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Chiba Prefecture’s mascot Asahi City Seashore dishes MAP-37 Experience and do not miss as you are in GoGo AllAll AroundAround ChibaChiba Kinmedai (Beryx splendens) In , abalone is harvested mainly Annual event schedule of Chiba CHI-BA+KUN It takes six to seven years to grow these natural along the coast between and Minamiboso TravelGuidebook Guide with with a RoadDrive MapMap until they reach the palm size. These Kinmedai is a fish with plenty of fat. Boiling with soy sauce from May through to August. Chiba’s abalone place Gourmet oysters are harvested from May to August at features fleshiness, richly delicious taste and July (and sugar) and sashimi are popular ways of January Iioka seashore and are called the "Milk of the good resistance to teeth. Enjoy pleasant flavors Hello, I’m CHI-BA-KUN, Chiba Prefecture’s mascot Kinmedai. Shabushabu has also become a popular way of Sunrise on New Year’s Day sea" because of their high nutritional value, and enjoying Kinmedai. Choshi and Katsuura are the main of the ocean. ● ● Narita Gion Festival (Narita City) character. their rich taste is exceptional. landing ports of Kinmedai in Chiba Prefecture. (Inubosaki, Kujukurihama, etc.) ● Sawara Big Festival (Katori City) Just look at me from side, and you will see my profile is of Chiba ● First visit to a shrine/temple ● Star Festival (Mobara City) Iioka Lodging Association (during the New Year period) shaped like the landform of Chiba Prefecture. DATA Spiny ● Nabaki River Raft Race 0479-57-4248 Bonito (Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, I’ll make my appearance at various points of Chiba, so please Chiba Prefecture takes top place in spiny lobster ( Town) Bonito that are caught in early spring to early in summer Katori Jingu Shrine, etc.) CHIBACHIBA do not hesitate to speak to me when you come across me. landing in . They are large in size, vivid in ● Hydrangea flower in Mamembara Experience country dishes! Kujukuri Town MAP-38 are called “hatsugatsuo” (first bonito of the season), and ● Strawberry picking Japan Sardine dishes color and rich in deliciousness. Spiny lobster is Japan their plain taste is popularly enjoyed. Bonito that come to Heights (Ohtaki Town) harvested mainly along the coast between Isumi (Various spots in Chiba Prefecture) As popularly known as “town of sardines,” the the Japanese coast in autumn are called “modorigatsuo” and Minamiboso from August through to December. ● Minamiboso Shirahama Ama Festival (Minamiboso City) Kujukuri region is the main fishing area of sardine. (return bonito). They are again enjoyed as they are fatty in February ● Asahi Sand Sculpture Exhibition (Asahi City) TOURISTTOURIST INFORMATIONINFORMATION Fresh sardine can be enjoyed in various ways, a rich way. Choshi and Katsuura are the main landing ● Setsubun(The day before the calendrical beginning of spring) such as tempura, minced , and grilled ports of bonito in Chiba Prefecture. (Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Sogo Reido Sanctuary, Katori Jingu Shrine)

Thick Rolls August with salt. It can also be pickled with black sesame ● Flower gardens and flower seeds, fish dried whole and seasoned, and can be Colorful thick sushi rolls have been handed down gathering Choshi Port Festival (Choshi City) enjoyed as many other processed products. Chiba the Pork ● Choshi City MAP-32 from generation to generation as the feast for (Minamiboso City and others) Yaegaki Shrine Gion Festival (Sousa City) Sushi in Choshi festivities in which people gather. Thick sushi ● Chiba Prefecture is famous for its production of ● Shirako Cherry Blossom Festival rolls can recently be obtained directly from ● All Japan University Flamenco Festival (Tateyama City) DATA Kujukuri Town Tourism Association pork. It produces and sells a wide variety of (Shirako Towni) Choshi Fishing Port stands first in the producers at markets in various places. Enjoy ● Fireworks Show 0475-76-9449 pork meat under the brand Chiba the Pork – A Narita Plum Festival (February-March) (Narita City) country’s fish landings. There are various this country dish. ● (Various spots in Chiba Prefecture) sushi bars and restaurants in Variety of Flavors all over Japan. ● Plum Festival at the site of the Sakata Castle ruins (Yokoshiba Hikari Town) ● Port Festival many points of the city where you can Shirako Town MAP-39 ● Yoritomo Sakura-no-sato & Takedouro Shirako style (Kisarazu City) enjoy toothsome sushi and other delicious Chiba the Beef Namero and Sangayaki (Cherry blossom & bamboo lantern) Festival ( Town) seafood dishes with fresh local fish and Shirako style pot dish of seafood soup following Warabi Naked Festival (Yotsukaido City) ● Beach Volleyball Moon Cup in “Namero” and “Sangayaki” are country dishes ● caught and landed that day. the French Mediterranean has been In Chiba, meat producers spend time and (Onjuku Town) originated by fishermen. To cook namero, sashimi of ● Katsuura Big Dolls Festival (Katsuura City) arranged using specialty products of effort on the way for the best meats, which Pear picking (Ichikawa City, Choshi City Tourism Association mackerel or sardine is finely chopped with a kitchen ● Onjuku town hanging Hina doll tour ● DATA Shirakomachi in plenty, including tomato, onion include black hair wagyu beef, Kozatsu beef and also dairy 0479-22-1544 knife and finely chopped leek, miso, etc. are added and ● Kujukuri “Hama tairyo iwashi City, etc.) and minced bluefish balls. Enjoy Shirako style cattle, and thus the best tasting experience for consumers. mixed. The popular account is that it is called namero matsuri” bouillabaisse at restaurants, eating houses, because a fisherman licked the dish after eating as it (festival feasting a large catch of September Tateyama City MAP-33 accommodations, etc. in the town. Boshuzushi was too much dainty. Sangayaki consists of namero sardine) (Kujukuri and others) ● Onjuku Spiny Lobster Festival (Onjuku Town) Ice Cream and Soft Serve Ice Cream wrapped with a large leaf and grilled. Shirako Commerce and industry association ● Awa Yawatanmachi (Tateyama City) Embraced by one of the best fishing grounds DATA In Chiba Prefecture that is considered as the birthplace of March 0475-33-2517 ● Rape blossoms (along Kominato Railway and Isumi Railway lines) ● Kazusa Junisha in Japan, Tateyama is rich in fish species, so dairy husbandry in Japan, there are many spots where you Sake one can experience fish in season all the year can enjoy ice cream and soft serve ice cream. Various ● Flower March (Minamiboso City) (Twelve Shrines) Festival round and there are many good sushi bars, Tateyama City Broiled seafood rice bowl MAP-40 kinds of ice creams are enjoyable, from those orthodox Rice cultivation is also extensively carried on in Chiba ● Sekiyado Castle Cherry Blossom (Ichinomiya Town) including those that serve unique types of and traditional which contain fresh milk in great abundance Prefecture. History of sake brewing in Chiba dates Festival (Kozaki Town) ● Lakeside Moon Viewing Party sushi such as a dish of large-size pieces of A new signature in Tateyama, the to others with marked characteristic that contain local back to the Edo era. At present, more than 40 sake ● Cherry blossoms (Togane City) sushi called Ohzushi originated in fisherman’s city of flowers, which utilizes local specialties. breweries are rivaling each other in skill and taste. (Shimizu Park in Noda, meal, Anagozushi (conger eel sushi), and ● Ohara Hadaka Festival (Isumi City) farm-fresh ingredients and fantastic Many breweries permit visit to their breweries. Find out Sakura Castle ruins, Hakkakuko Peanut Picking ( City) Oshizushi (pressed sushi) of saury. seafood throughout the year. your favorite local sake. ● Pro le of CHI-BA+KUN Lake in Tohgane, etc.) Bayside Jazz Festival (Chiba City) Tateyama City Tourism Association ･ Chiba Sake Brewers Association ● DATA April 0470-22-2000 ● / Chiba Festival (Shisui Town) CHI-BA-KUN is a curious creature born and living in Experience Harvesting ● Narita Drum Festival (Narita City) [January - May] Clam digging [April - June] ● Tulip Festival Strawberry picking October Chiba Prefecture. Full of curiosity, he loves to Narita City Eel dishes MAP-34 Pear picking Sakura Furusato Square challenge everything. When he ventures into the The spring in Chiba prefecture starts early, and the joyful [August - September] Akebonoyama Farm Park, ● Iidaka Danrin Concert (Sousa City) Of the restaurants and old ryokan hotels DATA MinamibosoTateyama City City Tourism Tourism Association Association fruit-picking tours also start as early as in January. Also, a City unknown, courage and passion spring afresh, new type of big and juice strawberry, “Chiba berry”, is newly ● Sawara Big Autumn Festival standing side by side along the front 0470-47-34740470-22-2000 Nosaka Flower Square, Sousa City making his body glow with red. approach (sando) running to the Naritasan developed with a well-balanced taste of sweet and sour. (Katori City) Flower Square, Shirako Town ● Nanso Satomi Festival Shinshoji Temple, about 60 include eel dishes Town MAP-41 In addition, CHI-BA-KUN is gourmet and sometimes in their menu. These eel dishes have found Jiyo Rice DATA 047-406-4778 Yachiyo Agriculture Exchange Center (Yachiyo City) ● Koinobori flags Festival (Oamishirasato city) (Tateyama City) much approval of the visitors to the temple 0478-86-6075 Tohnosho Town Strawberry Agri-entertainment Association ● Sekiyado Castle Festival (Noda City) Rice terrace night lights and mischievous. Jiyo rice is the delicious bowl with fresh offal ● since the remote . Enjoy dainty eel 0475-82-2071 Sammu Naruto Strawberry Trust Association Clam digging is Chiba’s thing that gives poetic Cherry Blossom Hiking Tour of Mt. Mifune and Kori Dam ( City) produced by the Yokoshibahikari-machi Toyo ● festival (Kamogawa City) Created by: Chiharu Sakazaki dishes to your heart’s content. You can find the Association’s Information Desk in the Tourist Information charm to spring. Dishes cooked using clams dug by The earliest beach opening ceremony in Kanto region (Kujukuri Town) meat center and local farm-fresh green Office in front of JR Narutoh station. With its refreshing sweet taste and crunchy your own are exceptional. ● ● Sweet potato digging (Various spots in Chiba Prefecture) A picture book writer and illustrator from Ichikawa, Narita City Tourism Association onion. It’s a bowl with the taste of delightful 0475-34-1515 Mobara Honnoh Strawberry Farmer Association feel in the mouth pears represent taste of ● Bamboo shoot digging (Various spots in Chiba Prefecture) DATA summer. Sweet and juicy “Kosui” is 047-435-0828 Sanbanze Kaihin Koen ● Autumn Festivals in Sakura (Sakura City) 0476-22-2102 stew. 0470-22-3466 Tateyama Strawberry Picking Information Center DATA Chiba; she is also the creator of the penguin used as harvested early in August, followed by (Seaside Park) May ● Otaki Oshiro (Castle) Festival (Otaki Town) a motif character for JR East’s smart card, Suica. Tateyama Strawberry Agri-entertainment Farmer Association, Strawberry “Hosui,” which has an excellent balance of 0438-41-1341 Ushigome Fishermen’s Cooperative Picking Information Center sourness and sweetness late in August. Association ● Clam digging (April - June) (Funabashi City, Kisarazu City, Futtu City)

Kamogawa City November Oraga bowl MAP-35 0470-22-4717 0438-41-0511 Kaneda Fishermen’s Cooperative Garden Plant Festival (Sousa City) ＠ 047-338-3500 JA Ichikawa Fruit Association ● Twitter : chi_bakun_chiba Chiba City Tourist Association 043-222-0300 DATA Yokoshibahikari Town commerce and industry meeting Economic center 0438-41-2696 Kuzuma Fishermen’s Cooperative ● Shirako Onion Festival / Onion Shibayama Clay Figure Festival “Oraga” means “my home” in Kamogawa dialect. DATA Association ● 0438-62-3436 0476-48-2207 JA Nishi Imba Financial Festival (Shirako Town) The beloved Japanese rice bowls with local fresh Center ( City) 0438-41-2234 Egawa Fishermen’s Cooperative (Shibayama Town) Association Loquat picking (Minamiboso City) ingredients. Bamboo shoot digging Loquat picking 047-445-1141 City 0438-23-4545 Kisarazu Fishermen’s Cooperative ● ● Kurimoto Hometown Sweet What about eating around with these proud works Agritourism Association Association ● Roses Katsuura City MAP-42 [April - May] 047-366-7327 Matsudo City Federation Potato Festival (Katori City) from the specialists? Katsuura Tantanmen [May - June] 0439-87-2121 Futtu Fishermen’s Cooperative of Pear Agri-entertainment Association (Yatsu Rose Garden in ● Sakura Jidai Matsuri Soy sauce based flame-red tantanmen Farmer Associations and Keisei Rose Garden in (Festival of the Ages) (Sakura City) 04-7150-6085 City Agriculture (dandan noodles) with hot chili-oil sauce is Promotion Division Yachiyo) ● Takabe Shrine Hocho impressive. It is said that this dish was Dragnet shing ● ”Sudate” fish catch (May - August) (Kisarazu City and Futtu City) (Kitchen Knife) Ceremony (Minamiboso City) Kamogawa Oraga Bowl Cuisine Association DATA originated by woman divers and fishermen ● Takabe Shrine Hocho (Kitchen Knife) Ceremony (Minamiboso City) The autumn leaves latest in the Kanto Region (A subgroup of the Kamogawa Society of Commerce and Industry) to warm up their bodies after diving. Peanuts Digging ●

04-7092-0320 June (Yoro Ravine, Kameyama Lake and Naritasan Park, Momiji Road) [September - October] Suigo Sawara Ayame Festival ONE Katsuura Syndicate ●

DATA December City Hakarime bowl MAP-36 0479-82-0434 (Katori City) Freshness is essential for bamboo shoots Loquats produced in Chiba Prefecture are thick ● Watermelon Road Race ● Country Farm Tokyo German Village illumination “Hakarime” is an alias of conger eel. as acridity is released soon after they are and full of juice, featuring a graceful sweet taste Fresh fish jump lively, and you can experience the (Tomisato City) (November - March) Mobara City MAP-43 dug up. You can get fresh bamboo shoots that reminds you of the advent of early summer. Hakarime bowl is a specialty offered in Moba-Ramen feeling of a fisherman. ( City) by taking part in this agri-entertainment You can enjoy loquats cultivated in greenhouse ● Flower-viewing bus tour at Chonan Ohsawa district of Futtu City in which This local ramen is served in seven ramen event. Once you experience bamboo in May, and those grown outdoors from June. DATA 0475-76-9449 Kujukuri Town Tourism Association (Chonan-machi) conger eel fishing was extensively shoot digging, you may be given up to it Peanuts are Chiba Prefecture’s specialty. 0475-33-2117 Commerce, Industry and Tourism Chiba Port Tower C-side X’mas houses in Mobara. There are two rules: it ● Hydrangea flower ● carried on from old time. Experience because of the moving sensation you may It is a precious occasion to experience Dept., Shirako Town Office (Chiba City) Chiba Prefecture extremely pleasant, soft and very is topped with pork ribs and uses local feel at the moment of digging the shoot up. DATA Michinoeki Tomiura Biwa club digging-up of peanuts. Harvested peanuts 0475-32-2114 Industry Dept., Choseimura Village (Hondoji Temple in Matsudo City, gentle mouth feel of exceptional vegetables. Each ramen house has its (Minamiboso City) are boiled with salt and can be eaten as is Office Hydrangea Mansion in Mobara City) http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/ own . 0470-33-4611 (without peeling their astringent skin). 0475-42-1425 Ichinomiya Town Tourism Association ● Narcissus Festival (Kyonan Town) conger eel. 04-7093-2461 Kamogawa Tourism Platform Corporation ● Loquat picking (grown outdoors) (Minamiboso City) Produced by: Press and Public Relations Division, Michinoeki Furari Tomiyama 0470-57-2088 Minamiboso City Tourism Association Futtsu commerce and industry meeting Mobara City Tourism Association Yachimata City Agritourism Policy and Planning Department, Chiba Prefectural Government DATA DATA DATA Ohtaki Town Tourist Association (Minamiboso City) DATA Association’s secretariat Iwai Tourist Information Office 0439-87-70710439-65-3591 0475-20-1528 0470-80-1146 0470-57-2601 043-443-1405 0439-80-1291 Futtsu City Tourism Association TEL043-223-2242 * Please note that the event names and start times given above are those scheduled, and not finally fixed. Photo:Sawara 英語版 March/2018 Photo:Naritasan Shinshoji Temple