Chiba Prefecture

“Fall” in love with a bountiful bloom just outside Tokyo this autumn at the Keisei Rose Garden 🌹

This year`s fall bloom at the Keisei Rose Garden is being celebrated with the "Harvest Rose Garden`` event, starting on October 6th and lasting until November 23rd. The event coincides with the peak time for viewing the roses, which is expected to be from the middle of October through the end of November. About 10,000 roses of 1,600 varieties greet visitors here, allowing you to surround yourself in the sights and smells of this colorful and fragrant wonderland! While you’re here, peruse through the shop that sells rose-themed souvenirs and enjoy a meal at the café. You’ll also find a colorful glass art installation and various limited-time attractions.

We visited last May for the spring bloom, and got the chance to learn about the garden`s history and experience the colorful displays for ourselves. Please search for the URL below to read all about it:
https://www.visitchiba.jp/things/keisei-rose-garden/

🕰️💴 The Keisei Rose Garden will be open daily from October 6 through November 23 from 9:00 to 17:00 (gates close at 16:30). Admission is 1,500 yen for those of high school age or older, 1,200 yen for visitors with disabilities, and 400 yen for children of junior high school age and under.

🚉 Access by train: About a 15-minute walk from Yachiyo-Midorigaoka Station on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line.

🚌 Access by bus:
From Yachiyo-Midorigaoka Station on the Toyo Rapid Railway Line:
Take the Toyo Bus bound for “Yachiyo Iryo Center and Yachiyo-Chuo Station” and get off at the “Keisei Bara-en” bus stop.
From Yachiyodai Station on the Keisei Line:
Take the Toyo Bus bound for “Yachiyo Iryo Center and Yachiyo-Chuo Station via Yachiyo-Midorigaoka Station” and get off at the “Keisei Bara-en” bus stop

📷 : @benjaminbeech

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Take a Step Back in Time at the Samurai Road & Houses of Sakura!

Sakura is a city conveniently located just three JR train stations from Narita Airport, and is known for being home to a local slice of Japanese history. Here you’ll find a bamboo-lined path known as Hiyodorizaka which provides visitors with an idyllic ‘only in Japan’ photo opportunity. At one end of the path, you’ll also find a property with preserved samurai houses which you can enter and explore. Sakura was once an influential castle town, and it’s said that these vestiges of that time have hardly changed over the centuries. To experience this historic spot while you’re going to or coming from Narita Airport, please take a look at the access information below, or visit:
https://www.visitchiba.jp/things/hiyodori-zaka-and-old-samurai-residences/

🚆 Access: A 15-minute walk from JR Sakura Station or a 20-minute walk from Keisei Sakura Station.
📍 Google Maps Plus Code: P68F+HV Sakura, Chiba

Hiyodorizaka Slope: Free to enter year-round.

Samurai Houses: Open 9:00AM – 5:00PM. Closed on Mondays, or Tuesdays which follow a Monday holiday. Also closed for the New Year holiday, December 28 – January 4.
Admission is 250 yen (less than $2 USD) for adults and 120 yen for students.
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Two Spots to See the Cosmos in Chiba: Yodaura Cosmos Festival & Sakura Furusato Square Cosmos Festa

Cosmos are colorful flowers that bloom here in Chiba during the early months of autumn, and here we’d like to introduce our top-two recommended cosmos displays. If taking a break in the countryside outside Tokyo sounds like a great way to spend a warm September or October day, then we invite you to come check out the cosmos in Chiba!

📷 Slides 1 & 2 (courtesy of Katori City)
📍 Yodaura Cosmos Festival
September 16 – October 15
9:00AM – 4:00PM
Google Maps Plus Code: WG7V+9H Katori, Chiba
Access: A 5-minute walk from JR Junikyo Station

📷 Slides 3 & 4
📍 Sakura Furusato Square Cosmos Festa
October 7 – October 22
9:00AM – 4:00PM
Google Maps Plus Code: P6R2+7Q Sakura, Chiba
Access: About a 10-minute bus or taxi ride from Keisei-Sakura Station, or 30-minute walk from Keisei-Usui Station
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Enjoy kochia and the flowers of autumn at Country Farm Tokyo German Village!

Throughout much of the year, a variety of seasonal flowers and plants adorn the gardens and fields of Country Farm Tokyo German Village. In fact, the carefully planted and maintained displays here make this German-themed leisure and amusement park in Chiba one of the best spots for flower viewing around Tokyo!

For visitors this autumn, colorful displays of cockscomb, marigolds and mums await. However, the stars of the show are the green puff-ball kochia plants, which turn a deep crimson red around mid-October. See the information below to learn when you can enjoy each plant’s predicted peak season, and visit the following URL to learn more about this unique amusement park:
https://www.visitchiba.jp/things/tokyo-german-village/

Slides 1 & 2
Kochia: Early September through early November
Their peak crimson colors are usually best enjoyed in mid-October

Slide 3
Cockscomb: Late September through late November

Slide 4
Marigolds: Early October through mid-November

Slide 5
Mums: Late-October through mid-November

*Photos from past years
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Ohara Hadaka “Naked” Festival - September 23 & 24

Most traditional Japanese festivals, or “matsuri,” involve a degree of excitement, but the absolute spectacle that ensues at the Ohara Hadaka “Naked” Festival makes it one of Chiba’s most anticipated events of the year!

The festival is best known for a practice called “shiofumi,” where minimally-clothed participants feverishly carry portable shrines into the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Traditionally, this is meant as a way to pay respects to the sea, and to pray for bountiful crop and fish harvests.

The shiofumi is scheduled to take place around 2:30 PM on September 23. Then the festivities continue for the remainder of the weekend with crowds parading around the city, still transporting the “kami” gods in their portable shrines, as they pass by vendors selling food and drinks.

Location: Isumi City, Chiba
The shiofumi takes place at Ohara Beach:
Google Maps Plus Code: 7C62+72 Isumi, Chiba
Train access: JR Sotobo Line - Ohara Station
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🦞 The season for Ise Ebi, Japanese spiny lobster, has come to Chiba’s Pacific coast!

Restrictions put in place here to prevent the overfishing of Ise Ebi are lifted in August, and in the months that follow, Chiba becomes the home of a crustacean celebration!

📣 Coinciding with this season is the Ise Ebi Festival, held in the town of Onjuku in September and October, where visitors can casually sample many kinds of Ise Ebi dishes. Whether as melt-in-your-mouth sashimi, grilled on an open fire, or in miso soup, your taste buds will certainly thank you for taking the trip to Chiba to try Ise Ebi at its freshest!

Where to enjoy Ise Ebi in Onjuku…

📍 Onjuku Ise Ebi Festival:
Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays from September 16 - October 29
9:30 to around 13:30 (the daily stock is limited and may run out before 13:30)
Main event: Saturday, October 8th
Location: “Tsukinosabaku” Kinenkan Square
Google Maps Plus Code: 59M5+P4 Onjuku, Chiba

Restaurant recommendation:
📍 Shiratorimaru
Open daily 8:00 - 16:00
Google Maps Plus Code: 58MX+2V Onjuku, Chiba

🚆 Train Access: Onjuku Station - JR Sotobo Line. Less than 90 minutes from Tokyo Station via the Wakashio limited-express train.
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