Learn about some recommended tour routes for Sakura, Narita, Sawara, and Choshi.
There are so many popular sightseeing destinations!
Discover newfound charm by touring the region’s rich variety of sightseeing destinations that range from historical temples and shrines to modern tourist facilities and seasonal scenery.
Learn about our recommended tour routes that include both regular and unusual destinations!
Hokuso Area
The taste-of-Edo Hokuso Historical District Tour
Time:3Day(s)
Distance:186km
This enriching tour lets you experience the charm of the four Hokuso cities as an Edo travelogue and Japan Heritage site.
Choshi City
Experience Choshi, a city in blue!
Time:4Hour(s)
Distance:10km
Choshi indigo tie-dying and a blue sea that extends from Kimigahama to Cape Inubo. Recover from travel fatigue with a foot bath or onsen.
Choshi City
The history of the mouth of Tonegawa River
Time:4Hour(s)
Distance:7km
Walk around Kawaguchi-cho, the neighborhood that surrounds the mouth of the river and retains the appearance of Choshi Minato (Choshi Port).
Choshi City
The people of Kishu who built Choshi
Time:4Hour(s)
Distance:6km
Tour sites related to the people who came from Kishu to lay the foundation for Choshi’s development.
Katori City
The national treasure tour route
Time:2Hour(s)30Minute(s)
Distance:4km
This route lets you tour Katori-jingu Shrine, which possesses and curates national treasures, important cultural properties, and over 200 national and prefectural cultural properties, as well as Ino Tadataka Museum, which also displays items designated as national treasures.
Narita City
The taste-of-Edo tour route
Time:5Hour(s)
Distance:18km
This enriching tour lets you experience the charm of Narita the temple town.
Narita City
The attraction-packed Narita tour route
Time:5Hour(s)
Distance:11km
Narita offers a unique opportunity to watch powerful aircraft take off and land, and visitors can offer prayers for good luck at famous, historic Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple. It’s also fun to eat while walking along lively Omotesando Street. You can enjoy walking around and trying eel cuisine along Naritasan Omotesando Street. Then, at Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple, you can participate in the Ogoma ritual and sutra handwriting. Note: Buses are available to take visitors between Narita Airport, Sakura-no-yama Park, and Naritasan Omotesando Street.
Narita City
Townscape of Shinsho-ji and the temple’s precincts
Time:2Hour(s)
Distance:1km
Numerous visitors from all across Japan come to Naritasan to visit this temple town, a town of merchants whose old buildings retain the atmosphere of the Edo period. The principle deity of the temple is a Fudo Myo-o statue, thought to have been made by Kobo Daishi, that is popularly known as “Ofudo-san of Narita”. He is famous for providing a wide variety of benefits, from traffic safety and career success to household well-being, business success, and romantic fulfillment.
Sakura City
The castle town of Sakura (Dep. JR Sakura Sta.)
Time:7Hour(s)
Distance:8km
Sakura, which prospered as a castle town, retains its samurai residential district, historical townscape, and festivals, which revolve around Sakura Castle, which used to provide Edo with administrative and military support. Sakura also prospered for its leading position in Western studies under the long-lasting governance of the Hotta clan. This luxurious tour route allows you to tour, visit, and learn everything about various aspects of Sakura.
Sakura City
Sites related to the Hotta clan(Keisei-Sakura Sta)
Time:3Hour(s)
Distance:4km
Early modern Sakura Castle was governed by 20 lords from nine families during the 258 years from the building of the castle to the Meiji period. It was under the administration of the Hotta clan for a total of 141 years, including the time of Hotta Masamori and his son Masanobu, and the period from Masasuke to the last Domain lord, Masatomo. Numerous cultural properties and famous sites related to the Hotta clan, which had an enormous influence on Sakura, can still be found in Sakura today, and visitors can relive those achievements.
Sakura City
Sakura’s samurai culture(Dep. JR Sakura Station)
Time:4Hour(s)
Distance:5km
In the castle town of Sakura, you can see the residences of samurai who supported the government of the Sakura Domain, and the townscape retains much of its appearance from that period. As you peer into the lifestyle of the samurai who lived in Sakura, try imagining the simplicity and fealty that the samurai lived by.
Katori City
Walking the historical district of Sawara
Time:2Hour(s)30Minute(s)
Distance:1km
This route takes you on a tour of Ino Tadataka Museum, which displays items designated as national treasures; the historical district of Sawara, which has been designated a national important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings; and Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan, a museum that displays festival floats used in the Sawara Float Festival, which has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Sakura City
The castle town of Sakura (Dep. Keisei-Sakura Sta)
Time:7Hour(s)
Distance:9km
Sakura, which prospered as a castle town, retains its samurai residential district, historical townscape, and festivals, which revolve around Sakura Castle, which used to provide Edo with administrative and military support. Sakura also prospered for its leading position in Western studies under the long-lasting governance of the Hotta clan. This luxurious tour route allows you to tour, visit, and learn everything about various aspects of Sakura.
Sakura City
Sites related to the Hotta clan(Dep JR Sakura Sta)
Time:3Hour(s)
Distance:4km
Early modern Sakura Castle was governed by 20 lords from nine families during the 258 years from the building of the castle to the Meiji period. It was under the administration of the Hotta clan for a total of 141 years, including the time of Hotta Masamori and his son Masanobu, and the period from Masasuke to the last Domain lord, Masatomo. Numerous cultural properties and famous sites related to the Hotta clan, which had an enormous influence on Sakura, can still be found in Sakura today, and visitors can relive those achievements.
Sakura City
Sakura’s samurai culture (Dep. Keisei-Sakura Sta.)
Time:4Hour(s)
Distance:4km
In the castle town of Sakura, you can see the residences of samurai who supported the government of the Sakura Domain, and the townscape retains much of its appearance from that period. As you peer into the lifestyle of the samurai who lived in Sakura, try imagining the simplicity and fealty that the samurai lived by.