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Culture in Chiba

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Matsudo Jinja Shrine

Matsudo Jinja Shrine

Erica Kameya

Matsudo Jinja, dedicated to Yamato Takeru, is an old and historical shrine that protects Matsudo citizens. It was frequently ...

Chiba
Matsudo City Guide

Matsudo City Guide

Elizabeth S

Matsudo City, just on the other side of the Edo River from Tokyo, is easy to access on the Joban local and express lines. Mat...

Chiba
Kashiwa Matsuri 2024

Kashiwa Matsuri 2024

Joe Robinson

Kashiwa Matsuri is a huge festival with a wide range of street food, music, games, dance, and floats. Despite all the drinki...

Chiba
Narita Gion Matsuri 2024

Narita Gion Matsuri 2024

Elizabeth S

Narita Gion Festival, celebrated for three days in July, features elaborate festival floats, omikoshi portable shrine process...

Chiba
Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival 2025

Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival 2025

Kim

Running for half a century as of 2024, the Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival takes place along a two-kilometer stretch of Tokiwadai...

Chiba
Tojo House and Garden

Tojo House and Garden

Elizabeth S

Tojo-tei House and Garden is a modestly sized, elegant shogun residence in Matsudo City. The garden design, with wide lawns a...

Chiba
Showa no Mori Museum

Showa no Mori Museum

Elizabeth S

Matsudo City's Showa no Mori Museum provokes nostalgia in Japanese people, and for visitors reveals Showa Era life, from the ...

Chiba
Hondoji Temple

Hondoji Temple

Elizabeth S

Hondoji, a Nichiren Buddhist temple is famed for its cherry blossoms, hydrangea grove, and autumn colors. Known as "the templ...

Chiba