Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Kazusa / Rinkai Area

  • Country Farm Tokyo German Village
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Sodegaurashi Nagayoshi 419
    From the beginning of November through to the beginning of April every year, from sunset to 20:00, visitors to the Country Farm Tokyo German Village, famous for its winter illuminations, can enjoy a fantastic world colored with three million lights. It is a different world from the gardens during the day where visitors can enjoy all sorts of flowers throughout the year. The place is said to be one of the three biggest illuminations in the Kanto region.
  • Otaki Castle Museum
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    3.5
    99 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Isumigunotakimachi Otaki 481
    This history museum’s permanent exhibition focuses on Boso’s castle and its castle town, both in the medieval era and in recent times. The museum exhibits artifacts related to it, like armor, antique equipment, and ancient documents, as well as materials on life in samurai society and the castle town. Since Honda Tadakatsu was once the castle’s lord, it was built on the famous Otaki ruins of the Kazusa clan’s inner citadel (Tadakatsu was one of the four generals that served Tokugawa Ieyasu).

    Ootaki is an old castle town that was ruled by Katsuie Honda, a prominent subordinate of Ieyasu Tokugawa in the late 16th century. The township has preserved many of its Edo period merchant houses...

  • Chiba Kodomo no Kuni KidsDom
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    4.0
    87 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Yamakura 1487
    Filled with fun attractions, KidsDom park for infants and kids is popular with moms and dads. Equipped with indoor play equipment, a pool, and a fishing pond, the park offers a variety of seasonal and activity workshops on weekends and in summer break. The barbecue area can be reserved as late as one day in advance.

    ゴーカートに4人の孫は大喜びでした。 恐竜の展示も迫力あって 楽しかったです。 釣り堀で鯉釣りに 挑戦しましたが 寒いと池の底に 潜ってしまいエサに くいつかないとのことですが 14匹釣れました。 風が冷たい日でしたが 孫達は喜んで遊びました。

  • Futtsu Park Jumbo Pool
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    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。

  • Otaki Herb Garden
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    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

  • Original Maker Umizuri Koen (Ichihara Municipal Umizuri Sea Fishing Facility)
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    3.5
    30 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Goiminamikaigan 1-12
    Original Maker Umizuri Koen is a sea fishing facility located inside Yorogawa Seaside Park. Visitors can enjoy sea fishing on a wharf with guardrails that extends into the water parallel to the shore. There are also shops that sell or rent fishing gear, restaurants, and toilets available. Since the wharf is well monitored and a monitor staff is stationed, this facility is easy for families and beginners to use. This is a city-sponsored public facility, so it is available for experiential field trips by elementary and middle school groups. Among the regular events held here are fishing contests, fishing lessons, and releases of young fish into the sea.

    コロナで入場規制されており、朝6時前についても、整理券がもらえませんでした。名前を書いて順番待ちになり、2番目でしたが、入ったのは8時くらい。なので、実質2時間待たされた感じです。とはいえ、施設的には本当に良くできていると思われます(というのもわたしは釣りをしないので…)。ガチな釣り人が多く、かなり釣る人も。子供でも釣れるとありますが、それはラッキーなだけで、うちは1匹も釣れませんでした。なので...

  • Ichihara Lakeside Museum
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    3.5
    29 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Funyu 75-1
    The Ichihara Lakeside Museum underwent renewal and re-opened in 2013. It is an extremely charming art museum that makes great use of its location on the coast of Lake Takataki. First and foremost, the diverse exhibits are endlessly fascinating, but you will also find a museum shop with an array of local Ichihara products and original goods with the museum logo. And you can enjoy a great pizza restaurant that uses mainly ingredients from Boso.

    湖のほとりにあり、景色がよい。館内だけでなく、屋外展示も面白い。湖畔には桜が多く植えられ、桜の時期にはゆっくりと歩くのもよい。

  • Watanabe Strawberry Farm
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Kimitsushi Oi 1
    "This strawberry farm cultivates 5 varieties of strawberries (depending on the season) including ""Yayoihime,"" ""Beni Hoppe"" and ""OiC berry."" It has a tall greenhouse where you can pick strawberries while standing and a soil culture greenhouse where you can observe their growth while crouching, and you can also enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberry picking for 30 minutes from mid-December to late May. In addition, it also sells single giant strawberries. Be sure to inquire beforehand if it has been harvested."

    朝10時に行きました。 複数の種類のいちごが楽しめ、大満足です。 お値段もリーズナブルで、リピートしたいと思いました!

  • The Fish
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Futtsushi Kanaya 2288
    The Fish is a market place for Minamiboso area. It is a pleasurable facility housing a cafe, sourvenir shops, and a restaurant overlooking the ocean from which you can dine on the fresh catch of the very same waters. The Baumkuchen confectionery Minamitei, awarded the highest Monde Selection Grand Gold Quality Award for two years running, is located here. You can watch the chefs making the confections through a glass window.
  • Sodegaura Forest Raceway
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Sodegaurashi Hayashi 348-1
    Sodegaura Forest Raceway can accommodate motorcycle and automobile racing. Would-be racers are required to apply for a license, but the facility allows spectators to watch from the onsite restaurant, which is located inside the paddock and at the final turn, offering great views. It is recommended that diners sit on the terrace when the weather is good. The restaurant's most popular dish is its delicious and filling Katsu Karee (breaded pork cutlet with curry sauce).
  • Ichihara Elephant Kingdom
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Yamakogawa 937
    "Ichihara Elephant Kingdomhas 10 elephants, more than anywhere else in Japan, and 100 other kinds of animals live there, too, including camels and hippos. After a show in which the elements ""play soccer"" and ""dance,"" visitors can have their pictures taken while riding an elephant. Visitors who make reservations can ride free shuttle buses from Takataki Station on the Kominato Railway or from the Ichihara-Tsurumai Bus Terminal."
  • Kujukutani Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Kimitsushi Kanouzan Dong Tianyu 119-1
    This park is in Kimitsu City on Prefectural Route 93 has a view that takes in the mountainous vista of Kujukutani Valley, including Mt. Takago and the Kazusa Hills. Besides being a great spot to watch the sun rise and set, the mist-laced morning scenery is so beautiful that it has been selected as one of the top 100 views in Chiba Prefecture.
  • Yasuda Strawberry Farm
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Kimitsushi Oi 500
    "This strawberry farm is in Oi, Kimitsu City. Besides picking strawberry from January to May, you can pick cabbage around the middle of March and poppies from early January. They grow about 10 kinds of strawberries with availability changing depending on the season, including an unusual white variety called ""Awayuki."" The strawberries are grown on raised platforms, so you can pick them while standing."

    2月29日、朝9時半ごろ行きました。一人当たりの料金は2000円で30分間食べ放題が楽しめます。紅ほっぺをはじめ何種類かのいちごが楽しめました。2パックひと箱で売られており、お土産にすることもできます。

  • Sodegaura City Local Museum
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Sodegaura-shi Shimonitta 1133
    Located in Sodegaura Park, this museum was built to provide local materials and information. The museum regularly holds special exhibitions and lectures.

    展示物も、かなりしっかりしたものでした。 これで無料とはすごい。過去の展示物に解説を加えたパンフレットを、本にまとめたりしてくれないかな…。 学芸員の方の努力が素晴らしいです。もっと多くの人に見てもらいたい。

  • Nakanoshima Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Kisaradushi Nakanoshima 2
    Nakanoshima Park is linked to Toriizaki Seaside Park by a bridge over the water, Japan's highest pedestrian bridge. In addition to being a well-known spot for fishing, it is also used as a spot for digging for shellfish. Many people flock here during the shellfish digging season, which runs from late March to late July.
  • Nokogiriyama Museum of Art
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Futtsu-shi Kanaya 2146-1
    The Kanaya Art Museum is located along the Uchibo-Nagisa Line in Kanaya, Futtsu City. The museum was opened in 2010 as part of the efforts to rejuvenate the town under the slogan of “Kanaya, the town of stone and art”. As well as various exhibitions on works donated by art lovers and loaned pieces of work, the museum also holds events like concerts, etc. Admission fees vary from exhibition to exhibition, but visitors can get tickets by participating in local activities such as clean-ups and grass cutting, etc. (booking required at least one day in advance).

    友人の作品展があったので訪問です。金谷から鋸山美術館に名前を変更ということだけれども、まだ変更していません。 なぜかと尋ねたら、ロゴがまだできていないんだとか・・・・ こじんまりの美術館で、庭の作品もきれいです。

  • Futtsu Beach Clamming Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Futtsushi Futtsu 2307-2
    Futtsu Beach Clamming Ground has a full range of facilities like men’s and women’s changing rooms, foot-washing area, and accessible toilets. The clamming season is from mid-March to mid-September. There’s also a paid-entry rest station and coin lockers.
  • Auto Camp Fruit Mura
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Kimitsu-shi Tabina 96

    4歳の子供の初めてのキャンプ体験で利用しました。テントサイトは50サイトぐらいはあるでしょうか?とても広い印象でした。 炊事場やトイレまでも整備されていて子供でも安心して歩けました。 お盆の時期なのでサイトはほぼ満員といった感じ。周りも家族連ればかりでした。 ネットで予約が出来、クレジットが使えるところも良かったです。

  • The Dreaming Place Rose Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Kimitsu-shi Onodai 815-85
    This rose garden is on Prefectural Route 93 in Onodai, Kimitsu City. They have about 2,000 rose bushes of 350 varieties cultivated without pesticides including heirloom and English varieties. Their shop sells British antiques and more, and they have a cafe that prepares meals with herbs and fruit they've grown themselves.
  • Sayuri World
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Chiba Pref. Ichiharashi Yamakogawa 771
    This zoo is five minutes on foot from the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom. It lets you get up close to animals like giraffes, capybaras, and kangaroos in a free-range environment. There's a Bed and Breakfast for those with zoo memberships. Admission tickets are shared with Ichihara Elephant Kingdom.

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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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