南房総 Minami-Boso South Boso Peninsula Chiba,Japan Minamiboso - a scenic destination just 60-minute drive Tokyo-Narita Tokyo-Haneda from Haneda 95min 95-minute from Narita 60min Minamiboso Welcome to Minamiboso City Yutaka Ishii Mayor Minamiboso City Minamiboso City, the southern part of the Boso Peninsula of Chiba prefecture, is surrounded by Tokyo Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The city is blessed with the Kuroshio Current which brings warm mild winters and some areas are frost-free throughout the year. Located only 90mins from Tokyo and 1hr from the Haneda Airport, Minamiboso City still has Japanese traditional rural scenery. Many domestic visitors come to our lovely beaches in the summer and come to pick flowers in our lush flower fields in the early spring. Although the numbers of international tourists coming to Japan is increasing, those who come to Minamiboso city are still low. From now on, we are promoting several initiatives in order to build up our city’s brand and provide excellent hospitality to our guests. We would be grateful if you come down to Minamiboso city when you travel Japan to experience Japanese cultures and our abundant nature. We sincerely await your visit to Minamiboso City. Directions to Minamiboso Tokyo-Narita Tokyo-Haneda To Minamiboso Get a rental car Get a Highway Bus Alternatively you can choose a highway bus to It is only a 60-minute drive from Haneda via Aqualine Minamiboso that leaves Tokyo station every 30 and a 95-minute drive from Narita to Tomiura IC, the minutes (bound for Tateyama Station or Shirahama gateway to Minamiboso. Renting a car allows you to Station, 30 services a day). Some leave directly visit various points of interest even on a short visit. from Haneda airport (4 services a day). Using a drop-off service, you can return the car to a different office from your place of departure. Rent and stay,and get 1000 yen cash back! Get Japan Rail Pass Rent and stay, and get 1000 Japan Rail Pass allows you to ride JR trains yen cash back! Rental car anywhere in Japan during the designated period at users who stay overnight in low cost. From Tokyo, the Sobu Honsen Line, Keiyo Minamiboso will get 1000 Line, and Uchibo Lines all take you to Minamiboso. yen cash back per person. 38,880 yen for seven days. Also valid for the Shinkansen. Minamiboso Trafc Perfect location to start your trip in Japan Tokyo 25 min Tokyo-Narita International Airport Miyanogi JCT Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu 30 min 20 min Tokyo Bay Aqualine ●筰 ●筱 Kisarazu JCT Tokyo-Haneda Umihotaru Kimitsu IC International Airport Seicho-ji Temple ●筴 Tanjo-ji Temple 40 ●筥 Tokyo-Bay-Ferry min Kurihama Hamakanaya Kamogawa ■胙 笊 Mt. Nokogiri ●筵 Highway Oasis Furari ● Sea World RS Furari Tomiyama ●笆 Nihonji Hota Kamogawa ●●筧 Oyama Terraced Rice Paddies Iwai ●笳Sakuma Dam Kyonan-Tomiyama IC RS Wada Ura ■胱 Iwai Beach●笘 WA・O! 胝 RS Otsu no Sato ●筅Ishido-ji ■ Hanakurabu Temple Tomiura IC RS Miyoshi Village RS Rosemary Sunosaki Lighthouse Gake Kannon 聒 ■胯 ●笙 ■ Hina no Sato Park Nago-ji Temple 笞 ●笨 ● Chikura ●笵 ■胚 Komatsu-ji●筌 Takabe Shrine Shiroyama Park Temple 笋 dedicated to ● ●筍 Minami RS Tomiura Chikura Biwakurabu Cooking God Beach ●筐 Mantoku-ji Temple Shiramazu RS Shirahama Flower Market Nojimazaki Shirahama ●笄 ■脉 ●笶 Awa Shrine 胖 RS Chikura ■ Shiokaze Okoku 筺 RS = Roadside Station ● Nojimazaki Lighthouse Sightseeing spots 観光 ●筵 Kamogawa Sea World Kamogawa Sea World is a favorite with the locals. It fea- tures performances by dynamic killer whales, lively dol- phins, comedic sea lions, and more. The exhibits include Eco Aqua Dome, a re-creation of a natural river in Japan, and Rocky Island where penguins and sea mammals fea- ture on a man-made rocky shore. Estimate at least half a day for the visit. ●筰 Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu The largest mall in the Greater Tokyo area with 248 shops, Kisarazu Outlet Park has trendy multi-label stores carrying luxury overseas brands, as well as a food court with a vari- ety of food vendors. ●筱 Umi Hotaru Umi Hotaru is a service area right in the middle of Tokyo Bay on the Aqualine bridge. A great place to have a cup of coffee or lunch, get some souvenirs, and enjoy the splendid view of Tokyo Bay. Sightseeing spots 観光 ●笊Mt. Nokogiri-yama ●笙Gake Kannon Mt. Nokogiri (Saw Mountain), Daifuku-ji Temple is also so called because of its shape, known as Gake Kannon or houses Nihon-ji Temple on its Cliff Temple. Just as the southern slope. The cable car name describes, it stands from Kanaya reaches the top on the cliff overlooking the of the mountain in 10 minutes, city and Tateyama Bay. then you can hike down through the temple grounds. ●笆Nihon-ji Temple ●笞Nago-ji Temple With its 1300 year old history, Nihon-ji is the oldest temple Established in 717 by the priest Gyoki. Buildings from Ka- opened by Priest Gyoki under the orders of Emperor Shomu in makura period, such as the main hall, the two story pagoda, the Kanto Area. The precinct covers over 330,000 m2 of the and the deva gate are worth seeing. Its walking trail takes you southern side of Mt. Nokogiri. There is a great hiking trail to the hill behind the temple, making it the nice hiking. One which takes in the Great Stone Buddha, the Hundred Foot can also enjoy gorgeous cherry blossoms in spring. Goddess of Kannon, and the 1,500 Arhats. ●笘Iwai Beach ●笨Sunosaki Lighthouse Iwai Beach is a calm sandy beach extending over a length of 3 Sunosaki Lighthouse sits at kilometers in a moderate arc open to Tokyo Bay. For over a the mouth of Tokyo Bay. It hundred years, it has been a popular bathing resort. About stands on a highland, and is 6,000 school children visit Iwai Beach every year on study a great place to watch ships tours to experience drag seine net fishing, boat fishing, and go by and enjoy the splen- other activities. On a clear day, Mt. Fuji can be seen on the did view of Mt. Fuji when other side of Tokyo Bay. the weather allows. ●笶Awa Shrine Amenotomi no Mikoto, the founder of Awa area estab- lished this shrine, dedicated to Ameno Futodama no Mikoto. It has been placed in the highest rank among the shrines in Awa. Sightseeing spots 観光 ●筐Mantoku-ji Temple ●筅Ishido-ji Temple The temple houses an image of the Supine Buddha, which is A temple with 1,300 years of 16 meters in length and 4 meters in height. Take off your history. The main building, shoes, join your palms in prayer at the center, go around the the two-story pagoda, Buddha three times clockwise, say a prayer at his feet, and Yakushi-do hall and other your wish is said to come true. features have been desig- nated as national cultural assets. ●筥Tanjo-ji Temple A temple built on the spot where Priest Nichiren from the Kamakura Period (1185 – 1333) was born. People also take a boat to see sea bream gather in the bay in front of the temple. ●筺Nojimazaki Lighthouse ●筴Seicho-ji Temple This historical lighthouse Seicho-ji Head Temple, standing at the top of Mt. Kiyosumi, is built in the early Meiji period the temple where Priest Nichiren (1222 – 1282) had his training guides boats from the at a young age. Strolling around the forest within the precinct, Pacific Ocean safely to one can see a 1,000-year old Japanese cedar, a 1,200-year shore. old well, the main hall which houses Koku Bosatsu, a bod- hisattva who ensures academic success, and more. The temple also serves as a training center for groups of all kinds, and for those who wish to stay in the temple, lodgings and vegetarian meals are provided. It is also the birthplace of Kyo- kushin Karate. ●筍Minami Chikura Beach The sandy beach faces the Pacific Ocean and can be busy with people swimming and sunbathing in the summer. It is also known as a good surf spot as surfers visit here all year round. ●筌Komatsu-ji Temple ●筧Oyama Senmaida Terraced Rice Paddies Located among quiet hills, it Oyama Senmaida has been is also known as “the chosen as one of the best temple with autumn leaves”. 100 terraced rice paddies in During the fall season at the Japan. The sceneries the end of November, the place rice paddies offer in differ- suddenly bustles with visi- ent seasons have attracted tors from all over the nation. crowds from tourists to photographers. Takabe Shrine The only one in Japan enshrining the Culinary God 料理の Takabe Shrine, located in Chikura Cho, Minamiboso City, is 神様 the only shrine in Japan that enshrines Iwaka Mutsukari no Mikoto, the god of cooking. Chefs from all over the nation visit here to pray for their success in the kitchen. Some 1,800 years ago, a Japanese dignitary 笋 stopped in Awa no kuni (now the Minamiboso ● area) while traveling in the eastern region. An aide, Iwakamutsukari no mikoto, cooked a dish using a bonito and some white clams that he had harvested, and served it to his master. Deeply impressed by the delicacy of the dish, the dignitary commended his aide and rewarded him with the position of personal chef. Located in Chikura-cho, a town that retains a rich fishing village ambiance and is also famous for its flowers, the Takabe Shrine is dedicated to Iwakamutsukari no mikoto and is the only structure in Japan created to enshrine a culinary god.