Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Narita / Hokuso Area
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- Narita City Sakura No Yama Park
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4.5311 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- 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.
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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!
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- Museum of Aeronautical Sciences
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4.0296 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- 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.
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Big & spacious place to walk around to view the aeroplanes. I did not buy tickets to enter the building. I just hung around outside & walked around to peek into the aeroplanes.
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- Sakura Castle Ruins Park
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4.0125 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Jounaichou
- Said to be the remnants of castle for the shogun’s council members, like Hotta household, the Sakura Castle Ruins form the center of this ruins-based park. Here you’ll find various remnants of Sakura Castle, like the tower and dry moat. There’s also the Sakura Castle Park Center, which displays important historical materials, artifacts, old pictures, and models of Sakura Castle, and the Sankeitei, a tea house modeled after the Koho-an tea house in Kyoto’s Daitoku-ji Temple. The park is also famous for its plants, with cherry trees, peonies, plum trees, irises and many other flowering trees.
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If you like Samurai history then well worth a visit, it gives a sense of the size of the site of the defence system and how it worked
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- Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
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4.5135 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Sakado 631
- An art museum located in Sakado, Sakura City. Its collection includes roughly 1,000 works gathered by DIC Corp. and related companies—from Rembrandt, Monet, Picasso, Chagall to abstract works, Dadaism, Surrealism, and even post-war Western art and modern Japanese art. Nearby, you’ll find walking paths surrounded by nature, a restaurant, a tea house, and a retail shop.
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The Kawamura Kinen Museum is a museum with a large, beautiful garden. I went there to see an exhibition featuring photographs of Japanese people, taken by a british photographer over 150 years ago...
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- Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden
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3.548 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- 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.
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「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...
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- Sakura Furusato Square
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- 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.
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- Sakura City Museum of Art
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3.534 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.
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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。
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- Sakura Kusabue Hill
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4.038 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.
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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
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- National Museum of Japanese History
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- Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Jounaichou 117
- The National Museum of Japanese History was founded in 1981 as a research institution to promote education with material displays and exhibitions on historical, archeological and folkloric research. In addition to its permanent exhibits, the museum also has plans for special exhibitions offering a limited chance to view highly valuable items, making it a place that truly deepens access to Japan’s history.
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- Mitsubishi-kan (Sawara Town Tourist Information Center)
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3.530 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara A) 1903-1
- A European-style brick building located on Prefectural Route 55 in Sawara, Katori City. Built in 1914, the building of the former Mitsubishi Bank Sawara branch is now preserved and used as a center for preserving the old Sawara townscape, with various displays, and information for tourists.
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佐原に残る歴史的建造物の情報拠点。今から109年前の大正3年に川崎銀行佐原支店(後に三菱銀行佐原支店)として建てられ、平成期に県有形文化財として認定されています。比較的狭い街並みに、復元により優雅な姿を残していますが、中は佐原の観光や建物の情報拠点として機能しています。銀行時代のカウンターも初期の姿を再現しており、建物を残すことへの努力レベルは東京丸の内の三菱1号館にも匹敵します。「こんな場所にこ...
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- Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan
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3.525 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara B 3368
- The Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan gives a thorough introduction to the Sawara Dashi Festival and its Sawara Bayashi festival music that has been passed down over 300 years. The floats, sculptures, and large dolls on exhibit are replaced around the time of the summer and the autumn festivals, letting visitors enjoy new exhibits every year. The Sawara Dashi Festival and its Sawara Bayashi festival music are National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.
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佐原市街の中央を流れる小野川をはさんで、東側の本宿では八坂神社の祭礼である夏祭り、西側の新宿地区では諏訪神社の祭礼である秋祭りが行われます。館内には、夏祭りの山車10台のうち1台、秋祭りの山車15台のうち1台が展示されています。BGMに佐原囃子が流れており、優雅で哀調のあるメロディーは祭り気分を盛り上げます。
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- Wada Farm
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2.59 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Inzaishi Hiraka 906-1
- This tourism farm is located 20 minutes from the Sakura Interchange of the Higashi Kanto Expressway in the direction of Shisui. Here, one can eat all the strawberries they want with no time limit. Incorporating EM (Effective microorganism) farming methods that use such organic bacteria strains as yeast and lactobacillus, such popular varieties of strawberries as the Akihime, with low acidity, and the Benihoppe, which has a balanced acidity and sweetness, are produced here. The strawberry picking season lasts from around the end of January to the end of May every year. Vegetables and fruits picked in the morning are shipped out of the direct sales store year-round, and they also sell seasonal soft-serve ice cream and a rare strawberry soap.
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家族で和田農園のいちご狩りに行きました。 朝早くに家を出て、楽しみにしてました。 ですか、ビニールハウスの中に入ると、イチゴは沢山なっていたけど手に取るイチゴどれにも白いモヤモヤが...((うどんこ病らしいです。 どれも白いモヤモヤが付いているし、実は小さく、甘くもないので、イチゴはお腹いっぱいに食べることは出来ず、同じビニールハウスでイチゴを食べていた人も『全然ないね。』っと言いながら食べていま...
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- Isoyama Kanko Strawberry Garden
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4.03 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Katoriguntounoshoumachi Sasagawa I 4539
- The Isoyama Kanko Strawberry Garden cultivates strawberries across a one-hectare area. They naturally offer strawberry-picking, but also provide more interesting experiences like making strawberry parfaits and strawberry daifuku. The spacious rest area features bright tropical construction and sells wonderful sweets. You can take a break and eat some sweets, or simply do some shopping, so it’s perfect if you’re short on time.
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こちらのいちご園のシーズンは1月からだそうです。山武のあたりは１２月くらいからスタートするところが多いのですが、ちょっと遅めのようです。
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- Chiba Prefectural Central Museum, Ohtone Branch
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3.58 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara Ha 4500
- This museum is adjacent to the Suigo Sawara Ayame Park at the edge of Yodaura Bay. They have a permanent exhibition that teaches about the area including with themes of the nature and history of the Tone River and the Agriculture of Chiba Prefecture. There are many historical items related to water transport on the Tone River, such as a 1/5 scale takasebune model boat. Some exhibits showcase the history of this waterfront area with film and audio, and the museum's many small-scale displays are intriguing. There is also an aquarium and a pond on the premises where you can observe the flora and fauna of the Tone River. There are fun activities for kids, too, like feeding the carp in the pond.
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千葉県の博物館の支店的な存在です。佐原を中心にした、利根川周辺の歴史や風俗などぉ紹介しています。コンパクトながら、内容の濃い展示になっています。
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- Experience Museum Chiba Prefectural Boso-no-Mura
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- Chiba Pref. Imbagunsakaemachi Ryukakuji 1028
- Chiba Prefectural Boso-no-Mura lets you experience traditional Boso lifestyle and crafts yourself, and has displays on samurai, merchant, and farm families as well as ancient artifacts excavated from all over the prefecture to teach about the area’s culture. There’s so much to do, it’s fun no matter how often you visit!
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- Inbanuma Park
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- Chiba Pref. Inzaishi Moroto
- This hill-top park on the northern side of West Inba Marsh occupies the site of medieval Moroto Castle (also known as Ryugaya Castle). Its remnants such as earthworks still remain today. The park has an open area that can be used for ground golf, a rubber-ball baseball field, flower gardens, and a lawn. Climb the lookout for a sweeping view of Inba Marsh.
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- Omigawa Joyama Park
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- Chiba Pref. Katorishi Omigawa 4780-1
- Just a 15-minute drive from the Sawara-Katori Interchange on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway, this park was constructed during the Heian to Muromachi eras on the site of the powerful Aihara clan castle remains, where a portion of the main fortress keep remains. Approximately 6000 plants and trees of 70 different varieties have been planted on the grounds allowing the visitors to enjoy the beautiful flora during any of the four seasons. The park is especially famous for its cherry blossom and azaleas. The Suigo Omigawa cherry blossom and azalea festival, is held during the blooming season and creates a truly fantastical night cherry blossom viewing experience. One can also take advantage of the Seifuso rest cottage built in the Sukiya-zukuri style that incorporates refined tea ceremony house elements.
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- Naritasan Park Plum Grove
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- Chiba Pref. Naritashi Narita 1 within Naritasan Shinshoji
- Covering almost 41 acres, within the Naritasan Park are three ponds and two waterfalls. Along the route from the park entrance, rightward behind the main temple, to the Peace Tower and the Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy there are 460 red and white plum trees that come to full bloom between February and March. One can enjoy viewing the plum blossoms while listening to the peaceful sounds of water droplets cascading into the Suikinkutsu font next to the Museum, resonating like the sound of an exquisite Koto harp.
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- Inbanuma Sunset Hills
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- Chiba Sakura-shi Iinomachi 27
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- Shiroi Citizen Pool
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- Chiba Pref. Shiroishi Shishiba 1701-1
- This outdoor pool facility in Shiroi City has three kinds of pools, a running pool with 150 meters per lap, 25-meter pool and infant pool, and also 91-meter and 62-meter adventure slides. There is also a shop selling snacks such as curry, fast food, pool floats and character goods. The pool facility is open every year from July 1 to the second Sunday of September.
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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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