We are looking for vendors for the Narcissus Marche & Flea Market! On January 17th, the "Narcissus Marche & Flea Market" will be held at the Kyonan Town Sukoyaka Parking Lot. We are currently accepting applications from vendors. We welcome not only food vendors and sellers of local vegetables and flowers, but also those selling miscellaneous goods, as well as used tableware, clothing, and books from your home. (Sales of miscellaneous goods and clothing are limited to items that are clean and undamaged). If there are many applications, a lottery will be held. We will notify you of the acceptance status after processing your application. Date: Sunday, January 17th, Reiwa 9 (2027), 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Participation Fee: For members of the Tourist Association, 1,000 yen for one space and 1,500 yen for two spaces. For non-members, 2,000 yen for one space and 3,000 yen for two spaces. [One space (2m x 2m). Food trucks require two spaces.] How to Apply: Please contact the Kyonan Town Tourist Association Yasuda Information Center by phone by Friday, November 20th, or send us a message via Instagram. When applying, please provide: 1. Business Name 2. Business Address and Representative's Name 3. List of Menu Items to be Sold 4. Contact Phone Number Inquiries: Kyonan Town Flower Festival Executive Committee, located within the Kyonan Town Tourist Association Hotta Station Tourist Information Center TEL 0470-55-1683 FAX 0470-55-1645 Notes: - For food vendors, please ensure you complete all necessary procedures for businesses requiring permits under food sanitation laws and regulations. - Lending of names is not permitted. - Vendors are responsible for providing their own tables and chairs for selling products. (The secretariat will provide tables and chairs for customers.) - Vendors must gather at the time specified by the organizer. If using open flames, please prepare a fire extinguisher.

For information regarding the closure of National Route 127, please refer to this. Due to the impact of Typhoon 25, the section between Futtsu and Kyonan is closed. There is a free alternative route available via Futtsu Tateyama Road, so please make use of that. Additionally, it is possible to access the Nokogiriyama Toll Road from the Kyonan side. #Kyonan Town#Impact of Typhoon 25#Closure#Nokogiriyama Toll Road

Due to Typhoon No. 25, landslides have occurred in various areas. We will share information about railways and roads for your reference. 【Railway Information】 From Saturday, September 26th, service will resume between Kisarazu Station and Awakamogawa Station on the Uchibo Line. 【Road Information】 Currently, the section from Yokone to Kanaya on Japan National Route 127 is closed. There are alternative routes (free) due to the closure of National Route 127. The area near Iwaifukuro and Yokone on Nagasa Kaido in Kyonan Town is also closed. If you are heading to Kamogawa from within the town, take Prefectural Road 184 (the road with Kyonan-Toyama Interchange) at the Okuyama Entrance, then head towards Sakuma Dam. After passing the dam, turn left at the T-junction near the Okuzure Suisenkyo shop, continue along the road, and turn right at the T-junction in Yuzawa to enter Nagasa Kaido. Additionally, there are closures on the road connecting Ezuki Narcissus Road and Hota. The location of the collapse marked on the map is a reference.

Starting from September 1st, the Kyonan Town Tourism Association is participating in the JR Thank You Chiba Free Pass. This free pass offers unlimited rides in the free area within Chiba Prefecture for two days, making it a very cost-effective ticket. 🎫 Those who present this free pass will receive free bicycle rentals 🚲 from the tourist information centers located at Hota Station and Awakatsuyama Station. It's a great opportunity to discover hidden gems in Chiba Prefecture. We encourage everyone to take advantage of it!

On June 30th, a sea prayer festival was held at Hota Coast in Kyonan Town, where we prayed for the safety of the sea. Kyonan Town will open its beach from Saturday, July 25th to Sunday, August 16th.

Currently, Kyonan Town is selling loquats at roadside stations and fruit stores. The loquats from the Minami Boso Area are large, sweet, and delicious. We hope many people will get to taste these loquats. The photo shows Nagashimaya, a fruit store in the Katsuyama Area of Kyonan Town. Today, we welcomed many tourists.

The illumination event “Yoritomo Cherry Blossoms and Bamboo Lights” has begun at Sakuma Dam Hanami Hiroba. The glow of the bamboo lanterns is truly magical. The bamboo lanterns were handmade by the Hotagawa Yoritomo-zakura no Sato-zukuri Jikkou Iinkai (Hotagawa River Yoritomo Cherry Blossom Village Development Committee), a group of local volunteers, and we hope you will come see them. On the 21st, the committee and our association will jointly run a sweet sake stall from 3:30 PM after the lighting ceremony, so please drop by. It gets especially cold after dusk, so be sure to dress warmly. The illumination runs until March 14th, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

From February 7th to March 14th, Yoritomo Cherry Blossom and bamboo light displays will begin at Sakuma Dam Lake. The bamboo lights cast a magical glow over the Yoritomo Cherry Blossom. We hope many people will come to see it. On the opening day, February 7th, a sweet sake stall is scheduled to open around 3:00 PM.

Kyonan Town announced the blooming of the Yoritomo cherry on January 20. Having received Kawazu cherry trees from Kawazu Town, Kyonan Town calls them "Yoritomo cherry" in honor of the historical episode in which Minamoto no Yoritomo, defeated in battle, is said to have landed at Ryugashima Coast and planned his comeback. You can enjoy daffodils well into this month, so you can admire daffodils and Kawazu cherry blossoms together. From Saturday, February 7, the Hotagawa River–Yoritomo Cherry Village Development Committee will place bamboo lanterns along the Daffodil Lane at Sakuma Dam Park and illuminate them at night. The floral relay continues, so everyone, please come and visit. #Kyonan Town#Boso Peninsula#Yoritomo cherry#bamboo lanterns#Yoritomo cherry#Kawazu cherry#Daffodils and Kawazu cherry duet

The narcissus in Kyonan is now approaching its peak bloom. Narcissus have been placed inside Hoba Station and Awakatsuyama Station on the JR Uchibo Line to welcome visitors to Kyonan. For updates on the narcissus blooming status, please check the Instagram account maintained by the Kyonan Town Office, Regional Promotion Division (@kyonan_life). The weather has turned cold all at once. Wishing everyone a happy New Year. #Chiba Prefecture #Kyonan Town #Boso Peninsula #Hoba Station #Hota Coast #Suisen-no-Sato #Ezuki Narcissus Road #Sakuma Dam #Okuzure Narcissus Village

[Daffodil Festival Begins] The Daffodil Festival runs from December 6 through February 1 of next year. In Kyonan Town, one of Japan’s three major daffodil sites, you can enjoy abundant daffodils mainly along Ezuki Narcissus Road and at Okukuzure Narcissus Field from mid-December to the end of January. During the festival, we will hold the Gurutto Daffodil QR Stamp Rally, a photo contest, the Daffodil Marche, a Game Meat Marche, and more, so please join us. #Chiba Prefecture#Kyonan Town#Boso Peninsula#One of Japan’s Three Major Daffodil Sites#Gurutto Daffodil QR Stamp Rally#Daffodil Marche#Ezuki Narcissus Road#Okukuzure Narcissus Field

The Super Summer Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament, originally scheduled for August 10, has been postponed to August 13. Details are as follows. Date and time: Wednesday, August 13. Yasuda Beach opens at 10:30 a.m. Katsuyama Beach opens at 11:30 a.m. We have many prizes, so please join us.

Kyonan Town Tourism Association held a sea prayer festival at Katsuyama Beach on July 3. Twenty-one people attended, including association officers, Mayor Harukazu Shiraishi, the assembly chair, school officials, police, and fire department personnel. After a Shinto prayer offered by kannushi Yasuyuki Kanaoka, participants prayed for safety at sea. This year, Kyonan Town will open bathing beaches at five coasts: Hota, Katsuyama, Ookuzure, Kisugahama, and Motona. The season runs from July 26 to August 17. Lifeguards will be posted at each bathing beach during that period, so please take all necessary safety precautions and enjoy swimming. Notice: Barbecues on the beaches are prohibited. #Kyonan Town#Sea Prayer Festival#Bathing Beaches Open#Hota Beach#Katsuyama Beach#Ookuzure Beach#Kisugahama Beach#Motona Beach

Daikokuyama is a small hill about a five-minute walk from Awa-Katsuyama Station. Visitors to the tourist information center sometimes ask, "What is that hill? Can you climb it?" Yes, you can climb it! A fit adult can reach the summit in about 15 minutes, so it’s a great hike to recommend to many people. That said, the slope is steep, so we recommend wearing trekking shoes. I climbed it this time using Nordic walking poles, which made it very easy. (Nordic walking poles are available for rent at the tourist information center for 500 yen per day.) The Katsuyama area is known as the birthplace of Boso whaling, and whaling was especially active here during the Edo period. Daikokuyama served as a lookout point for spotting whales. Soon after you start up the trail you’ll come to the grave of Daigo Shinbee I, the founder of Boso whaling. Watch your head for overhead wires along the way if you are tall. There are benches on the lookout, so you can rest and take in the superb views. One visitor even praised the town below as "a charming, picture-book kind of place." Please give it a try and climb it at least once.

Notice: Yasuda Elementary School GW Festa 2025 From May 3rd to 5th, an event at Roadside Station Yasuda Elementary School offers hands-on activities such as hiking, rice planting, and carp streamer (koinobori) making. Participants in rice planting receive half-price admission to Banya no Yu. There is also a charcoal-kiln building experience in the Egatsu district, known for the Egatsu daffodil (suisen) Road, so please check the flyer. The event is organized by the Kyonan Watch Team. Come and enjoy Kyonan this Golden Week. #Kyonan Town#Roadside Station Yasuda Elementary School#Banya no Yu#Charcoal-kiln building experience#Rice planting experience#Koinobori making

Today marks the start of the new fiscal year. It’s rainy and cold, but the Somei Yoshino cherry trees in Kyonan Town are in full bloom. The first photo was taken at Lake Sakuma Dam, and the second at Adachi Ward Kyonan Nature House. You can enjoy the cherry blossoms well through this week, so please come and visit.

The cherry-blossom market that was scheduled for March 29 has been postponed to March 30 due to the weather. Other than the date, nothing has changed, so please do come and join us.

On March 29, a Cherry Blossom Market will take place at Sakuma Dam Lake in Kyonan Town. Date and time: Saturday, March 29, 10:30 AM– Location: Sakuma Dam Park, Urban–Rural Exchange Plaza Food trucks, craft stalls, and live music will be there, so come and enjoy. Note: Parking at the venue is very limited, so please use the shuttle bus. We will hold a Garapon lottery during the event. Collect three stamps to enter the draw. Guests who use the shuttle bus will receive one stamp as a gift.

The Yoritomo cherry trees (Kawazu-zakura) at Lake Sakuma Dam are now in full bloom. Some parts have begun turning into leafed cherry trees, but you can still fully enjoy the flowers. The illumination in the cherry-viewing square, "Yoritomo Cherry and Bamboo Lights," has been extended until the end of the cherry viewing season and lights up daily from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

It’s getting warmer. Right now in Kyonan Town, the Yoritomo cherry blossoms (Kawazu-zakura) are in full bloom. The most beautiful cherry trees in town line the area around Lake Sakuma (the reservoir of Sakuma Dam) and along the Hota River. There is parking near Sakuma Dam, but it’s expected to be crowded, so please check the free parking information here.

This is the bloom status of the Yoritomo cherry trees (Kawazu-zakura) along the Horita River in Kyonan Town on February 21. Some flowers are blooming, but overall they are still a little short of full bloom. A three-day holiday starts tomorrow. Come and visit Kyonan Town.

As of January 18th, the daffodils in Kyonan Town are in full bloom. Many people are hiking to see the daffodils around the Lake Sakuma reservoir, in the Ookuzure area, and along the Egatsu Daffodil Road. It is quite cold, so please come prepared with warm clothing.

This is an announcement for the Narcissus Marche & Flea Market held in Kyonan Town on January 12th. The venue is the parking lot of Kyonan Town Health and Welfare Comprehensive Center Sukoyaka. Six food trucks will be there this time, so come hungry. Specifically, offerings include beef-tongue croquettes, squid fritters, hot dogs, hamburgers, and Latvian dishes. Vegetables will also be on sale. There will also be a music event. Guitarist Spider tetsu will perform!

Happy New Year. I look forward to your continued support this year. This is the scene of daffodils around Lake Sakuma at Sakuma Dam in Kyonan Town. The daffodils are now at their best. Please come and visit.

I visited the Ookuzure area of Kyonan Town. The daffodils have come into bloom in large numbers. They might bloom all at once during the upcoming New Year holidays. If you take the town circulator bus, please get off at the "Ookuzure" stop.

Notice of extended hours for the town-run hot spring, “Waraku no Yu.” For a limited period from January 4, 2025 to March 30, 2025, weekday hours will be extended by three hours! ・Before change: 10:00 AM–3:30 PM ・After change: 10:00 AM–6:30 PM (Same hours as weekends and public holidays) ※Closed every Monday (If Monday is a public holiday, closed the following day) The season of beautiful narcissus and cherry blossoms is almost here. Please stop by on your way back from your trip! Residents of the town (Adults 300 yen, Children 150 yen) Non-residents (Adults 500 yen, Children 250 yen) ※Free for children under elementary school age Private bath (2,500 yen per hour) For inquiries: Senior Welfare Center Waraku no Yu ☎0470-55-8830

These are photos I took at the seaside in Kyonan Town at sunset on December 14th. The sky burned with a fiery dusk and Mount Fuji stood against it. I felt something sacred. A stroll along the Kyonan coastline comes highly recommended.

The Daffodil Festival has started, and inquiries about daffodils have been increasing. On the afternoon of December 13th, I went to the area around Sakuma Dam. The daffodils are beginning to bloom little by little, but it will take a bit more time before they reach their best viewing period.

On Sunday, August 11th, a rock-paper-scissors tournament will take place at Hota Beach and Katsuyama Beach in Kyonan Town, Chiba Prefecture. Hota Beach begins at 10:30 a.m. and Katsuyama Beach begins at 11:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to those who win the rock-paper-scissors rounds. Come and join us.

Special Exhibition at Hishikawa Moronobu Memorial Hall: “Japanese Yokai in Ukiyo-e” ​ A special exhibition titled “Japanese Yokai in Ukiyo-e — Turn Around and It’s a Mononoke Summer” is now on view at the Hishikawa Moronobu Memorial Hall. The show introduces 100 ukiyo-e prints depicting yokai that are frightening yet somehow humorous. Since ancient times, Japanese people have perceived unseen and mysterious things as mononoke. “When the Edo period arrived, Edo residents—driven by a morbid curiosity—turned mononoke into yokai characters and enjoyed the thrill of fear,” explains curator Hiroki Sasao. ​ One highlight of the exhibition is work by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, a specialist in yokai imagery. Active from the late Tokugawa period into the Meiji era, Yoshitoshi is known for a dramatic, almost comic-book style that captivates viewers with dynamic brushwork. The exhibition also shows actor prints of kabuki performers, offering insight into kabuki plays that feature yokai. “In fact, kabuki is the art form that popularized yokai stories in summer,” says curator Sasao. “It started when a famous kabuki actor took a summer break and a yokai-themed play staged in his absence happened to become a hit.” Curator gallery talks will be held at 1:30 p.m. on July 21 and August 11. The exhibition runs through September 23. ​ Opening hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.) Closed days Mondays (the following Tuesday when Monday is a public holiday) During the New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3) Admission fees Adults and university students: 500 yen (400 yen) Elementary, junior high, and high school students: 400 yen (300 yen) *Prices in parentheses apply to groups of 20 or more. Access By train: 15-minute walk from Hota Station or Awa-Katsuyama Station on the JR Uchibo Line By car: 5 minutes from Kyonan-Hota IC on the Futtsu–Tateyama Toll Road, along Route 127, inside Roadside Station Kyonan