Chiba sightseeing model course! Day trip x Spectacular views and gourmet spots by car
Blessed with the rich nature of both the sea and mountains Chiba teeth, Full of sightseeing spots that are easy to visit on a day trip from the city center is!
This time Chiba/Katsuura area Mainly, Chiba sightseeing model course day trip version visiting tourist spots by car will be featured.
Chiba's spectacular views and beautiful spots Of course, Gourmet spot where you can enjoy local specialties and special products Pick up!
We will also introduce experiential tours that you can enjoy in the surrounding area. Easy day trip Chiba Please use it as a reference for sightseeing!
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Chiba Tourism Recommended Model Course Route & Map
Katsuura The starting point of the Chiba sightseeing model course is JR Katsuura Station !
After going around Katsuura city mainly by car, we will head to the Ubara area on the west side.
You don't have to visit all the spots we introduce!
If your schedule allows or you have other places you want to go, you can change the order of visiting the spots each time.
. Please use this model course as a reference only!
Katsuura morning market
About 5 minutes by car from JR Katsuura Station.
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Katsuura Morning Market
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A morning market held at the foot of Tomisaki Shrine near Katsuura fishing port.
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It is famous as a morning market with a long history, having continued for over 400 years since 1591. Ishikawa ・Wajima City's " Wajima morning market ”, Gifu ・ Hida Takayama City of" Miyagawa morning market ” along with One of Japan's three major morning markets It is counted as.
At the morning market venue,
A wide variety of items are available, including seafood and dried fish caught this morning at Katsuura's fishing port, fresh vegetables and fruits grown around Katsuura, and handmade accessories.
. Ingredients and accessories that can be stored well are perfect as Katsuura souvenirs!
If you want to buy perishables and take them home, bring a cooler box with you.
If you're hungry, it's a satisfying meal.
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Tantan Taiyaki
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is recommended!
This is an original-tasting taiyaki made with ingredients from Katsuura's famous ``Katsuura Tantanmen.''
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Perfect for creating unique travel memories!
The morning market is also full of other attractive gourmet foods, such as seafood skewers typical of a seaside town and coffee served at stylish coffee stands.
After this, we will visit a lunch spot in Katsuura on a model course, Let's enjoy a morning of eating while walking around the slightly lively morning market. .
Katsuura Morning Market is only closed on Wednesdays and New Year's Day.
The first half of the month (1st to 15th) will be held at Shimohonmachi Morning Market Street, which is near Tomisaki Shrine, and the second half of the month (16th to 31st) will be held at Nakahonmachi Morning Market Street, which is near JR Katsuura Station.
If you are planning to visit Katsuura again, why not adjust your schedule and experience a different atmosphere than the first time?
Address: Nakahonmachi Asaichi Dori, Shimohonmachi Asaichi Dori, Hamakatsuura, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture
Around the Katsuura morning market venue, Experience tour where you can fully enjoy the beautiful sea of Katsuura is popular.
Please book the tour you are interested in and join us after enjoying the morning market!
"Coast Adventure Course" TOUR BOAT 2 hours! Beautiful nature you can't usually see!
☆Plan Description☆★Coastline exploration tour Boarding time: 2 hours★Children are charged the same price as adults. Welcome to "Seafari Japan"'s 2-hour coastline tour! This tour sails along the magnificent Katsuura Pacific Coastline and offers an exciting and unique tour to customers of all ages and nationalities. Katsuura on a boat that slides on the water surface
Stand-up paddleboarding, also known as SUP, has become a very popular activity in recent years! Why not enjoy a walk on the sea while looking at the wonderful sea and scenery unique to the southern part of Katsuura City? Each class is held in small groups of up to 7 people, and the SUP experience plan includes a lecture on the beach to the basics of standing on the board and rowing, tailored to the level of the participants.
Market Restaurant Katsukui
About 10 minutes walk from the Katsuura morning market venue.
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Market Restaurant Kakkurau
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A restaurant where the owner works as a middleman at Katsuura Port Market.
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Katsuura Port is right in front of the store.
What you can enjoy at the restaurant is exquisite gourmet seafood made with seafood carefully selected by the owner.
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Luxurious use of seasonal fish landed at Katsuura Port
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Our signature seafood bowl
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Katsukuidon
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You can enjoy this seasonal fish with its firm fat and juicy texture.
When you want to eat something hearty,
Fried menu items such as tuna cutlet and bonito cutlet are recommended.
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Depending on the day, they may offer a special menu using fish selected by the owner, so be sure to check it out.
Address: 401 Hamakatsuura Market, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture
Around Katsukui, as well as the Katsuura morning market venue, Experience tour where you can enjoy exhilarating activities on the beautiful sea of Katsuura You can participate.
How about a quick workout before eating Katsuura gourmet food or a little exercise after your meal?
[Chiba/Katsuura] Enjoy sea kayaking in the quiet sea! Sea kayak experience tour ♪
This is a lesson with safety first as our motto for those who would like to try sea kayaking but are a little nervous or are hesitant due to reasons such as having small children. Set sail on the calm sea in the morning and cruise around Katsuura Bay and around the small islands. Beginners are welcome! An instructor will accompany you, so you don't have to worry even if it's your first time kayaking. beginner school
[Chiba/Katsuura] Beach diving Katsuura diving resort or Yukikawa diving service [2 dives]
This is a beach diving plan where you enter from shallow water ♪ Please enjoy a plan that allows you to relax and do 2 dives in shallow water ♪ *This is a course only for diving license holders.
Cape Yawata Park
About 5 minutes by car from Ichiba Shokudo Katsukui.
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Cape Hachiman Park
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A park located on a cape that juts south toward the Pacific Ocean.
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The entire park is located on a cliff, and there are promenades and observation decks where you can stroll around the cape.
This area is where Katsuura Castle was built during the Sengoku period, and Oman, the princess who lived in the castle, is known as the concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The most attractive feature of Cape Yawata Park is the spectacular view overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Boso Peninsula!
especially, From the observation plaza near the tip of the cape, you can see the `` Katsuura Lighthouse ” and was installed on the western sea. Former Tomisaki Shrine, Sea Torii & Katsuura Bay You can enjoy the spectacular view of .
The idyllic scenery of the cape with the lighthouse and the dynamic and mysterious scenery of the torii gate standing in the waves are both must-sees!
Also, the former Tomisaki Shrine and Umi no Torii are located within the park.
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observation deck
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You can view and photograph from a closer angle.
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Be sure to check this out as you stroll through the park.
Address: 221 Hamakatsuura, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture
Around Cape Yawata Park, Experience tour where you can relax and enjoy the sea of Katsuura You can participate!
If you want to casually enjoy sea activities, be sure to check it out.
If you want to try SUP but are a little worried, this lesson is designed with safety first as our motto. Beginners are welcome! An instructor will accompany you, so there is no need to worry even if it is your first time using SUP. Enjoy a leisurely stroll on the seashore with the scent of sea breeze ♪ The sea is rich in nature in Minamiboso Quasi-National Park, Chiba Prefecture. Enjoy an easy SUP tour. To SUP
[Chiba, Katsuura] BOAT SNORKELLING 2-hour snorkeling experience in Okinawa, Kanto, up to 20 people
★☆Plan Description★☆★☆Snorkeling 2 hours boarding time★☆Children are charged the same price as adults. If you're looking for an unforgettable underwater adventure in Katsuura, snorkeling with Seafari Japan is for you! Our experienced guides will take you on an amazing snorkeling trip. experienced snorkeller
Ubara Utopia
About 15 minutes by car from Cape Yawata Park.
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Ubara Ideal Land (Ubarari Sokyo)
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A scenic spot representing Chiba that stretches across Cape Myojin
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The area is so beautiful that there were plans to turn it into a vacation home during the Taisho era. Since then, it has been called "Utopia" and has been loved by cultural figures such as Akiko Yosano and Yukio Mishima.
The charm of Ubara Utopia is
Spectacular views of the ria-style coast, with its intricate terrain dotted with small bays and rough rock walls with varying heights!
You can enjoy stunning locations that look like scenes from a movie, such as the composition of rough waves crashing against a huge rock wall and a private cove.
The whole cape has
There is also a 2.3km hiking course that allows you to walk around the area, so you can efficiently visit the scenic spots in about an hour and a half!
Relaxing
hiking
Let's take lots of great photos while enjoying it.
Address: Ubara, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture
Onaura (Megane Rock)
Approximately 4 minutes by car from Ubara Risoukyo.
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Onaura (Megane Rock)
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A scenic spot facing Katsuura Bay
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Just like the Ubara Utopia mentioned above, it is a famous scenic spot representing the Boso Peninsula!
Located near the tip of a cape that juts out into the bay, the huge rock with a large hole formed by sea erosion and the greenery of the trees that grow nearby create an impressive natural scenery.
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The view of the town along Katsuura Bay, beyond the cape with its huge rocks, is a perfect sight to see!
Let's take pictures of the beautiful scenery created by nature from various angles and leave one photo that stands out the best!
As with other introduced spots, around Megane Rock
Experience tour to enjoy the sea of Katsuura
is popular.
Please look for tours around Onaura (Megane Rock) and take part.
Address: Matsube, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture
Yasaka Shrine Ichino Torii
About 4 minutes by car from Onaura (Megane Rock).
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Yasaka Shrine Ichino Torii
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The white-painted torii gate stands at Ubara Beach facing Katsuura Bay
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There are many Yasaka Shrines in Katsuura, but the one located near Ubara Beach is owned by Yasaka Shrine.
Yasaka Shrine in Ubara was founded in 1678 (Enpo 6) in the early Edo period!
Originally, it was built as a shrine in a nearby mountain, a famous historical shrine in Owari (Aichi).
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Tsushima Shrine
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It was founded and moved to its current location.
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The shrine enshrined at Yasaka Shrine is Takeha Susano-no-mikoto, a fierce deity who is famous for controlling epidemics and for warding off evil spirits!
The sight of the white Ichino Torii gate standing in the gentle waves typical of the ria coastline is like something out of a masterpiece.
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At dusk, the water surface and torii are illuminated by the setting sun, making it a great place to take photos of the sunset.
At the end of the Chiba/Katsuura sightseeing model course, let's aim for the last beautiful Boso!
Address: 909 Ubara, Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture
Sightseeing in Chiba on a model course!
This time Chiba sightseeing model course day trip to enjoy the popular tourist destination Katsuura We have featured.
Spectacular views, picturesque scenery, and gourmet food. Chiba ・ Katsuura There are lots of attractive spots!
Please refer to this special issue, Chiba Enjoy sightseeing along the model course!
*The contents of this article are current as of November 2023.
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