かなくても良いバラは綺麗だった
Otaki Herb Garden

3.5

20 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Isumigunotakimachi Odoro 2423

The Otaki Herb Garden’s all-weather greenhouse features more than 200 kinds of herbs planted according to the season including lavender and rosemary. Its facilities spread over 4,500 square meters. An herbal café restaurant, garden shop, perfumery shop, and dog run are on the premises. Enjoy them at your leisure among the healing aura of herbs.

駐車場無料、入園料無料ペット可一日中雨の日曜日客の半分以上は犬連れ学校の体育館より広い巨大な温室中に入ったとたんミックスされたハーブの香りがする歩道部分は線路の枕木みたいな木が敷いてあるレストランはメニューは少ないが健康的な感じがするドリンクバーは少し高めだが販売もしているオリジナルのハーブティーが飲み比べ出来ます外にあるドッグラン小型犬と大型犬用に分けてあります

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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.