Historical Monument Spots in Chiba Area

  • Tojo-tei House/Tojo Museum of History
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    Chiba Pref. Matsudoshi Matsudo 714-1
    This museum is just a 10-mintue walk from the Matsudo Station on the Shin Keisei Line or the JR Line. The Tojo-tei House was built as the villa of Tokugawa Akitake, the younger brother of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun of the shogunate government, and is designated as a National Cultural Property. Almost all of the residences of the Tokugawa clan from the Meiji period still exist so that one can get a glimpse into the environment in which these former lords lived. On display at the adjoining Tojo Museum of History are primarily the treasures of Tokugawa Akitake, but also displayed are items from the Matsudo Tokugawa family as well as from the Tokugawa Yoshinobu family.

    JR松戸駅から徒歩約10分の緑豊かなところに静かに佇んでいます。歴史館と戸定邸に分かれ歴史館は水戸藩主徳川昭武の明治維新の混乱の中での殿様の生活が偲ばれる写真など多数陳列されています。昭武も慶喜も写真が好きで沢山の写真が並べられ当時のことが良く分ります。戸定邸からは松戸の街並みから富士山が望まれます。現在はタワーマンションのために若干富士山が見づらくなっているのは残念ですね。慶喜の弟ということで将...

  • Old Kamiya Denbe Inage Villa
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    Chiba Pref. Chibashi Inage-ku Inage 1-8-35
    "This Western-style villa was built by the businessman Kamiya Denbe, also known as the ""King of Wine"" for his activities as a wine importer and domestic wine maker. Built as a guest house in the Taisho period (1912?1926), it's a National Tangible Cultural Property. Entry is free, and groups are also welcome. Its Gallery Inage is available for exhibitions and events."

    日本のワイン王と謳われた明治の実業家・神谷伝兵衛の別荘として大正7年に建てられたそうです。(当時は和館と洋館があったが、洋館だけが残っているのだそうです。) 神谷伝兵衛は、浅草の神谷バーや、牛久(茨城)のシャトーカミヤの創始者として有名です。神谷バーで有名な「電気ブラン」(ブランデーベースにジンや薬草をブレンドしたカクテル)は、稲毛商店街のお店でも買えるそうです。(お茶屋さん「稲毛園」では、電気ブ...

  • Samurai Residences
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    Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Miyakoujimachi 57
    Sakura was once a castle town, and former samurai houses stand along one of its streets: the former homes of the Kawara family, the Tajima family, and the Takei family. Built late in the Edo period, they offer a glimpse of the everyday lives of the samurai. Visitors are allowed inside the Tajima house, but the Kawara house is open only on special occasions.
  • Ichinomiyakan Akutagawa-So
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    Chiba Pref. Chouseigunichinomiyamachi Ichinomiya 9240-1 (Ichinomiya building)
    This annex is part of Ichinomiyakan, a traditional Japanese inn. It was built in 1897 and got its current name because the novelist Akutagawa Ryunosuke stayed there during the Taisho period. He sent a letter from there proposing to Tsukamoto Fumi, who later became his wife. Memories of his stay appeared in several of his works. Built with traditional minka (private house) architectural techniques, it's a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
  • Former Residence of Lord Hotta
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    Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Kaburagimachi 274
    "The Old Hotta Manor, built in 1890 is the site of the home of Hotta Masatomo, the last lord of the Sakura domain. Standing in the center of an expanse of lawn, it has a splendid modern Japanese-style garden that takes advantage of the ""borrowed scenery"" of the plateau on the opposite shore. This garden is affectionately referred as ""Sakura Garden."" In 2006, the five main buildings, the storehouse, and the guardhouse were declared National Important Cultural Properties, and in 2015, the entire grounds including the garden were designated a National Scenic Beautyas ""Ex Hotta Masatomo Garden""."
  • Yokurayadaidozo
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara A 1732
  • Watanabe Residence
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    Chiba Pref. Isumigunotakimachi Kubo 126
    This residential home was built as a merchant home in 1849. Although the formerly thatched roof was remade into one with cross-piece tiles, all of the structure, interior and furniture is exactly as it was when first constructed. So, it is an important historical building and has become a Nationally-Designated Important Cultural Property. The interior is not open to the public.
  • Nakamuraya Shoten
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara B 1720
    To reach Nakamuraya Shouten, visitors should walk for about 15 minutes in the direction of Chukei bridge from Sawara Station on the JR Narita Line. Built near the end of the Edo period in 1855, it is an atmospheric general store that deals in sundries, general merchandise, and tatami mats (and other items made of soft rush grass), and in 1993, it was designated a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property. The actual building is a must-see, and it still in business as a store. Customers can buy small, charming mini parade floats, Boshu fans, and other highly individual Japanese-style sundries that are found nowhere else.
  • Former Shindo Family Residence
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    Chiba Sodegaura-shi Shimonitta 1133
    The Shindo family has been engaged in agriculture for generations, and at the end of the Edo period (1603-1868), they served as a local government official (daikan) for a local governor of the city. The building was constructed in 1847, and its size and other features reflect its social status at the time.
  • Yoshii no O Ido
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    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Yoshizawa Yoshii Rural Park

Chiba Areas

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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.

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