Would you like to come and see a festival that has been around for almost 300 years? The Sawara Festival is a festival held in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture for three consecutive days from July 11 to 13, 2025. It is a very powerful festival with 10 huge festival floats dragging around the town. Songs and dances are also performed at the same time. Held in from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The stalls of the many is also Stalls, so you can enjoy it all day long. Access from Narita International Airports is to take the Keisei Main Line to Keisei Narita Station, Transfer at Narita Station on the JR Narita Line, and Get off at Sawara Station.

Hydrangea of Asawahara Highlands There are about 20,000 hydrangeas Famous Temple Precincts in Asawahara Highlands. The best time to see it is from the beginning to the middle of July every year. The photo was taken on June 27. You can see that it is starting to color. There are traffic restrictions on the surrounding roads. Also, it is a mountain road and the road is narrow and there are many curves, so please be careful when driving. In addition, there is also a Yama Building in the Precincts, so please be careful about your clothes. https://www.kankouotaki.com/mamembara.html...

🗻Let’s go to Tateyama to see Diamond Fuji!🗻 From July 7 to August 2, here are the spots where you can enjoy Diamond Fuji 🗻. At the dates and times (sunset times) below, you can enjoy Diamond Fuji 🗻 at the listed locations. Weather permitting, may you witness a beautiful moment♪ Monday, July 7 19:06–18:46 Mera Beach Tuesday, July 8 19:05–18:46 Mera Beach Wednesday, July 9 19:05–18:46 Around Mera-saki Shrine Thursday, July 10 19:05–18:45 Around Mera Fishing Port Friday, July 11 19:04–18:45 Around Aihama Fishing Port Saturday, July 12 19:04–18:44 Aihama Beach Sunday, July 13 19:04–18:44 Hirasunaura Monday, July 14 19:03–18:44 Hirasunaura Beach Tuesday, July 15 19:03–18:43 Around Goshin-ishi (Sumisaki Shrine) Wednesday, July 16 19:02–18:43 Sumisaki area Thursday, July 17 19:02–18:42 Around Sumisaki Lighthouse Friday, July 18 19:01–18:42 Sumisaki area Saturday, July 19 19:00–18:41 Around Sakata Fishing Port Sunday, July 20 19:00–18:41 Kenbutsu Beach Monday, July 21 18:59–18:40 Kainan Togiri Shrine Tuesday, July 22 18:59–18:39 Shimohara Fishing Port, Hamada Port area Wednesday, July 23 18:58–18:39 Around Koya Fishing Port (Tateyama Port Arrival Point) Thursday, July 24 18:57–18:38 Oga Beach Friday, July 25 18:56–18:37 Around the Self-Defense Force area Saturday, July 26 18:56–18:36 Okinoshima / Around Shiroyama Park Sunday, July 27 18:55–18:36 Okinoshima (Fuji viewpoint) Monday, July 28 18:54–18:35 Around Tateyama Sunset Pier Tuesday, July 29 18:53–18:34 Around Hojo Pier Wednesday, July 30 18:52–18:33 Around Cocos (Hojo Beach) Thursday, July 31 18:51–18:32 Around Tateyama Onsen Yuhigaoka Shokaku (Yahata Beach) Friday, August 1 18:51–18:31 Around the Civic Sports Ground (Nago Beach) Saturday, August 2 18:50–18:30 Around Kaisei Gakuen Nago Dormitory (Nago Beach)

June 15 — All-You-Can-Pack Vegetables This popular packing event at Roadside Station Green Farm Tateyama draws huge crowds! How many kilograms can you pack? Date and time: Sunday, June 15 Starts at 10:00 (ends when stock runs out) Time limit: 1 minute Participation fee: 1 bag 500 yen (tax included) * Residents of Chiba Prefecture receive a 100-yen discount! Please present a document that verifies your address (driver’s license, etc.). https://greenfarm-tateyama.com//

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

Shark Scramble 🦈 You can go on a day trip! Shark swimming adventure in Tateyama, Chiba The other day, members of Hokule'a Shonan went to 🫧 "Shark's Scramble" in Tateyama, Chiba As the name suggests, it is a very impressive dive site with many sharks coming and going in front of you! On this day, guests from overseas also participated 🇯🇵 "I can't believe I can swim with sharks in Japan!" and I was very 😊 impressed by the impression The point is the diving Spot "Ito" in Tateyama. Here, you can observe the sharks that gather in search of food and swim around in front of you. Encounters with a wide variety of creatures such as tiger sharks, spiders, and rays are attractive, and it is a popular sea with many repeaters as well as first-time visit. And if Hokule'a Shonan ... Diving to Tateyama is also OK for a day trip! Some people may think, "Isn't Chiba far from Kanagawa?" We will guide you by Car from JR Hiratsuka Station and can also accommodate pick-up at stations along the way. Therefore, it is a big attraction 🚗💨 that you can easily participate even from the Tokyo and Kanagawa areas Some people are worried, "Aren't sharks dangerous?" Rest assured that the sharks here are accustomed to people and are not of an aggressive kind. After thorough safety management, we support even beginners so that they can enjoy it with peace of mind! "I want to swim with sharks someday!" Such a dream comes true with this Shark Scramble in Ito. Why don't you experience the power and mystery of the sea world together? 😊 📍 Held in by request! Please feel free to contact us 🌸 ▶ 【Experience Diving, Fun Diving, Sense Course Accepting】 #SharkDive #SharkScramble #DiveWithSharks #JapanDiving #ChibaDive #OnlyInJapan #HokuleaShonan #DiveJapan #PrivateDiveExperience #ExploreTheBlue #OceanLovers #UnderwaterAdventure #SafeDiving #BeginnerFriendly #SeaYouSoon

Akebonoyama Agricultural Park is famous for its tulips. Photo opportunities are before and after the Sunrise rises. This year, I was also able to enjoy the cherry blossoms of the nearby Akebono Mountain.

It is the Autumn leaves of Ukimido in Naritasan Park, which is relatively close to Narita Airports. It was a little cold in the early morning, but the Autumn leaves illuminated by the Sunrise were beautiful. When there is no wind, you can enjoy the reflection of the water.

Akebonoyama Agricultural Park that I have wanted to visit for a long time This is a wonderful place where you can feel the four seasons such as tulips in Spring and Cosmos in autumn. I visited on the day when the tulips were in full bloom, and the tulip field with the morning mist was very cool.

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.

Dawn at Agebonoyama Agricultural Park Agebonoyama Agricultural Park is It is also one of Famous landmarks of flowers, but it It is also one of a beautiful park at dawn. The wind Car was reflected in the Water mirror to reflect the sunrise sky.

Nanahata Road 2025 Held in until Sunday, March 9 20 minutes walk from Awa Kamogawa Station Picking rape flowers is 200 yen for 10 bottles It gets crowded on Saturdays and Sundays, so please Use the Kamogawa City office parking lot (free) Car Car

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.

KKday has launched sales of the “Tate Chari Rental Bicycle + Vegetable Harvesting Experience + Tateyama Seared Seafood Rice Bowl Set Plan”! The tour dates are Tuesday, February 25, R7; Tuesday, March 4; Tuesday, March 11; Tuesday, March 18; and Tuesday, March 25! Sales are scheduled to continue after April! Please check it out! https://www.kkday.com/en-hk/product/269149...

Why don't you stop by when you come to Squid Sawara?

On January 22, “Miss Oshima” and the “Camellia Queen” visited Tateyama from Oshima!!! Oshima’s “Camellia Festival” runs from Sunday, February 2, 2025, through Sunday, March 16, 2025. High-speed jet service from Tateyama operates from Saturday, February 8, through Sunday, March 16, 2025! https://www.city.tateyama.chiba.jp/minato/page100257.html...

The Suigo Sawara Tourist Information Center in Chiba Prefecture is a 30-second walk from JR Narita Line Sawara Station. We offer comprehensive tourist information and attentive service. We also sell specialty products from Sawara's renowned shops. If you visit during opening hours, coin lockers are available for 300 yen. We will hold luggage that doesn’t fit in a locker for 500 yen. Bicycle rentals start at 700 yen per day. Restroom facilities are available. Please stop by.

Boshu Kamogawa Nanahata Road 2025 If there is no wind, it feels a little warm.

Sky Lantern® at Tateyama Castle on February 8 Make a wish under Tateyama’s night sky! Launch Sky Lanterns® beneath the castle in the Satomi town. Date: Saturday, February 8 Venue: Shiroyama Park lawn (gymnasium at Shirahamachu Junior High School in case of stormy weather) Fee: ¥4,000 per lantern (Up to four people may enter the launch area per lantern) Schedule: Registration from 16:30 Launch from 17:30 Event ends at 18:30 (scheduled)

Nanahata Road 2025 1/11~3/9 will be held in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture

Hello to all COOL JAPAN VIDEOS viewers! This is the Suigo Sawara Tourism Association. Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, located in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture, is a town that flourished as a transit point for water transportation on the Tone River. There is a history of developing the culture transmitted from Edo as Sawara's unique culture. The remnants of the traditional Traditional Japanese straw raincoat of that time still remain along the Ono River Coast and Katori Kaido, and you can experience the atmosphere of good old Japan In December 1996 (Heisei 8), it was selected as an "Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings" for the first time in the Kanto region. It is also known as the town where Ino Tadataka, who created the map of Japan during the Edo period, lived. ◆Introduction of sightseeing spots in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ ◇ Katori Jingu Shrine It is the Sohonzan of about 400 Katori Shrines throughout Japan. In the vast Precincts called Katori Forest, there are sacred cedar trees and old cedars with a circumference of about 10 meters that are 1,000 years old. During the season when hundreds of cherry trees are in bloom, many cherry blossom viewers visit. ◇Suwa Shrine It is a shrine located on a Hilltop, a 5-minute walk from Sawara Station, and enshrines the god of industrial development, the god of wisdom, and the god of God of higher education. The Suwa Shrine Autumn Festival, held every year in October, features 14 festival floats parade through the town. ◇Townscape of Sawara Buildings from the Edo period still remain in the town, and 13 buildings designated as prefectural designated cultural properties are lined up along the Ono River and along the Katori Kaido. It is a reminder of the lively life of the merchants of the past. ◇Roadside Station Mizu no Sato Sawara Popular agricultural products from Products from Sawara are lined up. Processing products and specialty products using local products are also popular as souvenirs. Served at local "SPF pork" tonkatsu, curry and Udon noodles at the food court, which is lined with four shops. ◇Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum Ino Tadataka, who surveyed and walked around Japan during the Edo period and created the first measured map of Japan, lived and worked in Sawara. Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum is a Museum whose achievements can be traced. The 2,345 documents left by Ino Tadataka are designated as National Treasures. ◇Koedo Sawara Boat Tour The boat tour, where you can see the historic townscape of Sawara, allows you to spend a relaxing time while immersing yourself in the history of Sawara. It takes about 30 minutes, and you can also enjoy a Boatman's guide. ◆Specialty products of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ The fertile soil of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, nurtures a variety of agricultural products such as rice, Sweet potatoes, mushrooms, grapes, tomatoes, strawberries, kiwifruit, carrots, and green onions. These fresh flavors enrich the food culture of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. ◆Festivals and Events in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ ◇Sawara Grand Festival Summer Festival, Sawara Grand Festival Autumn Festival The Sawara Grand Festival Summer Festival, held every year in July, is the Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine, which has a history of 300 years, and the Sawara Grand Festival Autumn Festival, held every year in October, is the Gion Festival at Suwa Shrine. There are 10 festival float cars for the summer festival and 14 for the autumn festival, parade the town. The festival float is decorated with Japanese One of the largest dolls with Made-up story such as carp and falcon, and weighs 3 to 4 tons and is 7 meters high It is called one of the three major float festivals in Kanto's 3 major float festivals, and is also designated as an important Intangible folk cultural asset of Japan. ◆Charm of Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture◆ Enjoy the cityscape where you can feel like you have traveled back in time to the Edo period. In Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, feel the history, nature and culture. Best regards at COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will send out recommended information on Sawara, Katori City!

Happy New Year! We look forward to your continued support for Tateyama in 2025!

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.

The early-spring tradition at Tateyama Station East Exit, the “Hana no Kamakura” flower kama- kura, has begun! It is cared for daily and reaches its best display from February through March. We hope you can feel the arrival of spring in Tateyama.

Hatcho Weir (Natsume Weir) Every winter, thousands of mallards, Little ducks, Swans, etc. fly here. In the adjacent Prefectural Forest, a waterfowl observation house is set up, and you can enjoy bird watching carefully. location 〒289-0625 Natsume, Tojo Town, Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture telephone number Tojo Town Hall Town Planning Division Industrial Promotion Section　 0478-86-6075

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.