Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Tateyama / Minamiboso Area

  • Wadaura Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Wadachounigaura Ground point
    This beach with white sand mixed with shells and very clear water is characterized by its coast lined with pine trees. While enjoying bathing at the beach, you can also gather crabs and small fish along the rocky areas. With public bathrooms, showers and changing rooms, it is visited by many beachgoers since you can eat whale dishes from Wadaura in restaurants nearby.
  • Hasama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Hasama 1-1 ground point
    Located approximately 15 kilometers (ordinary time around 30 minutes) from the Futtsu Tateyama Highway Tomiura Interchange, this 100m x 200m beach is right in front of the national resort Kyukamura Tateyama. The shore shelf slopes gently away covered by remarkably clear waters, making it ideal for family and seashore activities. There is a children’s pool adjoining the resort that may be used for free. The public beach house, operating from mid-July to mid-August is equipped with two toilets, one shower, and a changing facility.
  • Hojo Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Houjou 2307-46 Overhead
    This is the largest beach within the city, and is just a 5-minute walk from the JR Tateyama Station. Many visitors throng to this beach located towards the back of Tateyama Bay, which is also called Kagamigaura because of its gentle waves. During the swim season, public showers, changing rooms and toilets are available, and beach clubhouses are erected for the visitors. The fireworks festival is always one of the biggest events of the year. On a clear day Mt. Fuji can be seen in the distance, making this a good spot for viewing sunsets. It has been selected as one of Japan's Top Sunset Views.
  • Minami Chikura Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Chikurachouminamiasai
    Minami Chikura Beach is located in Chikura Town, Minamiboso City, on the eastern side of the Boso Peninsula. The magnificent emerald-green color of the sunlit sea and the beautiful fine sand on the beach are reminiscent of the South Pacific. In the summer months (July and August), there are beach huts on the beach, and there are lifeguards too, so visitors can enjoy swimming in safety. Minami Chikura Beach is famous for its beautiful sunrise and sunsets, and for the glorious views of the stars at night, making it a consistently popular place for dating couples to visit. Please note that camping, barbecuing, and the use of jet-skis, surfboards and body-boards are prohibited.
  • Uminekodo
    Style / Fashion
    Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Chikurachousenda 1051 In the sea breeze kingdom
    Uminekodo is a gallery and variety shop at Chikura’s landmark Roadside Station Chikura Shiokazeokoku rest area. It holds regular exhibitions that bring together artists from around Minamiboso. The shop features original items like tote bags and towels designed by the illustrator Yamaguchi Mao.
  • Iwai Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Minamibousoushi Kushi Takasaki area
    This approx. three kilometer long swimming beach is Boso’s most popular. With its shallow shoals and mild waves, it’s also used for seaside schooling and lodging. During the swimming season, there are events like watermelon-busting, treasure hunts and fireworks shows perfect for family trips. The scenery, with the contrast between curved beach, green mountains and sparkling blue water, is gorgeous, and sunset here is well worth seeing.
  • Maruhei Asobitai Sea Fishing Rental & Experience
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Tateyama-shi Numa 985-10
  • Katsuyama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Awa-gun Kyonanmachi Ryushima
    One of the five beaches in Kyonan Town, the beach is wide, shallow, and calm, attracting many bathers with their families. On the left side of the beach are Misagojima and Ukishima islands, as well as an embankment, which are popular fishing spots.
  • Biwagari Satomi Noen
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Takasaki 1417
    This tourist loquat farm is operated by the Satomikan bed and breakfast. The farm grows the four most popular varieties of loquat - Tanaka, Fukuhime, Mizuho, and Ofusa. After paying a small fee, visitors can enjoy all-you-can-eat loquat picking for 30 minutes. Note that loquat picking is cancelled on rainy days. Instead, when it's raining, visitors can enjoy all-you-can-eat pre-picked loquats. The farm also sells loquats to take home. Loquat picking is offered during the approximately month-long loquat season, which lasts from around late May to late June.
  • Setohama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Chikuracho Seto 2979-4 Chisaki
    This swimming beach is located in Chikura-cho, Minamiboso City. The beach is around 200 meters long and a breakwater has been built in its center. A great destination for families, in addition to shallow, sandy beach areas, there are also rocky areas where you can have fun gathering crabs and other shellfish. During swimming season, lookout posts are permanently stationed by lifeguards during the day. The beach also has a clubhouse which sells light meals. There are two lookout posts, one of which is also outfitted with toilets. In addition, there are also free showers in the toilet building.
  • South Bird Inn
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Shirako 2591-1
    This seaside bed and breakfast is located in Minamiboso City. Standing just 50 meters from the sea, guests can access the ocean right from the establishment. The bed and breakfast grounds encompass its own private beach as well as a garden, and guests can relax and enjoy the ocean. In addition, the establishment offers a variety of flexible lodging plans, including a pet plan which allows you to stay with your dog, a barbecue plan which includes grilling fresh-caught turban shell, and a farm experience plan in which you get to harvest vegetables.
  • Nojimazaki Lighthouse Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Shirahamacho
    "This park is maintained around the Nojimazaki Lighthouse, a lighthouse built on the southern tip of Cape Nojima. In addition to the cape itself, the lighthouse is also on the southernmost point of Minamiboso City. The area was originally a detached island but became connected to the mainland after a large earthquake in 1703. Today, the cape is still called ""Nojima"" (literally ""No Island"") in spite of the fact it is no longer an island. Visitors can climb to the top of the 30-meter-high lighthouse and get a sweeping view of the area. The park has walking paths and a stone monument marking the southernmost point."
  • Nemoto Coast
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Shirahamacho Nemoto
    A part of the coast of Minamiboso. Nojimazaki Lighthouse is located nearby. Erosion of the bedrock by ocean waves has created beautiful and unique rock formations in the area. An area called the Byobu Rocks is of particular note and consists of several straight ridges and grooves of rock leading into the sea which resemble Japanese folding screens. The bumpy terrain results in numerous tide pools which are homes for small fish, crabs, clams, and other creatures. Accordingly, the area is both a great photo destination and a great nature watching destination.
  • Bride’s Road
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Wadacho Shiba
    This hiking course leads from Wadaura to the top of Mt. Karasuba. The trail once connected mountain and oceanside settlements in the area, enabling exchange and interaction, and it gained its name from the bridal processions which would occur between the villages as women left one community to reside with their new husbands in another. The course is 13.5 kilometers long in total. Walkers can see Japanese stone oak, a variety of tree that is found only in a very few places in Japan. Some of the road's many highlights include Kurotaki Falls, the ancient Sutra Stone, Jigaisui, Saruwatari, the Horse Well, Komagaeshi, and the Sajikizuka .
  • Hana no Hiroba Park (Hana Yume Hana Yume)
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Wadacho Shiba
    This park faces Wadaura. Inspired by the abundance of flower cultivation practiced in Minamiboso City's Wada-cho district, the park grounds are planted with a variety of flowers, and visitors can take in seasonally blooming flowers year-round. The symbol of the park is its shining silver sculpture of a dolphin tail. The expansive park has walking paths and a hill which visitors can climb to get a sweeping view of flower fields. In addition, the park has a wisteria trellis which blooms with delightful purple flowers in summer. Visitors can also enjoy poppies and pot marigolds from December through March, and marigolds and other flowers from April through September.
  • Orange Mura Auto Camping Ground
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Minamiboso-shi Chikuracho Kubo 1494

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  • Sakuma Dam Lake Shinsui Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Awa-gun Kyonanmachi Okuzure 39
  • Odaiba Seaside Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Tateyama Sunosaki 908-22
  • RECAMP Tateyama
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Tateyama-shi Menuma 1210
  • Tateyamashieinijugometorushitunaionsuipuru
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Tateyamashi Minato 288-89

    通常営業している市民温水プールです。 最近は、スイミング教室も開かれているようです。 整備がきちんとされており、またスタッフさんの対応もとっても親切です。

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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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