Kujukuri
Area

The area centering on Kujukuri Beach was selected as oneof the top 100 areas with white sand and green pines inJapan and one of the top 100 beaches in Japan. Visitors cansee the culture of the ﬁshermen that has carried on sinceancient times, as well as temples and shrines that haveexisted alongside the land.

Asahi City

Access Information● Tokyo to Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station: approx. 60 min. by limited express● Kawasaki-Ukishima JCT to Kujukurihama (Shirako Kaigan Coast): approx. 78km

Togane City
Sosa City

80 Yaegaki Shrine Gion Festival
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A major summer event that hascontinued since 1955. There are events
like Mobara Awa Odori and YOSAKOI,
and gorgeous decorations.

A 2939 Yokaichiba i, Sosa City (Yaegaki Shrine)and surrounding area

￥ Sightseeing is free76 Historical Buildings at the［Ohara Yugaku Museum］
A 345-2 Nagabe, Asahi City
￥ Sightseeing is free (Park), General ¥300 (Ohara Yugaku Museum)

Sosa City

West Exit of Togane Station

A Around JR Mobara Station

Many houses built in kura (warehouse) style and dating from the Edo
period to before WWII still remain near the old kaido road, such as theheadquarters building and shop of the Tadaya Company. Eﬀorts arebeing made to restore and utilize these structures.

Mobara City

NEW

This is the residence of Ohara Yugaku, a leader of a ruralcommunity at the end of the Edo period and the founder of theworld's ﬁrst agricultural cooperative, the "Senzo-kabu Kumiai.”
Many of his students visited his house to learn about "Sei-gaku(the study of human conscience)", which Yugaku advocated in his
eﬀorts to revive the devastated farming villages.

The city's largest festival, held annually on August 4 and 5, is characterized by the
sprinkling of cold water on the procession of mikoshi portable shrines. The onna-mikoshi(goddess portable shrine), a rarity in Japan, as well as about 20 other portable shrines andtheir musical accompaniment parade through the city.

Mobara Tanabata
Festival￥ Free81 Former Residence of Ohara Yugaku

NEWKujukuri Beach［Information provided by Townscape Utilization Center］
A 1135 Togane, Togane City
￥ Free admission for visiting outer part
*Partial admission fee: 1 visitor ¥200 / Includes guide and certiﬁcate issuance(Advance reservation required)Asahi City

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Tamasaki Shrine

NEW

The shrine was relocated from Ryuohmisaki oﬀ the coast to its current
location due to coastal erosion and strife. The main shrine building is an
ikkensha nagare-zukuri style, combining late medieval and Edo period styles.
The carvings on the Worship Hall, such as the A-Un Chinese lion and theﬂying dragon cage carving are the work of master craftsmen from the late
Edo period, including Ishida Tanji Yoshisada and Oka Sanai Koshun.

A school for Buddhist priests of the Nichiren sect in the Edo period. Many
outstanding priests graduated from this school in the 294 years before it was closed.

A 2126-1 Iioka, Asahi City

A 1789 Iidaka, Sosa City

￥ Free to visit

Togane City

Togane City82 Hanko-ji Temple (Site of the old Iidaka Danrin School)￥ Free to visit

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Scenery of Kujukuri Beach

In addition to rituals like hamaori and shiofumi (where portable shrines aretaken into the sea), this beach is the setting for many literary works such as
Chiekoʼs Sky by Takamura Kotaro. Here you can ﬁnd many traces of culture.

Sammu City

Sammu City78 Lake Hakkaku

79 Hiyoshi Shrine

This lake was developed as the garden pond of Tokugawa Ieyasuʼs quarters
when he engaged in falconry. The surrounding area is planted with about 300
cherry blossom trees, and is the top scenic area in Togane.

Overlooking and protecting the entire Kujukuri area from Togane, this is considered
to be a mountain deity. The main shrine said to have been reconstructed in the early
Edo period and a stone statue of Masaru (divine monkey), the Messenger of theGods, are located here. Hiyoshi Shrine Rengo Festival is held once every two years.

A 1435-1 Togane, Togane City

A 860 Mamezaku, Togane City

NEW

84 Birthplace of the Poet Ito Sachio

85 Sammu City Summer Carnival

Ito Sachio made a major contribution as a pioneer of modern literature in Japan.
Born in this house in 1864, he lived here until he was around 20.

This event has continued since the era of the former town of Hasunuma withthe goal of boosting community awareness of local citizens. It is crowded withmany attendees every year.

［Historical Folk Archives］
A 343-2 Tonodai, Sammu City
￥ Students/General ¥140, Elementary to high school ¥90

A 551 Hasunuma ho, Sammu City (plaza in front of Observation Tower in Hasunuma Seaside Park)￥ Free￥ Free to visit

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Chosei Village

Birthplace of the Prefectural
Government, Former Site of the
Miyazaku Prefectural Oﬃce

Miyazaku Prefecture was established from 1869 to 1871 toadminister former shogunate lands. Honkoku-ji Temple was usedas the government oﬃce, and part of the building is still extant.
A 3002 Oami, Oamishirasato City

￥ FreeOamishirasato City
Oamishirasato City

Mutsuzawa Town

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Nagata Asahiren
Lion Dance

An event with a history of morethan 400 years since the Keichoera. Today, the lion dance isoﬀered two times a year, in thespring (January) and autumn(October), at the festivals of
Yaguchi Shrine.

Ichinomiya Town

A 54 Nagata, Oamishirasato City

(Yaguchi Shrine)￥ FreeIwanuma Lion Dance

92 Myoraku-ji Temple and a Forest

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Myoraku-ji Temple stands in rich natural forest. The principle object ofworship, a seated statue of Dainichi Nyorai, dates to the Heian period.
In early summer, you can hear the sound of the himeharu cicada.

This two-person lion dance is a tradition in Chosei Village. It began about 400 years ago,
and today is performed every year around mid-October on a temporary stage on the
grounds of Mimusubi Shrine.

A 500 Myorakuji, Mutsuzawa Town, Chosei-gun￥ Free to visit

Shirako Town

A 1 Iwanuma, Chosei Village, Chosei-gun (Mimusubi Shrine)￥ FreeChonan Town

Ichinomiya Town

88 View of Tsurigasaki Beach
A sacred place where the Kazusa Junisha Matsuri (see page 26) is held. This
was the surﬁng venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Ichinomiya Town

94 Shirako Shrine

95 Kasamori-ji Temple, Kannon-do Hall

In August 1126, a white snake riding a white turtle appeared on the
Kujukuri Beach. This portent was revered and consecrated by
Kichidayu of Hatto Village, giving rise to the name of this shrine.

This Kannon-do Hall, built in 1028 during the Heian period, is the only structure in Japan
built in the shihokakezukuri style, raised on stilts on all four sides. It has been
designated by the national government as an Important Cultural Property.

A 5364 Seki, Shirako Town, Chosei-gun

89 Akutagawa-so

A 302 Kasamori, Chonan Town, Chosei-gun￥ Free to visit￥ Adults ¥300, children ¥100

The town of Ichinomiya was an area of villas. The writer Akutagawa
Ryunosuke visited this area twice, and the building where he stayed has beenpreserved as Akutagawa-so.
［Ichinomiyakan］
A 9241 Ichinomiya, Ichinomiya Town, Chosei-gun

Nagara Town

90 Tamasaki Shrine and a Shrine Town
Tamasaki Shrine revered as the ichinomiya (highest rank shrine) of Kazusa
Province, and a shrine town has grown together with devotion to the shrine.
Buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods still remain today.
［Tamasaki Shrine］
A 3048 Ichinomiya, Ichinomiya Town, Chosei-gun￥ Free to visit

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Yokoshibahikari Town

￥ Free91

NagaraYokoanagun

Yokoanabo is a tomb of Kofun
period. The tombs in the Chosei
District created a site for burials
one step higher than other places,
in a form that is unique in Japan.
The site also has a museum.
［Shiseki Nagara Yokoanagun History
museum］
A 850-1 Tokumasu, Nagara Town,
Chosei-gun￥ Free96

Oamishirasato City, Kujukuri Town andother areas of the Kujukuri region

Kiraigo(Ogre Dance)

On August 16 every year, thisBuddhist performance is held at
Kosai-ji Temple in Musho,
Yokoshibahikari Town. The
performances include stories
depicting salvation and thetorments of hell.
A 483 Musho, Yokoshibahikari Town,

Sanbu-gun (Kosai-ji Temple)￥ Free97 Tairyobushi (Fishermenʼs Folk Songs)of the Kujukuri Region

On Kujukuri Beach, seine ﬁshing has been popular since the Edo period, giving
rise to a ﬂourishing iwashi(sardine) culture. Tairyobushi are folk songs alivewith that cultureʼs vitality.
* Image courtesy of Shirasato Local Performing Arts Preservation Society* Information on the facilities listed may be subject to change without notice. Please be sure to check before visiting.

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ﬂowers and crops. It is a land where the culture, history,
and industries built by the people remain strong, alongwith the rich natural environment.

Minamiboso
Area

Access Information●Tokyo Station to Katsuura Station: approx. 90 min. by limited express●Kawasaki Ukishima JCT to Katsuura Station: approx. 75km
●Tokyo Station to Tateyama Station: approx. 120 min. by bus●Kawasaki Ukishima JCT to Tateyama Station: approx. 74km

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Kotani Memorial House for
AOKI Shigeruʼs “A Gift of the Sea”

104 Katsuura Morning Market

105 Katsuura Tairyo Matsuri (Tairyo Festival)

Established in 1591 by Uemura Yasutada , the lord of
Katsuura Castle, this is a historical morning market thathas continued for over 430 years, showcasing local seafood,agricultural products, and a variety of other goods.

This festival is held for four days in September every year in the ﬁshing town of Katsuura. The festival
includes a parade of mikoshi portable shrines and ﬂoats, a "Simultaneous Parade" in which portableshrines from each district gather together, as well as a parade of ﬂoats and carts from the late Edo
period. On the ﬁnal day, a "Portable Shrine Boat Transfer" is conducted, an event where portable shrines
are passed from boat to boat at the Katsuura ﬁshing port.

A Katsuura, Katsuura City : (1st to 15th every month)NEW

Shimo-Honcho Asaichi Street (16th to last day of every
month) Naka-Honcho Asaichi Street￥ Varies depending on vendor

A Tona, Katsuura City (Tona Municipal Parking Lot, Central Shopping District, and other locations in the city)

106 Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri

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00 Otaki Town Hall108 Katsuura Tantanmen

Various locations in the city, such as the 60 stone
steps of Tomisaki Shrine are decorated with about
7,000 hina dolls, turning the town into one big Hina
Matsuri (Girlsʼ Festival).

Built in 1959, this building continues to cut amodern ﬁgure near Otaki Castle. It has received
the UNESCO Asia-Paciﬁc Heritage Award for
Cultural Heritage Conservation.

The local ramen of Katsuura City, featuring
deep red rayu (chili oil), minced pork, and ﬁnely
chopped onions in a soy sauce-based soup.

住 1 Hamakatsuura, Katsuura City (Tomisaki Shrine), etc.

A 93 Otaki, Otaki Town, Isumi-gun

I n t he pictu resque ﬁ sh i ng v i l lage of Mera , t he Meiji per iod
Western-style painter Aoki Shigeru stayed and painted "A Gift of theSea," the ﬁrst important cultural property in Japan. The Kotani
Residence where Aoki Shigeru stayed is now a memorial museum.
A 1256 Mera, Tateyama City

Ichinomiya of Awa Province, Awa Shrine￥ General ¥300, elementary / junior high / high school students ¥150

Shrine widely venerated as the ichinomiya (highest rank shrine) of Awa Province. The
enshrined deity is the ancestral deity of the Inbe clan, Ameno Futodama no Mikoto,
the god of craftsmanship.
A 589 Daijingu, Tateyama City

￥ Free to visit

100 Tateyama Castle,(Doll Festival)

Shiroyama Park, andTateyama Bay

Tateyama Castle, which was the main castle ofSatomi Yoshiyasu, the ninth generation of theSatomi clan, and is known as the setting of"Nanso Satomi Hakkenden Chronicles," is locatedon a mountain top overlooking Tateyama Bay
and Tateyama City, with the entire mountainforming Shiroyama Park. Tateyama Bay is also
k n ow n a s " K a g a m ig a u r a" b e c a u s e o f it s
mirror-like calmness of the waves.
［Tateyama Castle］
A Unnumbered area adjacent to 362 Tateyama, Tateyama City
￥ General ¥400, elementary / junior high / high school
students ¥200

101 Tateyama Bay Fireworks Display￥ Free(Central building)￥ FreeA In Katsuura City (Katsuura Tantanmen Oﬃcial

Restaurants)￥ Depends on the restaurant

Held on August 8 every year. Fireworks can be easily seen from any
location on the coast of Tateyama Bay. The star mines and waterﬁreworks are powerful high points.
A￥［Shiroyama Park］
A 362 Tateyama, Tateyama City
￥ Sightseeing is free

110 Tomisaki Shrine
NEW

109 Otaki Castle and the Castle Town
103 Ohara Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival)
102 Views Around

Okinoshima Sandbar

A 1563 Tateyama, Tateyama City (Okinoshima Park)

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Okinoshima is famous as “the uninhabitedisland you can walk to.” Itʼs a small island
w it h a circum ference of about 1 km ,joined to the mainland and located on thesouth side of Tateyama Bay.

A soul-stirring festival that has continued since the Edo period̶said tobe the greatest in Kanto. Highlights include the shiofumi ritual, held at
Ohara Beach, and the owakare ritual held at Ohara Elementary School.
A 49-1 Nitta Wakayama Fukahori Iriaichi, Isumi City (Ohara Beach)/

Ohara Chuo Shotengai-dori￥ FreeThis castle existed from the Middle Ages to 1871, four
years after the Meiji Restoration, and the castle town
developed together with it. Today, you can visit the
Otaki Castle Branch of the Natural History Museum
and Institute (currently closed), Chiba, built as a copy ofthe castle keep at the Honmaru (main enclosure) ruins.
［Chiba Prefectural Otaki Castle Museum Training Building］
A 481 Otaki, Otaki Town, Isumi-gun￥ FreeDedicated to the god
Amenotomi-no-Mikoto, the shrine
was founded very ea rly, in 8 3 5( Jowa 2), and records show thatthe shrine was renovated. It is said
that the name of Katsura Inbe,
who founded the shrine, is one oft he or ig i ns of t he na me of t he
Katsuura area.
A 1 Hamakatsuura, Katsuura City

* Information on the facilities listed may be subject to change without notice. Please be sure to check before visiting.

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111 Oyama Senmaida (Rice Terraces) andLights of Rice Terraces

There are 375 terraced paddy ﬁelds in the mountains of Mineoka. In the autumn, a Lights ofRice Terraces is held, featuring torches, and 10,000 LEDs. The result is a fantastical night scene.

112 Seicho-ji Temple and Mt. Kiyosumi

118 Awakoku-shisai “Yawatanmachi”

Seicho-ji Temple is located near the summit of Mt. Kiyosumi, and is known
as the place where the young Nichiren studied as a student. There is also
the nationally-designated Seicho no Osugi, a giant Japanese cedar tree. The
temple is revered as a sacred spot at one with the surrounding nature.

The largest festival in Minamiboso, held at Tsurugaya Hachimangu
Shrine in mid-September. A thrilling spectacle of mikoshi (portableshrines) from 11 shrines jostling and clashing with each other,
combined with a parade of ﬂoats and festival boats.

［Seicho-ji Temple］
A 322-1 Kiyosumi, Kamogawa City
￥ Admission free / (Treasure Hall) Adults(aged 20 and over) ¥300, ¥100for junior high school students and older, free for elementary school
students and underA 68 Yawata, Tateyama City (Tsurugaya Hachimangu Shrine)Free

119 Boso Flower LineA coastal road extending about 46 km from a shimocho intersection in Tateyama City to
the town of Wada in Minamiboso City. The approximately 6-km section from Ito to
Aihama in Tateyama City has been selected as one of the 100 best roads in Japan, and its
roadside is periodically colored by seasonal ﬂowers.

A 540 Hiratsuka, Kamogawa City (Oyama Senmaida Preservation Association (NPO))

113 Shirahama Ama-Matsuri

121 Nami no Ihachi (Transom Carvings)

One of the largest night festivals in theprefecture. The festival prays to Benzaiten,
enshrined goddess of Itsukushima Shrine, forsafety and abundant harvesting at sea. It is alsoa memorial service for those who have perishedin the ocean. The scene of ﬁreworks and nightswimming (daiyaei) by about 100 ama (female
divers) dressed in white should not be missed.

114 Niemonjima Island and Former

House of Niemon Family

A 630 Shirahama, Shirahama-cho, Minamiboso

An island known for its natural beauty and the legends of
Minamoto no Yoritomo and Nichiren. The ferryboat to theisland is a unique hand-rowed boat called a nichoro, andone can make the crossing in about 5 minutes. Designatedas a Place of Scenic Beauty by Chiba Prefecture.

City (Nojimazaki Lighthouse-mae Park,
Shirahama, Minamiboso)￥ Free (Spectator seating is available for a fee)

A 445 Futomihama, Kamogawa City

115 A monument of Japanese,

Spanish and Mexican
Diplomatic Origin￥ (including a single round trip ferry charge for 1 person)

Adults ¥1,350, junior high school students ¥1,050,
children (5 years old and over) ¥950

120 Mineoka Pasture LandIn the Edo period, this pasture land was under
direct control of the Edo Shogunate, and used for
raising horses. Said to be the birthplace of dairy
farming in Japan because the eighth shogun
Tokugawa Yoshimune introduced white cattle
and produced dairy products here.
［Chiba Prefecture Dairy Village］
A 686 Oi, Minamiboso City
￥ Free［Izuna-dera Temple］ A 2935-1 Izumi, Misaki-cho, Isumi City￥ ¥300￥ ¥500 *Due to roof restoration work, it is currently being［Gyogan-ji Temple］ A 2136 Ogiwara, Isumi City
displayed at the Isumi City Local Museum (93-1 Yamasa, Isumi City)￥ Free［Kofuku-ji Temple］ A 1107 Ono, Isumi City

［Chofuku-ji Temple］ A 757 Shimobuse, Isumi City

￥ Free122 WhalingNEW

Whaling has been practiced in
the Minamiboso area from
Katsuyama in Kyonan Town to
Wada-cho, Minamiboso City
since the Edo period. Today,
there is a whaling base in
Wada-cho, Minamiboso City,
where the whales are butcheredand served with various whale
dishes such as Kujira no Tare
(Marinated Whale meat).

In 1609, a foreign ship ran aground here, and was
rescued by mobilizing the entire village. This was
the beginning of relations between Japan, Spain,
and Mexico, and this monument was established
to commemorate this historical fact.
A 702 Iwawada, Onjuku Town, Isumi-gun￥ Free123 Kujira no Tare

116 Takabe Shrine and

Hocho-Shiki (ﬁsh cutting ritual)

Takabe Shrine is the only shrine in Japan
consecrated to the ancestral deity of cooking. The
hocho-shiki is a ritual where ﬁsh is cut without
touching with one's hands, using a knife and longchopsticks. The festival is held three times a year,
on May 17, October 17, and November 23.
A 164 Minami-asai, Chikura-cho, Minamiboso City

￥ Free to visit

117 Nojimasaki Lighthouse

NEW(Marinated Whale meat)

A food prepared by marinating red meat of Bairdʼsbeaked whale in seasonings, and then drying in thesun. Ideal as a snack to accompany alcoholic drinks.
A Roadside stations in the prefecture and souvenir shops, etc.

124 Scenery Around the Isumi Railway

A 29-meter-high lighthouse located at the southernmost tip of the Boso
Peninsula. Designed and built by French engineer F. L. Verny, it was ﬁrst lit in1869 but collapsed during the Great Kanto Earthquake. It was rebuilt in 1925.

A local railway linking Ohara Station in Sotobo (the eastern coastal region)
with Kazusa-Nakano Station in the central Boso Peninsula. From the train
windows, you can view satoyama landscapes (undeveloped woodlands) richwith seasonal feeling.

A 630 Shirahama, Shirahama-cho, Minamiboso City

A Along the Isumi Railway line in Isumi City and Otaki Town (Ohara Station to￥ Donation for Visiting（Junior high school students and older）
¥300

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Takeshi Ihachiro Nobuyoshi, “Ihachi the First,” was asculptor of the late Edo period. He is known as the greatest
sculptor of waves, and known by his nickname “Nami no
Ihachi” (Ihachi of waves).

*The “Birthplace of Dairy Farming in Japan” monument in the photographis located in the Chiba Prefecture Livestock Research Center Mineoka
Dairy Cattle Experiment Station which is adjacent to this pasture land.

Kazusa-Nakano Station)* Information on the facilities listed may be subject to change without notice. Please be sure to check before visiting.

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