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Shibayama Town Travel Guide Furari Shibayama 23 CONTENTS [Side 1]A town with a scent of ancient times; haniwa tells the story …… 2 What is Shibayama Town like? [Side 2]A town protected by Onioh-sama ……………………………………… 4 [Side 3]A town close to the Sky …………………………………………………… 6 Shibayama Town is located almost at the center of the Hokuso Plateau, [Side 4]A town lent color by vegetables and flowers ………………………… 8 in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture. Map of the Town ShibayaMap ………………………………………………… 10 The town is adjacent to Narita International Airport, Japan’s gateway to Hot spots in Shibayama Gourmet food restaurants ………………………… 14 the sky, and a gathering place for people from all over the world. SHIBAYAMA Good Things Selection ……………………………………………… 16 Shibayama is known for its kofun; and many relics, including haniwa , Seasonal events and landscape A table of annual events ……………… 18 have been excavated throughout the town. More attractions! Shibayama’s attractive sightseeing spots ……………… 20 The town is largely surrounded by farmland, and its streets are lent Popular Sightseeing Routes color by seasonal flowers and vegetables. Satoyama and paddy fields Access Guide add further color to the landscape. Nioh-sama (a statue in Shibayama Nioson Temple) fondly watches over See videos and maps on your smart phone! the town’s various features and treasures. You can see videos and maps of Shibayama Town using the AR app in this guidebook. Shibayama Town ─ How will it be reflected in your eyes? Preparation Download COCOAR2 (free app) from the App Store or Google Play. 成田国際空港 See the video. ● 芝山町 Do you Start your COCOAR2 app and put kno AR the middle of the screen over the w front cover of this magazine. The town’s promotion video will play. ? Shibayama Town Information Shibayama Town Website http://www.town.shibayama.lg.jp/ S Shibayama Town Tourism Association H http://shibayama-kankou.com/ I Kokosil Shibayama B A Y A A https://home.shibayama.kokosil.net/ja/ M Shibakko-kun Promotion (ShibaPro) http://www.town.shibayama.lg.jp/ category/26-0-0-0-0.html YouTube Shibayama Town Official Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UC1nCfFAm5Aeuk54--sHJkDg 1 History Shibayama Haniwa Festival One of the largest events in Shibayama Town, the A town with a scent of ancient times; festival recreates the atmosphere and life of ancient AR See the video. times. Launched in 1982, the festival includes a haniwa tells the story. Side Start your COCOAR2 spectacular parade of people dressed in ancient app and put the costumes. Industrial festivals, commercial events, and middle of the screen Shibayama Town is known as a place filled with historical cultural festivals are also held on the same day, and over the picture many people visit and enjoy the entire day. 1 below. roman, having many historic remains. Its precious cultural Date: Second Sunday of November, 9:00–16:30 Haniwa replicas may heritage invites you on a nostalgic trip to ancient times. Venue: Shibayama Park, etc. be seen here and there (Inquiries) Shibayama Town Industrial Promotion Division on both sides of the Tel: 0479-77-3918 Shibayama Haniwa Road (Pref. Route 62). Let’s try! Making magatama, or blowing on the fire Workshops are held 5 or 6 times a year; for example, making an original magatama (cutting and polishing a small stone for 1 to 1.5 hours), or blowing on a fire. Shibayama Kofun Haniwa Museum Shibayama Haniwa Museum Tonozuka / Himezuka Shibayama Town is a treasure trove of ancient ruins; it is said The Museum was first established in the Shibayama Nioson Tonozuka (88-m long) and Himezuka (58-m long) are the that there were once more than 500 kofun in this area. In the (Kannonkyo-ji Temple) in 1957, and then moved next to the largest keyhole-shaped tumuli found in Shibayama Town. museum, you can learn about kofun and haniwa, and become Main Temple in 1996. It has collected many haniwa clay figures Both kofun are said to have been constructed in the late familiar with people’s life and technology in the Kofun period, by and archaeological materials unearthed from the Hokuso area, Kofun period (from the mid-3rd to mid-6th century), and viewing the finely restored ancient costumes and pit dwellings. including the Shibayama Kofun Group. In the Shakuson-kan on have been designated as Japanese historic sites. When the second floor, Buddhist art pieces and historical materials are excavation was conducted in 1956, a host of haniwa clay Shibayama 438-1, Shibayama Town Tel: 0479-77-1828 exhibited. The main exhibition on the second floor consists of a figures in the shape of people and animals were found in Open: 9:00–16:30 group of 25 pictures, named“Shakuson Goichidai Eden (Life of lines, for the first time in Japan. Closed on Mondays, the day after national holidays, and Shaka)”, drawn by Hajin Iwasaki. year-end and New Year holidays Nakadai 1462, Yokosibahikari Town (Shibayama Kofun Group) Admission: Adults, 200 yen; elementary and junior high Shibayama 298, Shibayama Town Tel: 0479-77-0004 Inquiries: Shibayama Town Board of Education school students, 100 yen Open: 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00) Tel: 0479-77-1861 Open all year round. Admission: Adults, 200 yen; elementary and junior high school students, 100 yen 2 3 Protection Blessings of Nioh-sama Shibayama Nioson once attracted many worshippers, especially firefighters and shopkeepers. It is said that,“There were no shops that did not enshrine an amulet of Nioh- sama in Edo.” Also, an anecdote was drawn in a nishiki-e (colored woodblock print). The story is,“A long time ago, there was a man, named Yoroku. He was very religious and enshrined the amulet on the wall of his house. One day, a burglar broke into the house of Yoroku, but immediately, the Onioh- sama stepped out of the amulet and scowled fiercely at the burglar. The burglar was paralyzed with terror and failed to steal.” 2 A town protected by Nioh-sama Side2 Let’s try! From ancient times, the Shibayama 5 Nioson Temple, with its nickname Nioh-sama, has been very popular Sutra copying class (once a month) as a guardian diety against fire and A sutra copying class for Heart Sutra, providing burglary. It is one of the Tendai Sect instructions easy to understand even for temples, and its official name is beginners. Held on the last Saturday of every month, except Dec. & Jan. Bring your pen. Tenno-zan Kannonkyo-ji Fukuju-in. Participation fee: 1,000 yen 1 Its head temple (honzan) is the Otsuitachi Sutra chanting class Enryakuji Temple in Mt. Hiei (Shiga A chanting class for Heart Sutra and Kannon Sutra, conducted in front of the Buddhist altar Prefecture). on the first day of every month, except Jan. & Feb. Slow recitation, so everyone is welcome to participate. Admission is free. 1 The very popular statue of Nioson, nicknamed Nioh- Shibayama Nioson (Kannonkyo-ji Temple) sama , depicts a guardian Kannonkyo-ji Temple is commonly known as deity against fire and burglary. Shibayama Nioson. One of the prefecture’s major 2The Nio Gate, constructed of ancient Buddhist temples, it was founded in 781. keyaki (Zelkova) wood 3Toro There are various buildings within its precincts, Nagashi (floating lanterns on the including the Nio statue enshrined at the Nio Gate; water) at the Juushichiyakou the three-story stupa, designated as a prefectural (a Buddhist event on the‘17th tangible cultural property; and the Shibayama night’ of August) 4 The main Haniwa Museum, which exhibits haniwa and hole where the Juuichimen- Buddhist art. kanzenon-daibosatsu is enshrined (center of the picture) 5Three- Shibayama 298, Shibayama Town story stupa (designated as a Tel: 0479-77-0004 prefectural tangible cultural 4 3 4 property) 5 Flight simulator Let’s try! In the learning hall, constructed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the museum, a flight simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX (experience fee: 1,000 yen) and Boeing 777 (experience fee: 500 yen) has been installed. The actual cockpit controls are exactly reproduced in Side the simulator, and your actions are reflected on the Sky view screen in real time. You can enjoy controlling the cockpit devices as if you were piloting an actual 3 plane, following the explanations of an instructor. 1 A town close to the Sky Since Shibayama Town is located beneath the routes of airplanes using the Narita Airport, you can see airplanes everywhere above the town, and feel closer to the sky. It is only natural that you gaze up to the sky Museum of Aeronautical Sciences more frequently than usual when you are here. The aviation museum celebrated its 30th anniversary and reopened in August 2019. Anyone can enjoy visiting the museum, trying the flight simulator, newly installed in the learning hall; learning about airport occupations by watching the instructions displayed on a large screen equipped with touch panels on the second floor; or exploring the exhibition of large airplane models. Iwayama 111-3, Shibayama Town An impressive view of airplanes. Tel. 0479-78-0557 Since airplanes descend as they approach 2 Open: 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Closed on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a the airport, locations as near as possible holiday), and Dec. 29 to 31; open every day in August to Narita Airport are ideal for enjoying the Admission fee: Adults, 700 yen; junior high and high school dynamic spectacle of air flight. Among these, students, 300 yen; children (4 years and older), 200 yen the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences, the [1] Exhibition of the actual nose section of a Boeing Shibayama Mizube-no-sato (waterfront park), 747.