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Makuhari Messe

3.5

449 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Mihama-ku Nakase 2-1

A convention center capable of hosting domestic and international trade fairs, product fairs, exhibitions, events, and meetings. There’s always a host of fun programs being conducted at Makuhari Messe. In addition to 11 exhibition halls, there’s also numerous conference rooms, restaurants, and other facilities; the size of the structure will astound you. The shortest access routes for international exhibition halls 1-8 and 9-11, the Makuhari Event Hall, and the international conference rooms all differ, so be sure to check where the event you’re interested in is before heading out.

Makuhari Messe looked a little shabby compared to Tokyo Big Site. The site was big enough but it looked so much outdated.
Chiba-jinja Shrine

4.0

145 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Innai 1-16-1

Chiba-jinja Shrine is the main shrine of the bodhisattva Myoken, who offers protection for people who are of ages considerably considered unlucky. Myoken, the principal god enshrined here, is the spirit of the North Star, the Pole Star positioned at the center of the heavens, and he shares the shrine with the gods Futsu and Yamato Takeru no Mikoto. This shrine is said to be efficacious against bad luck during two types of unlucky ages, and it is a favorite place for people to pray for good luck or to celebrate special events in their lives.

ここは、最寄りの千葉駅から15分ほどの神社です。有名ではないですが、建造物が珍しい形なので1度は行ってもいいと思います。 Chiba Shrine has 15min from nearest station by walk.Its not famous but very rare shape shrine so I think just 1 time should to go here...
Hokekyoji Temple

4.5

95 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Nakayama 2-10-1

This temple is located at Nakayama2-Chome, Ichikawa City. This temple was established by combining the Hokkeji and Honmyoji temples during the Kamakura period. The shrine of the founder within the premises is built in a rare hiyoku-irimoya construction style and is designated a national important cultural property. Also known for its beautiful cherry blossoms, in the spring and autumn the Senbue and Oeshiki ceremonies are held, and an open market antique is hosted at the same time.

Hokekyouji is one of the main temples of the Buddhist Nichiren sect. Nichiren is the founder of the sect founded in the twelfth century, one of the newer Buddhist sects that emerged in the Kamakura...
Chiba City Museum of Art

4.0

71 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Chuou 3-10-8

The collection at Chiba City Museum of Art focuses on works by artists with a close connection to the Boso Peninsula and paintings of scenes from the Boso Peninsula. Its collection includes paintings from the Edo period (1603?1868), woodblock prints from the Edo through early Showa periods (1926?1989), and Japanese and Western modern art. It has no permanent exhibits but instead sponsors rotating exhibitions and exhibitions of its holdings, lectures, and workshops. The museum is housed in the remodeled and restored Chiba branch of Kawasaki Bank and shares the building with the ward office of Chuo-ku. There is also a restaurant and a library in the building.

Not a grand gallery but provide a good glimpse of works from local artists. The set up is nice and is worth a visit if you are in the area. The very friendly atmosphere made me feeling welcome...
Oohi-jinja Shrine (Funabashi Daijingu Shrine)

4.0

80 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Miyamoto 5-2-1

This Shinto shrine is three minutes on foot from the Keisei Main Line's Daijingushita Station and 15 minutes on foot from Funabashi Station on the JR Sobu Line. It was founded when Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto enshrined Amaterasu Sume Omikami there for worship after suppressing Japan's eastern regions. It is the largest and oldest shrine in the Funabashi region. Sumo wrestling takes place at its main annual festival on October 20 and has a history of more than 400-years. It's even recorded the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu watched Sumo bouts here.

Beautiful arrangement of shrines located in central Funabashi near the old lighthouse, we had a pleasant and peaceful walk through ,i noted there is a small arena also for young Sumo wrestlers.The...
Chiba City Museum of Science

4.0

71 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Chuou 4-5-1 Qiball (Kibor) 7 - 10 F

This museum of science is located along the Togane-kaido Street in the center of Chuo Ward, Chiba City, just a short six-minute walk from Chiba-Chuo Station. It features a planetarium and an area with exhibits. The exhibit area is divided into three sections and offers interactive display each such as: “Geo Town” —where you can learn about the earth’s environment and space, “Techno Town” —where you can learn about science and technology in our daily lives, and “Wonder Town” —where you can learn about sound, light, and numbers.

A really great, hands-on museum that was both fun and informative. Luckily we had a Japanese-speaker with us, although staff were also very friendly and helpful. The planetarium was stunningly well...
Kemigawa-jinja Shrine

4.0

53 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Hanamigawa-ku Kemigawachou 1-1

Founded about 1,200 years ago, this Shinto shrine honors Jingisansha-Kemigawa-Daimyojin, a composite god consisting of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Ukanomitama-no-Kami, and Izanami-no-Mikoto. People have visited from long ago, believing that worship here offered far-reaching benefits that included protection from calamities relating to age, direction, and dates, as well as effective divination around housing and natural features.

今年も検見川神社で初もうでをしました。多くの人でにぎわっていました。今年は神社で新年に関係する多くのものが売られていました。お賽銭を上げて、今年の抱負や願い事をしていたのだろうと思います。たくさんの笑顔を見ることができる場所でした。今年はよい年になりそうです。
Urayasu City Folk Museum

4.0

51 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Nekozane 1-2-7

This museum is located at Nekozane1-Chome, Urayasu City. This museum's permanent exhibit starts with the outdoor Urayasu Town display and moves indoors to themed exhibition rooms of Umiokakeru, and Umitotomoni, introducing the life of the fishing village and its relationship with the ocean when it was at its peak. In the museum is a cafe restaurant and on weekends, retro Japanese sweets are sold in atraditional period style building.

We had difficullty to find the correct bus stop to take the bus to Urayasu Local Museum from Kasai Subway, fortunately we didnt give up easyly and we reached the Museum at the end. We are the only...
Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine

4.0

57 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Yawata 4-2-1

This Shinto shrine was founded at the end of the 9th century, branching off from Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine on the order of Emperor Uda. It honors Emperor Ojin, Empress Jingu, and Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto. Worshiping there is said to ward off misfortune and invite good luck, help with smooth childbirth, provide a safe childhood, and so on. A sacred ginkgo tree on the grounds known as the Senbon Icho is estimated to be 1,200 years old and is a National Natural Monument.

Temple majestueux, impressionnant de part sa structure et décoration. Un lieu bien visité car attirant et beau.
Chiba Museum of Science and Industry

4.0

39 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Onitaka 1-1-3

"Chiba Museum of Science and Industry offers visitors a chance to use experimental equipment for experiential learning about the history of industry in Chiba Prefecture and the principles of science and technology adapted for these industries. Its permanent exhibit is composed of three sections: ""The History of Modern Industry,"" ""An Invitation of Cutting-Edge Technology,"" and ""Creativity Plaza."" In addition, it features events such as daily demonstration experiments, rotating exhibits, and manual training classes, and in the summer, it also holds planetarium shows."

私たちの生活を様々な製品やサービスも、当たり前のようにそこにあるのではなく、それらを発明するのに、大量且つ効率的に生産するのに、あるいは日々の暮らしを支え続けるのに、人々の不断の努力と叡智が積み重なっていることを学ぶことが出来る施設である。いくつかのエリアに分けられており、総じて子供向けの施設であるが、勿論大人でも充分に楽しむことが出来る。施設名に『科学』とあるが、展示されている構成要素のほとん...
Ninomiya-jinja Shrine

4.0

28 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Miyama 5-20-1

"This Shinto shrine is said to have been built by decree of the Emperor Saga between 810 and 823. It was a popular place of worship as it was the guardian shrine of the area's 23 villages. Compiled in the year 905, the Engi-shiki Jinmyo-cho lists it as Samukawa-jinja Shrine, one of the two leading sanctuaries in Chiba County, but the bell installed in 1303 has an insignia reading ""Ninomiya,"" so some think its name was bestowed in the Kamakura period. It's an important venue for the Shimosa Miyama Seven-Year Festival, a Chiba Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Portable sanctuaries from the area shrines converge on the grounds during the Anzan Orei Taisai Festival."

癒しを兼ねたパワースポットです。鳥居をくぐると森が広がっています。ぜひ、お詣りついでに行ってみては？きっといいことがありますよ
Hoki Museum

4.0

6 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Midori-ku Asumigaokahigashi 3-15

Displaying 450 works by approximately 50 artists, ranging from great masters to young artists, the Hoki Museum is the first museum in Japan dedicated to works of realism. Designed in three stories, one above ground, two below, the layered galleries are long corridors, with a section of the building appearing to float in air. Reservations are recommended for the very popular Italian cuisine restaurant Hanau located inside the museum.

ホキ美術館内B1Fに併設されたカフェです。美術雑誌等も置かれており写実絵画鑑賞を満喫時に小休憩するのに良い場所です。土・日・祝日の限定となる「わくわくプラン」で事前に予約して訪問しました。税込4‚900円でホキ美術館入館チケット＆ランチとカフェの1ドリンクがセットになっているので大変お得でした。午前中に写実絵画鑑賞を満喫しイタリアンランチコースを楽しんだ後に再入場して美術館内のミュージアムカフェに...
Kasori Shell Mounds Museum

4.0

31 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Wakaba-ku Sakuragi 8-33-1

Kasori Shell Mounds Museum is located inside Kasori Shell Mounds Jomon Site Park. Kasori Shell Mound is Japan's largest shell mound from the Jomon period (10000 B.C.E.?300 B.C.E.) and has been designated a Special Historic Site of Japan. The museum's permanent exhibits are centered around earthenware and stone implements excavated from the mound. Visitors can deepen their knowledge of the characteristics of Jomon period shell mounds and the history of research about them. Twice a year there are classes about making Jomon earthenware, and during summer vacation, it offers educational activities about the Jomon period, including lectures and classes, and experiential learning programs.

Kasori Shell mound was designated as a Special Historical Site on Oct 13, 2017. This is the largest shell mound in Japan. It is said that this shell mound is older than 5000 years. There is a...
Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba

4.0

24 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Aobachou 955-2

"Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, is located in Aobanomori Park. Its permanent exhibit, organized around the theme of ""Nature and Humans of the Boso Peninsula,"" is composed of three parts: ""Boso Nature Magazine,"" ""The History of Boso,"" and ""Connections between Nature and Humans."" The exhibits include diorama replicas of natural environments in Boso, fossils, live small animals, and duplicates of cultural artifacts. All of these help visitors learn about the natural environment and history of the Boso Peninsula. In addition to rotating exhibits and special events, there is also an ecology park in which visitors can observe and study the ecology of the animals and plants in Boso Peninsula."

The exhibits in this museum were great and it was a fantastic way to spend a rainy day in Tokyo. There was very little information in English though, which meant that I really didnt get a great...
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art

3.5

22 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Chuoukou 1-10-1

"Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art is located in Chiba Port Park. Its collection is centered on artists who have a connection with Chiba Prefecture and materials related to them. Its 2,800-piece collection includes paintings by such artists as the early modern Japanese Western-style painter Chu Asai, Jean-Francois Millet, and Pierre- Auguste Renoir, along with the works of metal sculptors such as Hotsuma Katori and Shinobu Tsuda. The one-story architecture, with no entire differences in level, was designed by architect Masato Otaka. The adjacent ""Resident's Studio"" building contains lecture halls, an information and documents library, and studios."

千葉みなと駅から徒歩10分。収蔵作品展の観覧料は300円。建物は低層で、外壁には赤いレンガタイルが使用されている。コロー、ミレー、ルノワールなどの有名画家の作品もあるが、千葉県にゆかりのある芸術家の作品を中心に展示している。
Ichikawa City History Museum

4.0

13 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Horinouchi 2-27-1

"Ichikawa City History Museum contains displays of the city's history and culture, beginning with the Kamakura period (1185?1333). The exhibits are divided into three categories: ""Seaside,"" ""Waterways and Roads,"" and "" Plateaux,"" with displays of people's lives, and an area with exhibits related to local industries. In addition to a permanent exhibit, ""Local Traditions and People,"" which has displays about people, cultural artifacts, and folkloric events connected with Ichikawa, the museum also sponsors temporary exhibits and opportunities for experiential learning. "

入場料が無料なので魅力で、博物館の見学が終わったら、森や緑の中を散歩できます。松戸や市川から、路線バスでも行けます。
Honkouji Temple

4.0

19 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Onomachi 3-1695-1

This temple is located at Ono-machi3-Chome Ichikawa City. It was erected by Saint Nichiin in 1361. Today, services are performed for the restful repose of the deceased, deceased pets, dolls, and various other prayer vigils. It also hosts training experiences, and dating services and temple cinema events. A shrine for Ono Temmangu is also on the temple grounds that also enshrines SugawaraMichizane and Kato Kiyomasa.

JR武蔵野線の市川大野駅近くにあるお寺です。境内は広くないですが、見るべきものが多く、見どころが凝縮されていると感じました。一番ユニークに感じたのが「縁切りダーツ」で、作法が記されているのが面白かったです。
Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Hall

4.0

14 Reviews

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Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Nakayama 1-16-2

"Kaii Higashiyama, a famous painter in the Japanese style, spent most of his life in the city of Ichikawa. The Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Hall has a collection of his prototypes, as well as his Japanese-style paintings, lithographs, woodblock prints, and reproductions, which are on exhibit. Related materials are also on exhibit, collected under the name ""Kaii Higashiyama as a Person,"" describing his accomplishments. The museum building, which is built in Western style to evoke Germany, where Higashiyama studied, also contains a cafe and restaurant."

建物はとても美しい洋館です。しかし展示されている収蔵品、特に絵画はほとんどが複製品で、特段ここまで足を運ぶ価値は感じられない。これだけ立派な箱モノを建造する費用の一部ででも、コレクションの充実を図ることが検討されなかったのか・・・、少々残念に思いました。
Old Kamiya Denbe Inage Villa

4.5

12 Reviews

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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...
Senyoji Temple

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Chibaderachou

Senyoji Temple is the 29th of 33 temples sacred to the bodhisattva Kannon in the Bando (Kanto) region. Founded in 709 by the monk Gyoki, it is the oldest temple in Chiba City. Its main image is that of the Eleven-Headed Kannon. On the temple grounds is an ancient gingko tree, 27 meters tall and 10 meters around, which is said to have been planted at the time the temple was founded. This famous tree has been designated as a Prefectural Natural Monument under the name of Senyoji Temple Ginkgo.

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Chiba Areas

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.