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Chitabashi Art Museum Dream
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Chitabashi Art Museum Dream

Elizabeth Scally

Chiba City Museum of Art in central Chiba City collaborates with Itabashi Art Museum to showcase their best works by Edo and Meiji..

Chiba City Museum of Art Jun 1st - Jun 23rd 3 ¥200
Kashiwa Matsuri
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Kashiwa Matsuri

Joe Robinson

Kashiwa Matsuri is a huge festival with a wide range of street food, music, games, dance, and floats. Despite all the drinking and..

Kashiwa Station Jul 27th - Jul 28th 1 Free
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Chiba Top 10

  1. Tomita Ramen in Matsudo
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    Tomita Ramen in Matsudo

    Matsudo
  2. Narita Express vs Skyliner
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    Narita Express vs Skyliner

    Narita
  3. Harbor Circuit Indoor Karting
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    Harbor Circuit Indoor Karting

    Chiba City
  4. Chiba Zoological Park
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    Chiba Zoological Park

    Chiba City
  5. Matsumoto Kiyoshi
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    Matsumoto Kiyoshi

    Matsudo
  6. Glicopia Chiba
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    Glicopia Chiba

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  7. Shimizu Park Field Athletics
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    Shimizu Park Field Athletics

    Activity
  8. Nihon-ji Temple at Nokogiriyama
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    Nihon-ji Temple at Nokogiriyama

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  9. Nokogiriyama: "Saw-tooth" Mountain
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    Nokogiriyama: "Saw-tooth" Mountain

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  10. Chiba Urban Monorail
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    Chiba Urban Monorail

    Chiba City

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Hotel Nankaiso
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Hotel Nankaiso

Tom Roseveare

Shirahama and the Minamibōsō area have much to offer visitors from afar but sea views and fresh seafood are the main draws and..

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About Chiba

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Chiba
Population 6,216,289
Area 5,157.64 sq. km

It’s not hard to see that Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) is more than just a bed town for its western neighbor Tokyo. In fact, many tourists might find it impossible to avoid the prefecture – Narita Airport is one of the three major international gateway hubs into Japan.

Its convenient proximity from Tokyo means that major theme parks such as Disneyland, Disney Sea, and Kamogawa SeaWorld aren’t too far away from the nation’s capital.

That being said, Chiba is also known for its natural beauty and history. If theme parks aren’t your thing, try visiting some of Japan’s best beaches in southern Chiba (easily accessible from Tokyo via the Aqualine toll road), Narita-san Shinsho-ji, or enjoy the spectacular views from Nokogiri-yama. Funassyi (Funabashi City’s popular mascot character) goods are popular souvenirs!

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