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Discover Chiba Prefecture Mascot “CHI-BA+KUN” ENGLISH Discover Chiba Prefecture Mascot “CHI-BA+KUN” Chiba Sawara Saitama Attractions Narita Colorful Chiba Prefecture Awaits Your Visit Narita Tokyo Sakura Airport Choshi Urayasu Chiba Haneda Kujukuri Airport Yokohama Kisarazu Mt.Fuji Tokaido Shinkansen Chiba Tateyama Chiba Official Tourism Website http://japan-chiba-guide.com/en/ is located within the “Chiba” Tokyo metropolitan area Nikko and has mild climate and many sightseeing spots. Surrounded by sea and rivers on all four sides, Chiba is blessed with the nature full of water and greenery. Under the influence of the warm current (Kuroshio Current) that flows offshore, the land is seldom frosted even in winter. The precipitation is heavy in summer and light in winter. Its eastern part faces the Pacific Ocean and western part faces Tokyo Bay. Besides, its northwest- ern part borders on Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, and northern part borders on Ibaraki Prefecture. With a total area of 5,156.64 sq km, Chiba is composed of Boso Kyuryo (hills) with a series of 200 to 300-meter-high mountains, comparatively flat Shimosa Plateau, a far-reaching Tone River basin, and the coast of Kujukuri. The total length of coast- line of Chiba Prefecture is about 530.5km, showing various sceneries. Hokkaido Map Saitama of Sawara Japan Kashiwa Narita Tokyo Osaka Sakura Narita Airport Tokyo Choshi Kyushu Chiba Urayasu Chiba Kujukuri Haneda Airport Okinawa Yokohama Kisarazu Mt.Fuji Chiba Tokaido Shinkansen Tateyama 02 Nikko Contents 04 Chiba Drive Map 05 Chiba Train Map 06 Bay Area, Tokatsu Area 08 Chiba City 11 Matsuri (Festival) in Chiba 12 Hokuso Area, Kujukuri Area 13 Sawara 14 Narita City 16 Sakura City 17 Choshi City Saitama Sawara Kashiwa 18 Kujukuri Narita 20 Minami (Southern) Boso Area Sakura Narita Airport Tokyo Choshi 27 Specialty and Food of Chiba 28 Calendar of Chiba Urayasu Chiba Kujukuri 30 Recommended Routes Haneda Airport 34 List of Hotels and Accommodations Yokohama Kisarazu Legend: Museum or Laboratory Historical Site Scenic or Nature Leisure Shopping Others Mt.Fuji Hours Closed Admission Telephone Facsimile Chiba Official website’s address Address Access Input a Mapcode to car navigation system and a route shall be displayed to the destination. NOTE This brochure is based on the information as of March, 2016. Tokaido Shinkansen The information may be subject to change without prior notice and Tateyama for the convenience of space, we only include partial information on hours , admission , and access. Please refer to the URL prior to your visit and make sure that all the URLs in this brochure are for Japanese websites. 03 Tsukuba JCT Noda Chiba Drive MapKen-O Tohoku Expressway Joban Expressway Itako IC Expressway Sawara Ibaraki Kozaki IC TC-5 Saitama TR-9 NR-4 TR-1 NR-13 Sawara Katori IC NR-1 TR-11 Taiei JCT TR-2 TC-6 NR-2 TC-1 TR-6 Narita IC Narita Airport Ueno NR-3 TR-13 TR-5 Choshi Shinjuku Keiyo TC-8 Shinkuko IC Yokoshiba Hikari IC Ichikawa IC Road TR-8 TC-4 Higashi Kanto Tokyo Miyanogi JCT Expressway Chuo Matsuo Yokoshiba IC TR-12 NR-10 Expressway Shibuya Kaihin NR-7 Maihama Makuhari Kaizuka IC Tokyo NR-8 Chiba Chiba HigashiJCT Naruto Haneda NR-5 Airport TC-2 NR-11 Soga Togane JCT TR-14 TR-10 NR-14 TC-3 TR-4 NR-9 Soga IC Oami Tomei NR-6 Expressway Umihotaru-PA Time Car RENTAL Goi *For returning, you can drop-off any branches close to your Tokyo Bay Tateyama destination. Yokohama Aqualine Expressway Mobara *Office hours are subject to change. NR-12 Kisarazu Anesaki Sodegaura IC Ken-O TC-1 Tokyo-Narita Airport TC-7 Expressway 0476-30-3318 8:00-22:00 TR-7 Kisarazau IC Kanagawa TC-2 Urayasu Station Kimitsu Chiba 047-305-7070 8:00-20:00 Ichihara tsurumai IC TC-3 Soga Station Futtsu- Tateyama 043-266-1911 8:00-20:00 Kurihama Road Kazusa Ohara TC-4 Funabashi Kazusa Nakano Futtsu Kanaya IC Kameyama 047-460-0202 8:00-20:00 Kanaya TC-5 Kashiwa Takashimaya Station Mall Katsuura 04-7148-2434 8:00-22:00 Awa-Kamogawa TC-6 Matsudo Railway West Entrance Tomiura IC 047-369-5678 8:00-20:00 TC-7 Kisarazu Tateyama Highway 0438-20-2002 8:00-19:00 TR-3 Chikura General Road TC-8 Yukarigaoka Station 043-460-6363 8:00-20:00 *For returning, you can drop-off any branches Toyota Rent a Car *For returning, you can drop-off any branches close to your destination. NIPPON Rent-A-Car close to your destination. TR-1 Narita Ekimae TR-8 Minaim-Gyotoku Ekimae NR-1 Narita Station NR-8 Chiba Station West Exit 0476-22-1501 8:00-20:00 047-356-0100 8:00-20:00 0476-24-3662 Open 24 hours 043-248-1150 Open 24 hours TR-2 Keisei Sakura Ekimae TR-9 NR-2 Sakura NR-9 Soga Station Minami-Nagareyama 043-483-1811 8:00-20:00 04-7159-0059 8:00-20:00 043-484-0919 Open 24 hours 043-262-0919 Open 24 hours TR-3 Tateyama Sta. West Exit. TR-10 Soga Ekimae NR-3 Katsutadai NR-10 Inage Station 0470-23-7061 8:00-20:00 043-266-0100 8:00-20:00 043-461-3711 Open 24 hours 043-255-6611 Open 24 hours TR-4 Soga Sta. West Exit. TR-11 Matsudo Kamihongo Ekimae NR-4 Kashiwa NR-11 Makuhari Techno Garden 043-209-7700 8:00-20:00 047-366-0100 8:00-20:00 04-7144-7272 Open 24 hours 043-274-0919 8:00-20:00 TR-5 Nishi-Funabashi Ekimae TR-12 Inage NR-5 Urayasu NR-12 Kisarazu 047-434-3951 8:00-20:00 043-246-0100 8:00-20:00 047-354-5400 Open 24 hours 0438-22- 4411 8:00-20:00 TR-6 Katsutadai Ekimae TR-13 Narita Airport NR-6 Goi Station NR-13 Narita Airport 043-460-1870 8:00-20:00 0476-32-1020 7:00-20:00 0436-21-0919 8:00-20:00 0476-32-0601 Open 24 hours TR-7 Kimitsu Ekimae TR-14 Haneda Airport NR-7 Chiba Station NR-14 Haneda 0439-54-0100 8:00-20:00 03-3744-0100 7:00-20:00 043-252-0919 8:00-20:00 03-3745-1190 Open 24 hours 04 Tsukuba JCT Noda Ken-O Chiba Train Map Tohoku Expressway Joban Expressway Itako IC Ibaraki Mito Expressway Sawara Ibaraki Kozaki IC TC-5 Saitama TR-9 Nagareyama Saitama Otakanomori Kashima NR-4 TR-1 NR-13 Sawara Katori IC Shimizu kashima Jingu Tsukuba Express Line NR-1 Koen JR Joban Line TR-11 Taiei JCT TR-2 Tobu Noda Line TC-6 NR-2 TC-1 (Tobu Urban Park Line) Sawara TR-6 Narita IC Narita Airport Nodashi Ueno NR-3 TR-13 Ryutetsu TR-5 Choshi Junikyo Shinjuku Keiyo TC-8 Shinkuko IC Yokoshiba Hikari IC Nagareyama Namegawa Ichikawa IC Road Railway TR-8 TC-4 Higashi Kanto JR Narita Line JR N Inba Narita Sky Katori Tokyo Miyanogi JCT Expressway Musashino Nagare ar Nihon Chuo Matsuo Yokoshiba IC ita Access Line Sasagawa TR-12 NR-10 Line yama Abiko L Idai Expressway Shibuya Kaihin in NR-7 e Maihama Makuhari Kaizuka IC Kashiwa Tokyo Chiba Inzai Ajiki NR-8 Chiba HigashiJCT Naruto Minami-Nagareyama Shin Matsudo makinohara Haneda NR-5 NaritaAirport NR-11 Yabashira Shin Hokuso Line Terminal2,3 Airport TC-2 Soga Togane JCT kamagaya Choshi Electric TR-14 TR-10 Matsudo TC-3 TR-4 NR-9 Railway NR-14 Soga IC Oami ShinKeisei Toyo Narita NaritaAirport Tomei NR-6 Higashi Matsudo kosoku Line Expressway Keisei Line Keisei Terminal1 Matsugishi Moto Toyo Umihotaru-PA Ueno Narita Goi Shinjuku yawata Katsutadai e Lin Choshi Tokyo Bay Tateyama Shisui in Ueno Toei Katsutadai a Tokawa Aqualine Expressway Mobara Shinjyuku Funabashi M Yokohama Shibuya Higashi bu Line MainLine o sei Narita S NR-12 Anesaki Sodegaura IC Nishi- ei Sakura R Kisarazu Ken-O Tozai Line K J TC-7 Expressway Tokyo Funabashi Yotsukaido Minami Kisarazau IC JR Keiyo Tsuga Kanagawa TR-7 Maihama Funabashi Line Chiba Kimitsu Keisei Chiba Chuo Tsudanuma Naruto Chiba e Ichihara tsurumai IC JR-East (East Japan Railway) Keisei in Kaihin Makuhari L Soga e Futtsu- Chihara Line n JR Sobu Line Keisei a Tateyama g JR o Sobu Main Line Road Chiba Line S T JR Chibaminato ot Kurihama Ohara ob R Kazusa o J JR Keiyo Line Li Kazusa Nakano Goi ne Futtsu Kanaya IC Chiharadai Oami JR Uchibo Line Kameyama e Kanaya in L JR Sotobo Line o K Yokohama ib ch o Mobara Katsuura U Sodegaura m JR Joban Line R i J n Awa-Kamogawa a JR Narita Line to JR K R JR Sotobo Line JR kashima Line ur a Tomiura IC Kisarazu uri L i l in w e Kazusa- JR Musashino Line a Kanagawa y Ichinomiya Tateyama JR Kururi Line Highway TR-3 Chikura JR Togane Line General Road Kimitsu ChibaIsu m i Ra ilw Yoro ay Private Railway Keikoku Otaki Kurihama Ohara Tsukuba Express Kazusa- Kazusa- Isumi Railway Kameyama Nakano Kominato Railway Ryutetsu Nagareyama Kanaya Hamakanaya Katsuura Railway Hota Awa-Kominato Tobu Noda Line （Tobu Urban Park Line) Awa-Kamogawa ShinKeisei Line Emi Keisei Main Line Tomiura Keisei Chiba Line Keisei Chihara Line Toyo Kosoku Line Tateyama Chikura Hokuso Line Narita SkyAccess Line Shibayama Line Choshi Electric Railway 05 Bay area, which is home to one of the largest-scale facilities in the Bay Area, Tokatsu Area East such as Tokyo Disney Resort and Makuhari Messe.
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