Tateyama / Minamiboso

Top Things to do

• Banya

  4.0

  292 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Awagunkyonanmachi Yoshihama 99 - 5 in the main building

  At the Banya diner, owned and operated by the fishermen’s cooperative, you can enjoy a hardy fisherman’s meal of the morning’s fresh fish or shellfish catch at a fishermen’s cooperative price. In addition to the fresh catches of the season, they also offer their regular specials. The rice bowls topped with fried shrimp or calamari are so large, the toppings hang off the sides.

• Roadside Station Hota Elementary School

  4.0

  184 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Awagunkyonanmachi Hota 724

  In 2014, Kyonan Municipal Hota Elementary School closed and was renovated and reborn as Hota Elementary School Community Center and Roadside Station in December 2015. Its Satoyama Shokudo is a restaurant that features the products of the area's fields and oceans, and the school's former gymnasium is now the site of a farmers' market, Kyonan Raku Ichi, which sells locally grown vegetables and flowers, and many other items that can serve as originalsouvenirs from the area. Also, on the school grounds are a lodging facility, Manabi no Yado, which preserves traces of the old school, and a hot spring facility, Sato no Oyu.

• Daifukuji Temple (Gake Kannon)

  4.0

  131 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Funakata 835

  "The popular name for Daifukuji Temple is ""Gake Kannon"" (""Cliff Kannon""). Located in Funakata in the city of Tateyama, it was founded by the Nara period (eighth century) monk Gyoki, who was on a walking pilgrimage of the eastern provinces. It is said that he carved an image of Eleven-headed Kannon into the cliff face of Mt. Funakata as a way of praying for safety on the seas and bountiful fishing for the local fishermen. A temple devoted to Kannon is built in front of the image to guard it, and from inside, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of Tateyama Bay and Izu Oshima Island."

• Awa-jinja Shrine

  4.0

  103 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Daijingu 589

  Awa-jinja Shrine, said to date from 660, includes the Kaminomiya (main shrine), Shimonomiya (auxiliary shrine), Itsukushimasha (subordinate shrine), and Kotohirasha (subordinate shrine). The primary Kami honored here is Ame-no-Futodama-no-mikoto, who is the kami of all Japan’s industry. After visiting, please stop at the Azuchi Tea House in the shrine grounds.

• Nagisanoeki TATEYAMA

  4.0

  95 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Tateyama 1564-1

  "Tateyama Beach Station is multipurpose facility located along the Uchibo Nagisa Line Highway. It is adjacent to the Nagisa no Hakubutsukan (Beach Museum), a satellite collection of the Tateyama City Museum, which displays Boso Peninsula fishing implements (designated as Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property) and other exhibits related to the fishing industry on the Boso Peninsula. In addition to Umibe no Hiroba (""Seashore Plaza""), which exhibits living things found in Tateyama, there is an observation deck where visitors can watch the sunset over Tateyama Bay or see Mt. Fuji, as well as well as Tateyama Sunset Pier, the longest such pier in Japan. The commercial building contains a market where visitors can buy seafood and agricultural products directly from those who produced them, as well as a restaurant that serves dishes made with fresh, local ingredients."

• Tateyama Nakamuraya Tateyama Station Store

  4.0

  84 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Houjou 1882

  This bakery, founded in 1919, is located one minute walk from the east exit of Tateyama Station. The bread sold in the store is additive-free, and made by skilled bakers using traditional methods. The shop sells baked confectionery as well as the anpan (a bun filled with red bean paste) made with carefully selected red beans, and a kashiwamochi (oak leaf) shaped cream bun, a favorite since the establishment of the shop.

• Kimura Peanuts

  4.0

  85 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Shimosanagura 236-3

  Kimura Peanuts is a direct outlet peanut store located in Shimosanagura, Tateyama City. The Kimura company handles every stage of the production process, from peanut-growing through processing to sales; the peanuts are hand-shelled to prevent unnecessary damage. Besides selling unshelled peanuts and hand-shelled peanuts, Kimura Peanuts also sells a range of peanut products, including peanut paste, peanut soft-serve ice-cream, etc. Kimura Peanuts has its own café.

• Tateyama Family Park

  3.5

  88 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Menuma 1210

  This leisure park is at the top of a small hill overlooking Heisaura beach along the Boso Flower Line. This sprawling park, boasting about 140,000 square meters of space, includes flower gardens and flower picking fields, a park golf course, dog park, fishing area and more, allowing a full day of fun for all ages. In spring, 100,000 poppy plants bloom with 1 million flowers.

• Roadside Station Wadaura W ao!

  4.0

  76 Reviews

  Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Wadachounigaura 243

  This roadside station sells local specialty processed whale products, fresh vegetables, fresh flowers, crafts and prepared dishes. The adjoining restaurant offers menu items such as the Wadahama Tokusei Kujira-don with whale sashimi and fried dishes, and a set meal with seasonal local fish sashimi. In addition, the takeout corner sells soft-serve ice cream using Miyoshi-mura milk and Boso honey, croquettes with whale meat, and meat buns.