Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Chiba, Kanto, Tokyo, Japan

Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Chiba, Kanto, Tokyo, Japan

Chiba is the capital city in Kanto region situated about 40 kms south-east of Tokyo, is one of the busiest sea ports in this part of the country. Chiba is emerging as one of the fastest developing cities that have a presence of many industries and warehouses. Chiba holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the longest suspended monorail in the world. It covers a total area of 272.08 sq kms and coordinates with 35.36’ degree North Latitude and 140.6’ degree East Longitude.

Chiba-Meaning & History:

The word Chiba is derived from Japanese word meaning “thousand leaves”. The name was adopted by group of Taira community in the late Heian Era who shifted to present day Chiba. The first inhabitants or the settlers to visit Chiba were Taira Tsuneshige who settled in Chiba between 1083 A.D. to 1088 A.D followed by son who ruled the place from 1118 A.D. to 1201 A.D. In the 16^th century, Hara clan dominated the region and later during Edo Era, the place was ruled by Sakura clans who took control of the region for some time. Finally Chiba became a part of Japan in the year 1992.

Tourist places in Chiba:

Kasori Shellmound:

This is supposed to be one of the largest shellmound in the world that attracts large number of tourists from across the globe.

Inage Beach:

Inage Beach is known for the first artificial beach in Chiba and one of the largest manmade beaches which attracts many tourists from all parts of the world.

Chiba Zoological Park:

Chiba Zoological Park is well known for rich flora and fauna and plenty of lush greenery. The Zoological Park has several varieties of rare trees, plants and one can find animals like red panda in plentiful in this zoological park.

Makuhari Messe:

This is one of the largest convention centers situated in Chiba which hosts and organizes many international events.

Chiba Velodrome Stadium:

This is one of the largest outdoor stadiums located in Chiba that conducts many sporting activities like football and baseball. Many tourists and spectators come to visit such sporting activities in large numbers.

Other tourist attractions near Chiba include:

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden known for rich flora and fauna.
Chidorigafuchi known for parks and rivers which has boating facilities.
Asakusa is known for temples and shrines
Nezu Museum
Meiji Jingu known for historical and religious sites.
Asakusa Shrine
Sensoji Temple
Chinzanso Garden
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Tokyo City View
Kinuta Park
Tokyo National Museum
Yoyogi Park
Zojoji Temple

Transportation and connectivity to Chiba:

Chiba is well connected by road, rail and air modes of transport. It is well linked by Higashi-Kanto Expressway to Tokyo, Narita and Kashima. Chiba is also connected by good rail link as Chiba Monorail passes through the city at good frequent intervals. The nearest airports are Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport that has direct connectivity to many countries in US, Africa, Middle East and Asia.

Hotels in Chiba:

There are many good hotels located in Chiba that range from 1 star club to 5 star club providing host of amenities and services. Being a popular tourist destination in Japan, the hotels offer all warmth and hospitality to the tourists visiting the city from time to time. Some of the top class amenities offered by the hotels include spa, sauna, room heaters, air coolers, facilities for disabled guests, laundry and ironing services, airport shuttle etc. List of some of the hotels situated in Chiba are: