The taste-of-Edo Hokuso Historical District Tour

This enriching tour lets you experience the charm of the four Hokuso cities as an Edo travelogue and Japan Heritage site.

Experience Choshi, a city in blue!

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.

The history of the mouth of Tonegawa River

Walk around Kawaguchi-cho, the neighborhood that surrounds the mouth of the river and retains the appearance of Choshi Minato (Choshi Port).

The people of Kishu who built Choshi

Tour sites related to the people who came from Kishu to lay the foundation for Choshi’s development.

The national treasure tour route

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.

The taste-of-Edo tour route

This enriching tour lets you experience the charm of Narita the temple town.

The attraction-packed Narita tour route

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.

Townscape of Shinsho-ji and the temple’s precincts

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.

The castle town of Sakura (Dep. JR Sakura Sta.)

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.

Sites related to the Hotta clan(Keisei-Sakura Sta)

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’s samurai culture（Dep. JR Sakura Station)

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.

Walking the historical district of Sawara

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.

The castle town of Sakura (Dep. Keisei-Sakura Sta)

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.

Sites related to the Hotta clan（Dep JR Sakura Sta)

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’s samurai culture (Dep. Keisei-Sakura Sta.)

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.

The Choshi beach tour

Rent a bicycle and enjoy a tour of Choshi’s beaches. Enjoy the scenery of a coastline that has inspired so many writers and painters, and try your hand at writing some haiku!