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Chiba

From Disneyland to coastal beaches and seafood

About Chiba
Photo: Onjuku Chuo Beach – Izu navi / CC BY 2.0

Top Attractions in Chiba

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Chiba Top 10

  1. Tokyo Auto Salon
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    Tokyo Auto Salon

    Chiba City
  2. Tokyo Game Show
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    Tokyo Game Show

    Chiba City
  3. Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 Japan Car Tour: Cars, Culture & The Open Road
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    Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 Japan Car Tour: Cars, Culture & The Open Road

    Chiba City
  4. Wonder Festival
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    Wonder Festival

    Chiba City
  5. World DJ Festival Japan
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    World DJ Festival Japan

    Chiba City
  6. Kashiwa Matsuri
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    Kashiwa Matsuri

    Culture
  7. Teganuma Fireworks
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    Teganuma Fireworks

    Activities
  8. Narita Gion Matsuri
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    Narita Gion Matsuri

    Narita
  9. Chiba Urban Monorail
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    Chiba Urban Monorail

    Chiba City
  10. Sakura Tulip Festa in Chiba
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    Sakura Tulip Festa in Chiba

    Activities

Upcoming Chiba Events

Kashiwa Matsuri 2025
Culture

Kashiwa Matsuri 2025

Jul 26th - Jul 27th

Kashiwa Matsuri is a huge festival with a wide range of street food, music, games, dance, and floats. Despite all the drinking and..

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Teganuma Fireworks 2025
Activities

Teganuma Fireworks 2025

Saturday - Aug 2nd

Teganuma Fireworks Festival held in early August most years is jointly hosted by Abiko and Kashiwa Cities. The 90 minute show of..

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Where to eat in Chiba

Matsudo Nanbu Ichiba
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Matsudo Nanbu Ichiba

Ignatius Koh

Mention a fish market in Japan and most would point you to Tsukiji market. But in nearby Chiba Prefecture, Matsudo Nanbu Ichiba..

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Places to stay in Chiba

HOTEL MYSTAYS Maihama
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HOTEL MYSTAYS Maihama

Maren Pauli

Stay at Hotel MyStays Maihama just next door to the Disney Resort and with perfect access to Tokyo and Narita Airport.

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About Chiba

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Chiba
Population 6,216,289
Area 5,157.64 km²

It’s not hard to see that Chiba Prefecture (千葉県, Chiba-ken) is more than just a bed town for its western neighbor Tokyo. In fact, many tourists might find it impossible to avoid the prefecture – Narita Airport is one of the three major international gateway hubs into Japan.

Its convenient proximity from Tokyo means that major theme parks such as Disneyland, Disney Sea, and Kamogawa SeaWorld aren’t too far away from the nation’s capital.

That being said, Chiba is also known for its natural beauty and history. If theme parks aren’t your thing, try visiting some of Japan’s best beaches in southern Chiba (easily accessible from Tokyo via the Aqualine toll road), Narita-san Shinsho-ji, or enjoy the spectacular views from Nokogiri-yama. Funassyi (Funabashi City’s popular mascot character) goods are popular souvenirs!

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