DRIVE SPOT

The Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo,

The Uchibo area is home to impressive natural scenery from the mountains and sea.

The Sotobo area where you can enjoy marine leisure activities in the Pacific Ocean

Minamiboso, a resort area rich in nature in the south

Hokuso area, where tradition and history live on

This diverse four-area

Whether natural or artificial

A variety of spectacular views and unusual scenery

Unique leisure spots

There are various sightseeing spots, including gourmet spots

River side village Loa

After enjoying the glamping experience

Let's go for a drive in Boso!!

UCHIBO & BAY AREA

An area of Chiba prefecture facing Tokyo Bay

The natural tidal flats along the coast

The beautiful inland Kazusa Hills

Blessed with natural scenery,

The clams and cockles that are caught there

Seafood such as seaweed

Pears, blueberries, etc.

Agricultural products are abundant

FUNABASHI ANDERSEN PARK (FUNABASHI CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / A COMPREHENSIVE NATURAL PARK THEMED AROUND THE FAMOUS DANISH FAIRY TALE AUTHOR ANDERSEN

INAGE SEASIDE PARK (CHIBA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / A COMPREHENSIVE PARK FACING TOKYO BAY WITH AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 83 HECTARES

MOTHER FARM (FUTTSU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / A THEME PARK WITH A CATCHPHRASE "ENTERTAINMENT WITH FLOWERS AND ANIMALS"

NOKOGIRIYAMA (FUTTSU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / SELECTED AS ONE OF JAPAN'S 80 FAMOUS MOUNTAINS AND ONE OF JAPAN'S 100 LOWEST MOUNTAINS, IT IS A SIGHTSEEING SPOT AND HIKING TRAIL WITH A ROPEWAY.

UMIHOTARU PA (KISARAZU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / PARKING AREA ON THE TOKYO BAY AQUA-LINE

MITSUI OUTLET PARK KISARAZU (KISARAZU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / A FULL-SCALE OUTLET MALL WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE A VARIETY OF BRAND-NAME PRODUCTS AT OUTLET PRICES

OTAYAMA PARK (KISARAZU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / A PARK ALSO KNOWN AS THE FOREST OF LOVE, NAMED AFTER THE TRAGIC LOVE STORY BETWEEN EMPEROR YAMATO TAKERU AND PRINCESS OTOTACHIBANA.

TOKYO GERMAN VILLAGE (SODEGAURA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES BY CAR / A THEME PARK OF FLOWERS AND GREENERY. THE WINTER ILLUMINATIONS ARE ONE OF THE THREE BEST IN THE KANTO REGION.

SODEGAURA SEASIDE PARK (SODEGAURA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / A WATERFRONT PARK DEVELOPED TO BE A PLACE OF RELAXATION WHERE YOU CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SEA, AND ALSO KNOWN AS A NIGHT VIEW SPOT.

KANAYA FERRY PORT (FUTTSU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 70 MINUTES BY CAR / THE DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL POINT OF THE TOKYO FERRY CONNECTING CHIBA AND KANAGAWA. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE SOUVENIRS FROM THE BOSO REGION.

ROADSIDE STATION YASUDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (KYONAN TOWN): APPROXIMATELY 70 MINUTES BY CAR / A QUAINT ROADSIDE STATION THAT USES AN ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING

PICK UP Course: Bay Area Drive

Check out Loa

↓ 56km/1 hour

①Sodegaura Seaside Park

↓ 3.6km/6min

②Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu store

↓ 6.6km/17min

③Otayama Park Kimisarazu Tower

↓ 14km/18min

Goal: Sodegaura IC

PICK UP Course: Uchibo Kanagawa Drive

Check out Loa

↓ 78km/1 hour

①Roadside Station Yasuda Elementary School

↓ 9km/10min

Nokogiriyama Ropeway

↓ 1km/4min

Kanaya Ferry Port (Board the ferry with your car)

↓ 12km/40min

Goal: Kurihama Port (Yokosuka City)

SOTOBO & MINAMIBOSO AREA

Being surrounded by the magnificent sea

Swimming, diving, surfing, etc.

Marine leisure is popular,

Due to the warm climate throughout the year

In early spring, rape blossoms and

Various flowers blooming

You can also enjoy the autumn leaves in the fall

It is an area rich in nature.

Blessed with fresh seafood and agricultural products

There is also plenty of delicious gourmet food.

YORO VALLEY (ISUMI DISTRICT): APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES BY CAR / A VALLEY FORMED BY THE YORO RIVER. IT IS ALSO THE BEST HOT SPRING RESORT IN THE BOSO REGION, AND YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THE NATURE OF THE VALLEY IN ALL FOUR SEASONS.

TSUKI NO SABAKU MEMORIAL PARK (ISUMI COUNTY) - 40 MINUTES BY CAR / A PARK ON ONJUKU BEACH, THIS BEACH WAS THE MODEL FOR THE CHILDREN'S SONG "TSUKI NO SABAKU" AND IS ALSO KNOWN AS A GOOD SPOT FOR TAKING PHOTOS OF THE MORNING SUN.

KATSUURA UNDERWATER PARK UNDERWATER OBSERVATION TOWER (KATSUURA CITY) ABOUT 60 MINUTES BY CAR / LOCATED 60M OFFSHORE, THIS UNDERWATER OBSERVATION TOWER LETS YOU SEE THE VARIOUS FISH AND COASTAL SCENERY IN EACH SEASON.

KAMOGAWA SEA WORLD (KAMOGAWA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / AN AQUARIUM THEME PARK BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF "ENCOUNTERING THE WORLD OF THE SEA" - APPROXIMATELY 800 SPECIES AND OVER 11,000 CREATURES ARE KEPT AND EXHIBITED.

GLASS STUDIO ARCOS (KAMOGAWA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 80 MINUTES BY CAR / A GLASS STUDIO THAT USES HEAT-RESISTANT GLASS AND OFFERS CRAFT EXPERIENCES, SO YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORKS

NIEMON ISLAND (KAMOGAWA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 80 MINUTES BY CAR / AN ISLAND OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 SQUARE METERS FLOATING IN THE OCEAN OFF THE COAST OF MINAMI-BOSO. IT IS A SCENIC SPOT DESIGNATED BY CHIBA PREFECTURE AND HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE NEW 100 VIEWS OF JAPAN.

OYAMA SENMAIDA (KAMOGAWA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / JAPAN'S ONLY RAIN-FED RICE FIELD. A SCENIC SPOT WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE NOSTALGIC SCENERY OF RURAL AREAS, AND ALSO SELECTED AS ONE OF THE "100 BEST RICE TERRACES IN JAPAN"

UOMIZUKA OBSERVATORY (KAMOGAWA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR. YOU CAN SEE THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE KAMOGAWA CITYSCAPE. IT IS SAID THAT IF LOVERS PLEDGE THEIR LOVE TO THE GODDESS STATUE, THEIR LOVE WILL COME TRUE.

TATEYAMA CASTLE AND SHIROYAMA PARK (TATEYAMA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / A PARK DEVELOPED ON THE FORMER CASTLE SITE OF THE BOSO WARRING STATES LORD, THE SATOMI CLAN. FROM THE CASTLE TOWER YOU CAN GET A PANORAMIC VIEW OF TATEYAMA CITY AND TATEYAMA BAY, AND THE PARK IS ALSO POPULAR AS A FLOWER PARK.

SHIMIZU KEIRYU SQUARE (KIMITSU CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / LOCATED IN KIMITSU CITY, SURROUNDED BY LUSH NATURE AND WITH WELL-MAINTAINED WALKING TRAILS, THE SECLUDED NOMIZO FALLS IS ALSO A POPULAR PHOTO SPOT.

NOJIMAZAKI LIGHTHOUSE (MINAMIBOSO CITY): APPROXIMATELY 120 MINUTES BY CAR / LOCATED WITHIN MINAMIBOSO QUASI-NATIONAL PARK, THIS LARGE WHITE OCTAGONAL LIGHTHOUSE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF JAPAN'S 50 BEST LIGHTHOUSES AND IS REGISTERED AS A NATIONAL TANGIBLE CULTURAL PROPERTY.

PICK UP Course: Sotobo Drive

Check out Loa

↓ 34km/50min　

①Yoro Valley

↓ 24km/40min

②Katsuura Undersea Park Observation Tower

↓ 10km/20min

3. Moon Desert Memorial Park

↓ 52km/1 hour 15 minutes

Goal Togane IC

PICK UP Course: Minamiboso Drive

Check out Loa

↓ 100km/2 hours

①Nojimazaki Lighthouse

↓ 32km/50min

② Scenic spot Niemon Island

↓ 3km/15min

③Uomizuka Observatory (Oath Hill)

↓ 15km/30min

④ Shimizu Valley Square (Nomizo Falls Kameiwa Cave)

↓ 23km/30min

Goal: Kimitsu IC

HOKUSO AREA

An area located in northern Chiba Prefecture

In a water town rich in history

In the Edo period, water transportation was used

As a supplier of food such as rice and vegetables

It reached peak prosperity.

The four cities of Sakura, Narita, Sawara, and Choshi

Close to Narita Airport

Edo, the closest place to the world

Edo Travelogue of the Four Northern Cities

The streets of Hokuso that give a feel of Edo

In 2016

It has been designated as a Japan Heritage Site.

NARITASAN SHINSHOJI TEMPLE (NARITA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 70 MINUTES BY CAR / A BUDDHIST TEMPLE THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN TEMPLES OF THE CHIZAN SCHOOL OF SHINGON BUDDHISM. IT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUNDED IN THE MID-HEIAN PERIOD AND IS A MAJOR CENTER OF FUDO MYO-O FAITH.

SAKURA SAMURAI RESIDENCES, FORMER KAWARA FAMILY RESIDENCE (SAKURA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES BY CAR / IT IS THE OLDEST REMAINING SAMURAI RESIDENCE IN THE CITY AND IS DESIGNATED AS A TANGIBLE CULTURAL PROPERTY OF CHIBA PREFECTURE.

NARITA YUME FARM (NARITA CITY): APPROXIMATELY 70 MINUTES BY CAR / A TOURIST FARM WITH A SITE AREA OF 30,000 SQUARE METERS. YOU CAN INTERACT WITH MANY ANIMALS AND ALSO PRODUCE AND SELL HIGH-QUALITY MILK, YOGURT, ETC.

SHISUI PREMIUM OUTLETS (INBA DISTRICT): APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES BY CAR / AN OUTLET MALL THAT RECREATES THE STREETS OF "AMERICAN ART DECO" - ENJOY SHOPPING AT APPROXIMATELY 220 STORES INSIDE THE MALL

SUIGO SAWARA AYAME PARK (KATORI CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / LOCATED WITHIN SUIGO TSUKUBA QUASI-NATIONAL PARK, THIS APPROXIMATELY 8-HECTARE PARK ALLOWS YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE NOSTALGIC ATMOSPHERE OF A WATER TOWN. IT IS THE ONLY IRIS GARDEN IN JAPAN WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THE FLOWERS FROM A BOAT.

ROUND EARTH OBSERVATORY (CHOSHI CITY): APPROXIMATELY 80 MINUTES BY CAR / YOU CAN SEE IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM THE ROOFTOP, AND THE VIEW IS MAGNIFICENT. BOTH ENDS OF THE HORIZON LOOK ROUND, SO YOU CAN LITERALLY FEEL THE ROUNDNESS OF THE EARTH.

YAMASA SOY SAUCE AND SOY SAUCE TASTING EXPERIENCE CENTER (CHOSHI CITY) 80 MINUTES BY CAR / THE YAMASA SOY SAUCE FACTORY ALSO HAS A MUSEUM AND A RICE CRACKER BAKING EXPERIENCE CORNER

INUBOSAKI LIGHTHOUSE (CHOSHI CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / LOCATED WITHIN SUIGO-TSUKUBA QUASI-NATIONAL PARK, IT HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST LIGHTHOUSES IN THE WORLD AND ONE OF THE 50 BEST LIGHTHOUSES IN JAPAN, AND IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTY OF JAPAN.

INO TADATAKA MEMORIAL MUSEUM (KATORI CITY) - 90 MINUTES BY CAR / A MUSEUM SHOWCASING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF INO TADATAKA, WHO CREATED THE FIRST MEASURED MAP OF JAPAN. LOCATED NEXT TO THE FORMER RESIDENCE OF INO TADATAKA, ACROSS THE RIVER.

LITTLE EDO SAWARA BOAT TOUR (KATORI CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / ENJOY SIGHTSEEING BOATS ON THE ONO RIVER WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL WILLOWS ALONG THE RIVER, AS WELL AS EDO PERIOD TOWNSCAPES AND WOODEN BRIDGES.

KATORI SHRINE (KATORI CITY): APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES BY CAR / THE HEAD SHRINE OF ALL KATORI SHRINES IN JAPAN, IT IS ONE OF THE THREE MAJOR SHRINES IN THE EASTERN PART OF JAPAN AND IS ALSO POPULAR AS ONE OF THE KANTO REGION'S MOST POWERFUL SPOTS.

PICK UP Course: Hokuso Drive

Check out Loa

↓ 66km/1hr 20min

①The Round Earth Observatory

↓ 5km/10min

②Inubosaki Lighthouse

↓ 48km/1 hour 20 minutes

3. Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum

④Little Edo Sawara Boat Tour

↓ 3km/10min

⑤Katori Shrine

↓ Immediately

Goal: Sawara Katori IC　