Culture / Tour Spots in Narita / Hokuso Area

  • Museum of Aeronautical Sciences
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    4.0
    296 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Sambugunshibayamamachi Iwayama 111-3
    The Museum of Aeronautical Sciences is the place to learn about the science of aviation and aviation technology. Museum visitors can enjoy the outdoor exhibition plaza, which displays Cessnas, helicopters, and other aircraft. The indoor portion of the museum contains exhibits of aviation-related art and serves as the site for pre-licensing seminars for aspiring aeronautical radio operators. The museum shop sells scale models of aircraft and a large selection of other aviation-related souvenirs and novelties.

    Big & spacious place to walk around to view the aeroplanes. I did not buy tickets to enter the building. I just hung around outside & walked around to peek into the aeroplanes.

  • Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
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    4.5
    135 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Sakado 631
    An art museum located in Sakado, Sakura City. Its collection includes roughly 1,000 works gathered by DIC Corp. and related companies—from Rembrandt, Monet, Picasso, Chagall to abstract works, Dadaism, Surrealism, and even post-war Western art and modern Japanese art. Nearby, you’ll find walking paths surrounded by nature, a restaurant, a tea house, and a retail shop.

    The Kawamura Kinen Museum is a museum with a large, beautiful garden. I went there to see an exhibition featuring photographs of Japanese people, taken by a british photographer over 150 years ago...

  • Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden
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    3.5
    48 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Ougishima 1837-2
    At Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden you can experience the old-fashioned ambience of a Japanese riverside district. It is located in Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park. Visitors come to enjoy the Ayame Festival in June with one and one and a half million Japanese irises of 400 varieties including Edo, Higo, and Ise, as well as the Hasu Festival from July to August with around 300 varieties of lotus flowers. Many other events are also held.

    「千葉県香取市にある市営植物園である。水郷筑波国定公園の表玄関として水郷地帯を代表する観光施設。」とWikipediaにはあるけれど、水郷地帯を代表する観光施設だなどとは到底思えない、田舎感丸出しのお粗末な施設。あやめ部分はまだしも、ハス園のほうは、もっとどれがどの品種か明確にわかるように区分けするべきだ。種名札はあっても、同じ圃場(区画)に植え付けてあるから、どれがどれかを判別できない。種名札も...

  • Sakura City Museum of Art
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    3.5
    34 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Shinmachi 210
    The Sakura City Museum of Art contains a good collection of literary works with some connection to Sakura or Boso Area, and maintains exhibits that feature modern Japanese art which extend those works. It was built in order to preserve and utilize the old Kawasaki Bank Sakura Branch (a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property) built during the Taisho period. There’s also a café inside where you can enjoy a hand-made meal and dessert using local ingredients.

    1994年に開館。江戸時代に文武芸術を奨励した佐倉藩11万石の城下町として栄えた中心地に位置し、大正7年に建てられたレンガ造りの旧川崎銀行佐倉支店(千葉県指定有形文化財)の保存と活用を考慮して建設された。

  • National Museum of Japanese History
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    Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Jounaichou 117
    The National Museum of Japanese History was founded in 1981 as a research institution to promote education with material displays and exhibitions on historical, archeological and folkloric research. In addition to its permanent exhibits, the museum also has plans for special exhibitions offering a limited chance to view highly valuable items, making it a place that truly deepens access to Japan’s history.
  • Mitsubishi-kan (Sawara Town Tourist Information Center)
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    3.5
    30 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara A) 1903-1
    A European-style brick building located on Prefectural Route 55 in Sawara, Katori City. Built in 1914, the building of the former Mitsubishi Bank Sawara branch is now preserved and used as a center for preserving the old Sawara townscape, with various displays, and information for tourists.

    佐原に残る歴史的建造物の情報拠点。今から109年前の大正3年に川崎銀行佐原支店(後に三菱銀行佐原支店)として建てられ、平成期に県有形文化財として認定されています。比較的狭い街並みに、復元により優雅な姿を残していますが、中は佐原の観光や建物の情報拠点として機能しています。銀行時代のカウンターも初期の姿を再現しており、建物を残すことへの努力レベルは東京丸の内の三菱1号館にも匹敵します。「こんな場所にこ...

  • Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan
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    3.5
    25 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara B 3368
    The Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan gives a thorough introduction to the Sawara Dashi Festival and its Sawara Bayashi festival music that has been passed down over 300 years. The floats, sculptures, and large dolls on exhibit are replaced around the time of the summer and the autumn festivals, letting visitors enjoy new exhibits every year. The Sawara Dashi Festival and its Sawara Bayashi festival music are National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.

    佐原市街の中央を流れる小野川をはさんで、東側の本宿では八坂神社の祭礼である夏祭り、西側の新宿地区では諏訪神社の祭礼である秋祭りが行われます。館内には、夏祭りの山車10台のうち1台、秋祭りの山車15台のうち1台が展示されています。BGMに佐原囃子が流れており、優雅で哀調のあるメロディーは祭り気分を盛り上げます。

  • Chiba Prefectural Central Museum, Ohtone Branch
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara Ha 4500
    This museum is adjacent to the Suigo Sawara Ayame Park at the edge of Yodaura Bay. They have a permanent exhibition that teaches about the area including with themes of the nature and history of the Tone River and the Agriculture of Chiba Prefecture. There are many historical items related to water transport on the Tone River, such as a 1/5 scale takasebune model boat. Some exhibits showcase the history of this waterfront area with film and audio, and the museum's many small-scale displays are intriguing. There is also an aquarium and a pond on the premises where you can observe the flora and fauna of the Tone River. There are fun activities for kids, too, like feeding the carp in the pond.

    千葉県の博物館の支店的な存在です。佐原を中心にした、利根川周辺の歴史や風俗などぉ紹介しています。コンパクトながら、内容の濃い展示になっています。

  • Experience Museum Chiba Prefectural Boso-no-Mura
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    Chiba Pref. Imbagunsakaemachi Ryukakuji 1028
    Chiba Prefectural Boso-no-Mura lets you experience traditional Boso lifestyle and crafts yourself, and has displays on samurai, merchant, and farm families as well as ancient artifacts excavated from all over the prefecture to teach about the area’s culture. There’s so much to do, it’s fun no matter how often you visit!
  • Naritasan Park Plum Grove
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    Chiba Pref. Naritashi Narita 1 within Naritasan Shinshoji
    Covering almost 41 acres, within the Naritasan Park are three ponds and two waterfalls. Along the route from the park entrance, rightward behind the main temple, to the Peace Tower and the Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy there are 460 red and white plum trees that come to full bloom between February and March. One can enjoy viewing the plum blossoms while listening to the peaceful sounds of water droplets cascading into the Suikinkutsu font next to the Museum, resonating like the sound of an exquisite Koto harp.
  • Narita Tourist Museum
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    3.5
    74 Reviews
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    Chiba Narita-shi Nakamachi 383-1

    The Narita Tourist Pavillion has much for the weary traveler. There are cultural historic displays, toilets, comfortable seating, brochures in Rnglidh and other languages, wifi, and a quiet place...

  • Shibayama Municipal Shibayama Ancienct Burial Mound Ha Niwa Museum
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Chiba Sanbu-gun Shibayamamachi Shibayama 438-1

    If you manage to find one this one, one of the two museums here, be sure not to miss the other, as both have some exceptional figures excavated from the tumuli (Japanese:kofun) in the area. This...

  • Naritasan Calligraphy Art Museum
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    3.5
    41 Reviews
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    Chiba Narita-shi Narita 640

    I mentioned to my Japanese friend who lives in Narita that I wished to visit the Calligraphy Museum. As she happened to have two complimentary tickets, we were able to enter free. There was a...

  • Sakura Lavender Land
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Chiba Sakura-shi Massaki 233

    とてもいい香りで癒されました。 ユーカリが丘を過ぎすれ違えないくらい細い道を カーナビ頼りに進みました。 本当にこんな所に?と途中怖くなりましたが、 のどかで良い香りに癒されました! 来年も楽しみです。

  • Mitsui Collection
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Chiba Katori-shi Yorogo 737-1

    田園風景の中のフレンチレストランです カジュアルレストランなので 気軽に入れます ランチコースが美味しかったです

  • Tsukamoto Art Museum
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Chiba Sakura-shi Urashinmachi 1-4

    どのように努力して収集できたのか想像すら出来ませんが、稀有なコレクションを一般に公開しています。大平の世となり、銃砲や空中戦へ変化し、実用品ではなく装飾性が高まり、剣術もほぼ使う場が無くなっていますが、輝きは継承されているようです。

  • Yachimata Local Museum
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Chiba Yachimata-shi Yachimata Ho 796-1

    無料なんですが、へたな有料博物館より展示が充実していて面白かったです。でも、お客さんはほとんどいませんでした。なんだかもったいない。

  • Chiba Prefectural Suigo Omigawa Shonen Shizen no Ie
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Chiba Katori-shi Omigawa 5249-1

    決して豪華ではありませんが,県立の施設なので格安で宿泊ができます.原則10名以上の団体利用向けの施設なので,複数の家族で一緒に遊びに行くと楽しい思い出を作ることができると思います.カヌーや野外炊爨,キャンプファイアーなどのアウトドアの活動もできるし,プラネタリウムなどインドアのアクティビティーもありますよ.

  • Moff animal world BIG HOP Garden Mall Inzai
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    Chiba Inzai-shi Hara 1-2 BIG HOP Garden Mall Inzai Value Mall 2F
  • Narita Universal Art Museum
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    Chiba Narita-shi Azumacho 779-3

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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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