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Chiba

From Disneyland to coastal beaches and seafood

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Photo: Onjuku Chuo Beach – Izu navi / CC BY 2.0

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Inzai Illuminations 2024-2025

Inzai Illuminations 2024-2025

Nov 30th - Jan 26th

The Inzai Illuminations are a relatively new annual event which commenced back in 2018. The event has grown year after year, and..

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Japan Camper Show 2025

Japan Camper Show 2025

Early Feb

The Japan Camper Show at Makuhari Messe is set to include around 350 different camper van models on display, information about RV..

Wonder Festival 2025

Wonder Festival 2025

Sunday - Feb 9th

The Wonder Festival began back in 1984 with the aim of showcasing and selling model kits from professional figure making compa..

¥3,000

Where to eat in Chiba

Matsudo Nanbu Ichiba

Matsudo Nanbu Ichiba

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Mention a fish market in Japan and most would point you to Tsukiji market. But in nearby Chiba Prefecture, Matsudo Nanbu Ichiba..

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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 km²

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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