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Sport & Competition · Chiba · Kanto

Boso-sai

Premium automotive festival showcasing rare classic cars and latest vehicles alongside hypercar demonstrations at an exclusive Mount Fuji venue.

Minamiboso · 4–6 Dec 2026

Sightseeing Train · Chiba · Kanto

Choshi Line

A tiny railway at the eastern edge of Chiba, kept running by the rice crackers it sells - twenty minutes from the town to the Pacific, past cabbage fields.

Choshi

Sport & Competition · Chiba · Kanto

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

Chiba · 5 Dec 2026

Interactive Experience · Chiba · Kanto

Tokyo German Village

A hillside park in Chiba - despite the name, neither in Tokyo nor especially German - where flower fields, small rides and pick-your-own crops fill the slopes.

Sodegaura

Chiba

Narita

Sport & Competition

Boso-sai

Premium automotive festival showcasing rare classic cars and latest vehicles alongside hypercar demonstrations at an exclusive Mount Fuji venue.

4–6 Dec 2026Minamiboso · Chiba

Sport & Competition

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

5 Dec 2026Chiba

Expo & Convention

Jump Festa

Jump Festa, Japan's largest manga and anime fan convention, draws 100,000 fans over two December days for new series debuts, artist appearances and merchandise.

20–21 Dec 2026Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Expo & Convention

Tokyo Auto Salon

An annual show of custom cars and parts at Makuhari Messe, where Japanese carmakers also unveil new models and announce their motorsport plans.

15–17 Jan 2027Chiba

Expo & Convention

Wonder Festival [Winter]

With a record 2,264 dealer groups, this world-renowned festival showcases garage kits, dolls, sculptures, and original artworks from professionals and amateurs.

8 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Food Fair

Winter Sweet Potato Expo

A food fair given over to sweet potatoes, with roasted sweet potato shops from across Japan, sweets, a vote for the best yaki-imo and a growers' contest.

9–14 Feb 2027Chiba

Expo & Convention

Game Market Spring

Japan's largest tabletop game event brings together over 1,300 booths showcasing board games, card games, TRPGs, and other analog formats.

23–24 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Expo & Convention

Tokyo Outdoor Show

Hundreds of outdoor brands showcase gear, fashion, and vehicles while celebrating environmental consciousness at Japan's premier outdoor exhibition.

26–28 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Festival

Sawara Grand Festival

Every July in Sawara, ten seven-metre floats crowned with giant dolls are spun through the streets of a preserved Edo-period merchant town, grazing the eaves.

10–12 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKatori · Chiba

Festival

SURF JAM FESTIVAL

Surf Jam Festival: four days of beach culture at Ohara Beach in Chiba, a surfing destination, with live reggae, funk and punk performances plus DJ sets.

17–20 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetIsumi · Chiba

Festival

Shirahama Ama Festival

Every July at the tip of the Boso Peninsula, close to a hundred diving women in white carry burning torches into the dark sea beneath the Nojimazaki lighthouse.

18–19 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMinamiboso · Chiba

Expo & Convention

Wonder Festival [Summer]

Biannual gathering for anime, gaming, and collecting communities, showcasing and selling garage kits created by independent artists and hobbyists.

26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChiba

Quick poll

Temple

Naritasan Shinshoji

Shingon head temple in Narita, Chiba, centred on a Fudo Myoo image attributed to Kukai and a goma fire ritual unbroken for 1,080 years.

Narita · Chiba

Park & Garden

Keisei Rose Garden

Keisei Rose Garden features more than 1,600 rose varieties across over 10,000 plants, including a restaurant, bakery, and garden center.

Yachiyo · Chiba

Zoo & Wildlife

Mother Farm

A 250-hectare farm in the Boso Peninsula offering hands-on animal interactions, seasonal flower viewing, fruit picking, and an amusement park.

Futtsu · Chiba

Amusement Park

Tokyo DisneySea

A marine-themed Disney park divided into seven ports of call, with attractions such as Journey to the Center of the Earth and Venetian gondolas.

Urayasu · Chiba

Observatory

Chiba Port Tower

125-meter observation tower in Chiba offering panoramic views of the city and bay area from its top platform alongside dining and shopping.

Chiba

Public Facility

Narita International Airport

International airport in Narita, Chiba, east of Tokyo, with three passenger terminals. It opened in 1978 as New Tokyo International Airport.

Narita · Chiba

Event Venue

Zozo Marine Stadium

Baseball stadium in Chiba, home ground of the Chiba Lotte Marines since 1992, with 29,645 seats and an artificial turf field.

Chiba

Event Venue

Makuhari Messe

Convention center in Chiba outside Tokyo, host of major annual events including the Tokyo Game Show, Jump Festa and Wonder Festival.

Chiba

Castle

Otaki Castle

Otaki Castle, a castle in Otaki, Chiba, from the 16th-century Sengoku period, with a reconstructed keep, stone walls and a museum of feudal history.

Otaki · Chiba

Museum

Chiba Museum of Science and Industry

The Chiba Museum of Science and Industry features interactive exhibits on technology, a planetarium, observatory, and hands-on workshops.

Ichikawa · Chiba

Park & Garden

Naritasan Park

Behind Narita's great temple lies a hillside garden with ponds, waterfalls and poem-carved stones, free to walk and far quieter than the temple itself.

Narita · Chiba

Area & Points of Interest

Sawara Historic District

A merchant quarter on the Ono River in Chiba that grew rich on river trade, and the first district in the Kanto region put under preservation.

Katori · Chiba

Sightseeing Train

Choshi Line

A tiny railway at the eastern edge of Chiba, kept running by the rice crackers it sells - twenty minutes from the town to the Pacific, past cabbage fields.

Choshi · Chiba

Sightseeing Train

Kominato Line

An unelectrified line from the Chiba coast into the hills, where the ride is the whole point - wooden halts, open-sided carriages and rape blossom in spring.

Ichihara · Chiba

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