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Tokyo Disneyland

4.0

225 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-1

A Disney theme park built around the image of a kingdom of dreams and magic located inside the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture. The park is divided into seven differently themed lands, including an American townscape, storybook world, and futuristic space port. The park’s symbol is the gleaming white Cinderella’s Castle. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and other Disney favorites appear in the park parade and greet park visitors. The park is famous for its roller coasters such as Big Thunder Mountain as well as a variety of attractions modeled after animated and live action movies. The Tokyo Disney Land Electrical Parade Dreamlights held at night is so popular some fans come just to watch it.

WHEN TO VISIT: --- Like its name suggests, its the final stop before heading off, away from Disney. However, you can definitely choose to shop here BEFORE heading into Disney in order to minimize...
Tokyo Disney Sea

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-1

A Disney theme park focused on the ocean located inside the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture. The park is divided into seven differently themed ports, such as one modeled after a port town and another after an ancient ruins excavation site. In addition to Mickey Mouse, characters from properties such as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin appear in the park parade and greet park visitors. The park’s attractions include not only animation-themed rides but also those modeled after live action movies such as Indiana Jones and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. At night, a fantastic and impressive water show is held on the lake in the center of the park which makes use of water screens, laser beams, pyrotechnics, and lights.
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.
IKSPIARI

4.0

1211 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-4

This business area—IKSPIARI—is divided into nine zones according to theme, with 140 charming restaurants and shops to make a street filled with entertainment and fun. The centrally-located square is reminiscent of the outdoor amphitheaters of Europe, and is home to many events. There is also a movie theater, so you can enjoy a meal, shopping, and a movie—perfect for kids and adults.

It was really crowded everywhere, impossible to walk into a restaurant. At popular meal times, there would be queues of at least 10 parties. Even at a timing of 2pm for lunch, there were still queues...
Funabashi Andersen Park

4.0

311 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Kanehorichou 525

Funabashi Andersen Park located in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture is a lush green leisure park, and boasts strongly rooted popularity with families. The park consists of a total of five sections: a fairytale zone with a theme of the fairytales written by H.C.Andersen who was a children’s story writer from Denmark where Funabashi City has a sister city; a flower castle zone; a Wanpaku Land zone which has one of the major obstacle courses in Japan; a kids’ museum zone where creative activities can be enjoyed at eight ateliers and a nature experience zone utilizing existing forest and wetlands, so you can enjoy the whole day there.

I took my 3 kids here today. From our place it is quite far. We took a train and bus. Since it is our first time to go to this place, I don’t know much about the place. The kids were having fun...
Nakayama Racecourse

4.0

129 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Kosaku 1-1-1

Nakayama Racecourse is located on Prefectural Route 180 in the Kosaku district of Funabashi City. Japan Racing Association (JRA) horse-races are held here on a regular basis, including G1 (Grade 1) races such as the Satsuki Sho (Satsuki Prize) in spring and the Arima Kinen (Arima Memorial Prize) towards the end of the year. On days when races are not being held at Nakayama Racecourse, visitors can buy betting slips for races held at other racecourses under the Parc-WINZ system, and watch the races on large display screens (there is free admission on these days).

We went to Nakayama Races on Christmas Day by car from Shinagawa which took about 30mins. We were lucky to get a park near the racecourse but there is not much parking available. You can travel by...
Keisei Rose Garden

4.0

153 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Yachiyoshi Owadashinden 755

At the Keisei Rose Garden, a variety of flowers including 10,000 bushes of 1,600 varieties of roses are planted over 30,000 square meters. Visitors can enjoy plants and trees here that change with the seasons. The garden has roses ranging from purebred and heirloom varieties to the latest cultivars, and visitors have fun learning about their background as they mill around. The garden also holds various seminars and fairs.

Really amazing, with the Typhoons and great wind and storms the roses are still holding. It would have been really lovely if the garden was not hit by the storm, nevertheless it was still a pretty...
ZOZOMARINE Stadium

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Chiba Pref. Chibashi Mihama-ku Mihama 1

Located in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, ZOZOMARINE Stadium is the home base of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team. There are lots of facilities and activities for kids, so even parents with young children can enjoy watching a baseball game here. ZOZOMARINE Stadium is famous for its fireworks, which are let off from the nearby beach, and are a really impressive sight.
Chiba Prefecture Makuhari Seaside Park

3.5

135 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Mihama-ku Hibino 2-116

Beautiful Chiba Prefecture Makuhari Seaside Park overflows with greenery and water. It’s split into seven blocks, A-G. B block has a wide open grassy lawn, and C block has a traditional Japanese garden, Mihamaen, with the teahouse Shoraitei. F block holds the Chiba Marine Stadium, which hosts not only baseball games but a variety of other events as well.

近隣にZOZOマリンスタジアムや幕張メッセもあり、イベントが定期的に開催されているにぎやかな場所です。ただ、なにもない時はとても静かで、近所の住人も利用しているようです。ぼーっとしたい時、イベントで騒ぎたい時いずれにしてもオススメです。 ZOZO Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe has near here also has many events...
Fukuda Denshi Arena

4.0

65 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Chuou-ku Kawasakichou 1-20

This soccer arena, part of Soga Sports Park in Kawasaki-cho, Chuo Ward, Chiba City, is the J League's Ichihara Chiba JEF United's home stadium. Stores open inside the facility and a food stall area is set up outside that attracts a crowd while games are in progress.

大きな音楽フェスの時に会場になっていたので訪問しました。 JR蘇我駅からまっすぐ徒歩15分くらいの距離ですが、途中に飲食店もありスムーズに伺えます。スポーツ観戦でも、周囲の公園で休憩が出来るおこともあって、立地的にはかなり快適なのではないでしょうか。また様々なイベントで訪問してみたいと思う場所です。
Ichikawa Zoological and Botanical Garden

4.0

86 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Omachi 284-1

"The Ichikawa Zoological and Botanical Garden houses lesser pandas, orangutans, monkeys, various small animals, and birds. The theme of the zoo is ""Encounters with Animals,"" and in the petting zoo area, visitors can touch marmots. Also on the grounds are a nature garden, a rose garden, and an ornamental botanical garden, all with free admission. A miniature railroad has also been installed in the zoo."

北総鉄道の大町駅が最寄り駅。駐車場は500円で大人の入場料は440円。規模は小さいがオランウータンやレッサーパンダもいて楽しめる。周囲は梨園が多くて環境は良い。子供連れの場合、歩く距離が少なく園内に遊具もあるから引率者は、それほど疲れない。
Showa no Mori

4.0

100 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Chibashi Midori-ku Tokechou 22

This municipal park located in Tokecho, Chiba Prefecture is 2.3 kilometers long and 0.8 kilometers wide and covers a 105.8 hectare area (equivalent to 23 Tokyo Domes). It is the largest within Chiba City and Chiba Prefecture. This family friendly park not only has walking and cycling courses, but other outdoor activity facilities for camping, barbecue, and a Forest Village, as well as an athletic course, and an observatory tower. With over 200 cherry trees, an iris garden, an azalea garden, and flower fields for Chiba City’s symbolic four flowers (the rape blossom, sunflower, cosmos, and daffodil) within the grounds, making this park a haven for flower lovers.

凧あげをしたり、シャボン玉を吹いたり、フリスビーをしたりしました。すべり台やアスレチック遊具もあります。また売店も駐車場もあります。祭日は結構混みあっていますが、広いので余裕が有ります。
Tokyo Disney Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama

The Disney Resort facilities located in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture are primarily comprised of Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea, the Ikspiari shopping mall, and several Disney hotels. In addition to a variety of shops and restaurants, Ikspiari also hosts a movie theater; the mall does not require a Disneyland or Disney Sea ticket to enter. The Disney Resort Line can be used to travel within the Disney Resort area.
Chiba City Museum of Art

4.0

71 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Chiba City Museum of Science

4.0

71 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Funabashi Municipal Gymnasium (Funabashi Arena)

3.5

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Funabashishi Narashinodai 7-5-1

Funabashi Municipal Gymnasium contains not only a large and small arena but also a heated swimming pool, training rooms, a table tennis room, a kyudo (Japanese archery) and archery range, and multipurpose rooms, among other things. There are also exhibition rooms that contain sports-related materials, including those from the temporarily closed Yoshizawa Baseball Museum. This gym also offers instruction in sports and exercises, both classes in which participants pay and enroll by the month, and one-time lessons that anyone can join for a small fee. These facilities can be used for athletic competitions and for all kinds of exercise.

プロバスケットチームの千葉ジェッツの本拠地で定期的にバスケットの試合が開催されるほか、温水プールやトレーニング室があって市民の健康維持の拠点にもなっています。さらに「吉澤野球博物館資料展示室」「船橋ゆかりのスポーツ資料」「千葉ジェッツコーナー」「クボタスピアーズコーナー」の４つのコーナーを開設されています。吉澤野球博物館資料展示室は、もともと西船橋あった博物館が閉鎖され、その資料が船橋市に寄贈...
Arinomi Course

4.0

48 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Ichikawashi Omachi 226-1

"This outdoor obstacle course facility is in Omachi, Ichikawa City. The roughly 33,000 square meter grounds features 40 obstacles that are covered by their standard 90-minute ""Athletic"" course. There is also a 1,000 meter ""Running Course."" They also have a barbecue area, a shower room, and a shop."

昭和感がハンパないアスレチック有料公園。大人1000円もとり、駐車場料金も700円するのですが、中身は昭和感がハンパないです。小学校3年生以上の野生児なら楽しめると思いますが、令和の子には古ぼけているとしか映らないと思います笑
Urayasu City Folk Museum

4.0

51 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Chiba Museum of Science and Industry

4.0

39 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Chiba International General Swimming Center

4.0

32 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Chiba Pref. Narashinoshi Akanehama 2-3-3

Located across from Shin-Narashino Station on the JR Keiyo Line, Chiba International General Swimming Center contains a competition pool built to international standards, 50 meters long with 10 lanes, in addition to a 50-meter auxiliary pool, a diving pool, a 15-meter pool for beginners, and 3,600 spectators' seats. It also contains training rooms, conference rooms, and lounges, and it is used for all sorts of aquatic competitions. It is open to use by the general public when no competitions are scheduled.

駅から歩いてすぐです。ロータリー付近にはＭｒＭａｘ、マクドナルド、その他食事所等の商業設備もあり便利です。

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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.