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Ken-o Road Iwana Sports Park Sakura Furusato Square FREE Wi-Fi FREE Wi-Fi JR Sobu Line JR Tokyo Stn. Sakura Stn. Tokyo about 60 min. ← Ueno in Keisei Main Line Rapid Express Ueno Stn. Sakura Stn. about 60 min.

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Keisei Sakura Station Tourist Information Desk about 600,000 tulips of 70 different kinds will bloom in this picturesque place, Which is famous for its Dutch Location 8-7 Sakae-cho, Sakura, windmill in the center. Each year about 100,000 (Inside Sakura City Tourism Association) visitors come to see the tulips in full bloom. Enjoy the CHIBA Telephone. 043-486-6000 coming of spring with the natural beauty of Lake Imba and magnificent view of tulips that paint the field with Opening hours 8:30～17:00 Open every day (except New Year holidays) many colors. The festival presents tulips for sale, traditional Dutch costumes to wear, the performances of the Dutch street organ, rent-a-cycles and the sales JR Sakura Sta. Keisei Main Line JR Sakura Station Tourist Information Center Narita → of local products. JR Monoi Sta. Location 169-17 Mutsuzaki, Sakura, Chiba Telephone. 043-485-9700 Sakura I.C Date In the middle of April (9:00 - 16:00) Opening hours 9:00～17:00 Open every day (except New Year holidays) Location 2714, Usuida,Sakura City JR Yotsukaido Sta. Historical Museum Narita International Airport → Access Shuttle buses wil be available avery 30 minutes at the Sakado ← Tokyo City Office Shita north exit of Keisei Sakura Station to the festival site. Yoshioka Buses to the festival site run from 9:15 - 15:15. The bus Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art Keisei Sakura Sta. costs 100 yen and all proceeds will help fund this event. http://sakuraseeing.city.sakura.lg.jp/discover/ National Museum of Telephone 043-486-6000 (Sakura City Tourism Association) Japanese History Sakura City

Kawamura Memorial Sakura City Museum of Art April June August held in August every year October DIC Museum of Art Cherry Blossoms Iris Sakura City Cosmos Art Fireworks Festival

Standing amidst magnificent gardens, the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art was opened in 1990 by chemical company, DIC Corporation. Sakura City Museum of Art is located close to the center of the Opening Hours 9:30～17:00 (last admission 16:30) castle town that was established in the . The museum collects artworks with connections to Sakura and the Boso area Closed Mondays (if Monday is a public holiday, and holds exhibitions of modern and contemporary Japanese art. museum will open on Monday and close the It is also a place for local residents to display their own works of Sakura Castle Park Sakura Castle Park Sakura Furusato Square following weekday), art. New Year holidays, temporary closures for Location Jonai-cho, Sakura, Chiba Location Jonai-cho, Sakura, Chiba Location 2714, Usuida,Sakura City Opening Hours 10:00～18:00 (last admission 17:30) changeover of exhibits Closed Mondays (or next day if Monday is a May Location 631 Sakado, Sakura, Chiba public holiday), July SakuraCity FREE Wi-Fi Information Admission Changes according to exhibits. Please check the New Year holidays (Dec 28 – Jan 4) "Exhibits" page of the Museum website. Location 210 Shinmachi, Sakura, Chiba You can easily connect to Free Wi-Fi with Rose Sunflower “ Conncted-freeWi-Fi”app! Telephone 050-5541-8600 (Hallo dial) Admission Free What’s “Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi” app * Admission fee will be charged for special Access exhibitions (fee will differ according to exhibition) Free shuttle bus leaves from In front of a Shirota Camera outside Telephone 043-485-7851 This is the app that enables visitors to easlly access the south exit of Keisei Sakura Railway Station (approx. 30 min.) to Wi-Fi. Free shuttle bus leaves from the Kawamura Memorial DIC Access Major free Wi-Fi spots are coverd by this app. Museum of Art bus stop outside the south exit of JR Sakura 8 min. walk from south exit of Keisei Sakura Station Install the app. Railway Station (approx. 20 min.) 20 min. walk from north exit of JR Sakura Station Access “Google play” or “App Store” Search “Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi Sakura City Bus Bicycle Rental Admission: ¥100 (bus fare) Rental hours. 9:00 - 16:00 Keisei Sakura Keisei Keisei Sakura Keisei Rental fee, ¥500 (per use) Sakura Furusato Sakura Sakura Kusabue Sakura North Exit Square North Exit North Exit no-oka North Exit Electric bicycles are, ¥1,000 (per use) Sakura City Tourism Association Get more information 6:46 6:54 7:06 9:25 9:45 9:56 http://sakuraseeing.city.sakura.lg.jp/en/wifi/ Telephone. 043-486-6000 8:35 8:43 8:55 10:15 10:16 10:46 JR Sakura Station 11:45 12:05 12:16 Tourism Information Center 11:05 11:13 11:25 14:38 14:49 15:09 Telephone. 043-485-9700 13:45 13:53 14:05 Sakura Furusato Square 15:38 15:49 16:09 Telephone. 043-486-8898 Sakura Kusabue-no-oka Sakura Furusato Square Free Wi-Fi is available in spots where this 16:30 16:38 16:50 17:30 17:50 18:01 SanSan Cycle sticker is displayed 18:10 18:18 18:30 18:40 18:51 19:11 Telephone. 043-487-3111 Location 820 Iino, Sakura, Chiba Location 2714, Usuida,Sakura City Sakura Castle Park National Museum of Japanese History Historical Museum ← Ueno in

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Sakura Post Of ce Tourist Information Center FREE Wi-Fi P “Doyagura” a fort ied tower Sakura City Holl Mokkoku trees Sakura Castle Park Sakura was once the site of a castle built in the early years of the The National Museum of Japanese History, next to Sakura Castle Castle Tower Remains Edo period. Sakura Castle was the only castle in Park, is the only national museum in Japan dedicated to the to be chosen as one of Japan’s 100 most famous castles. comprehensive research and display of Japanese history and Many reminders of the old castle can be found in Sakura Castle culture. It is affectionately known as Rekihaku. Park, including the remains of the tenshukaku or central tower Sankeitei (Tea Ceremony House) and the dry moats. Opening Hours March–September: 9:30–17:00 Batanical Garden of Everyday Life Location Jonai-cho, Sakura, Chiba October–February: 9:30–16:30 Kurashi Botanical Garden: 9:30–16:30 Telephone 043-484-0679 (Sakura Castle Park Center) FREE * Last entry to both museum and garden 30 P Wi-Fi Access minutes before closing handmade Goods Store Sakura Sakura Catle Parks Control Center From Keisei Sakura Railway Station Closed Mondays (or following day if Monday is a P Sakura Army Barracks Remaains Town Information Gallery FREE Approx. 20 min. walk Wi-Fi public holiday) Old Hirai House Shinmachi Bus: From station’s south exit, take Chiba Green Bus bound Shin-machi Street for Tamachi Shako as far as Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Iriguchi New Year holidays (Dec 27 – Jan 4) Magata Jinja Shrine * Open Mar 28, May 2, Aug 15, 2016 FREE or Kokuritsu Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan Mae. Approx. 5 Wi-Fi Ohayashikan min. walk from bus stop. Location 117 Jonai-cho, Sakura, Chiba Civic Gymnasium Sakura City From JR Sakura Railway Station Tsukamoto Art Museum FREE Admission General:¥420 (¥350 for groups of 20 or more) Museum of Art Wi-Fi Approx. 25 min. walk High school and university students: Bus: From station’s north exit, take Chiba Green Bus bound ¥250 (¥200 for groups of 20 or more) Sakura Juntendo Memorial building for Tamachi Shako as far as Miyakojimachi. Approx. 10 min. walk from bus stop (towards Kurashi Botanical Gardens). Telephone 043-486-0123 Alternatively, get off bus at Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Iriguchi Access or Kokuritsu Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan Mae. Approx. 5 Approx. 15 min. walk from Keisei Sakura Station (if Samurai Houses min. walk from bus stop. travelling by bus, get off at Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Iriguchi [ Notes ] FREE or Kokuritsu Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan) Wi-Fi FREE Free Wi-Fi Spot Approx. 15 min. by bus from JR Sakura Station (if travelling Wi-Fi Old Samurai Road “Hiyodorizaka Slope” Bukeyashiki dori St. Sankeitei Teahouse by bus, get off at Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Iriguchi or Kokuritsu Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan) Toilet Takasaki River Bicycle Rental

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The Former Residence of Lord Hotta was the residence of Hotta Hiyodorizaka Slope Masatomo, the last lord of the Sakura Domain. The history of the Hotta Masayoshi, the lord of the Sakura Domain in the last years of The Sakura Domain was headed by hereditary daimyo feudal Sakura Domain from the time of Doi Toshikatsu extended for the Shogunate, was a proponent of Rangaku or Dutch studies and lords who held influential positions in the Shogunate, such as some 260 years, and for 144 of those years, it was ruled by the promoted educational reform in the Domain. With these members of the council of elders. The town around Sakura Hotta clan. The clan’s kokudaka (value of the clan’s land) was foundations, Sato Taizen, a doctor of European medicine, opened ～ Kimono Rental and Dressing-Up Service ～ Castle prospered for generations as a castle town. 110,000 koku. The Hotta clan was the largest clan in what is now Juntendo, a school and clinic of European medicine, in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture. 1843. The Sakura Autumn Festival has a long history of almost 330 years, Take a walk in Jokamachi Sakura in kimono! Opening Hours 9:00～17:00 (last admission 16:30) dating back to Edo era (the Samurai period). Opening Hours 9:30～16:30 (last admission 16:00) Opening Hours 9:00～17:00 (last admission 16:30) Closed Mondays (or following Tuesday if Location Shin-Machi Street A traditional Japanese residence 'Sakura Monday is a public holiday) Closed Mondays (or following Tuesday if Monday Closed Mondays (or following Tuesday if Monday is Ichirizuka' offers kimono rental and New Year holidays (Dec 28 – Jan 4) is a public holiday) a public holiday) dressing-up service. New Year holidays (Dec 28 – Jan 4) New Year holidays (Dec 28 – Jan 4) Location 57 Miyakojimachi, Sakura, Chiba Ohayashikan Cost: Adults - 3,000 JPY Location 274 Kaburagimachi, Sakura, Chiba Location 81 Motomachi, Sakura, Chiba Admission Samurai Houses only: Stop by 'Sakura Ichirizuka' for kimono Admission Former Residence and Garden of Lord Hotta only: Individual:¥210 Admission Former Residence and Garden of Lord Hotta only: This facility provides information on local culture, product, rental and dressing-up and you will Individual:¥320 Individual:¥100 traditional events, and points of interest. It is also where floats Group (20 or more):¥150 get matcha green tea with traditional Three-Attraction Pass (Former Hotta Group (20 or more):¥210 Group (20 or more):¥70 used in the Sakura Festival are displayed and the local people Japanese sweets plus photo for FREE! Residence, Samurai Houses, Juntendo): Three-Attraction Pass (Former Hotta Residence, Three-Attraction Pass (Former Hotta Residence, precyice Sakura-bayashi, a kind of dance music. Samurai Houses, Juntendo) Samurai Houses, Juntendo) Individual:¥540 Opening Hours 9:00～17:00 Group (20 or more):¥370 Residence, Samurai Houses, Juntendo): Residence, Samurai Houses, Juntendo): Individual:¥540 Individual:¥540 Closed Mondays Changes may apply during the Telephone 043-486-2947 Group (20 or more):¥370 Group (20 or more):¥370 (or following Tuesday if period from fall to spring, please check the Access Monday is a public holiday) Telephone 043-483-2390 schedule ahead.Please call Sakura Ichirizuka for Approx. 15 min. walk from JR Sakura Station Telephone 043-485-5017 New Year holidays (Dec 28 – Jan 4) advanced reservation if you need a dressing-up service. Alternatively, take a bus bound for Keisei Sakura/Tamachi Access Access Location Shako to Miyakojimachi. Approx. 5 min. walk from bus stop Approx. 20 min. walk from JR Sakura Station Contacts Approx. 30 min. walk from JR Sakura Station 185-1, Shin-machi, Sakura, Chiba Approx. 20 min. walk from Keisei Sakura Station Approx. 20 min. walk from Keisei Sakura Station Approx. 20 min. walk from Keisei Sakura Station Sakura Ichirizuka Telephone 043-483-3535 Admission Alternatively, take a bus bound for JR Sakura to Alternatively, take a bus bound for -Narita as far as Alternatively, take a bus bound for Shisui-Narita as far as It's held over three days from the second Friday until Sunday Free Open hours: Wed・Thu・Sat・Sun 10 am – 4 pm Miyakojimachi. Approx. 5 min. walk from bus stop Koseien Iriguchi. Approx. 5 min. walk from bus stop Juntendo Byoin. in front of the Memorial Building. every October. Telephone 043-486-4992