Culture in Chiba Prefecture

The experiential charm

Narita City is home to many good old Japanese townscapes and the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, the head temple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. It is a great place for tourists who want to experience a taste of Japan in a relaxed environment.
Katori Shrine is home to the National Treasure "Sea Animal and Grape Mirror," and the Important Cultural Properties "Main Hall, Tower Gate, and Komainu of Old Seto," and has a collection of over 200 prefectural designated cultural properties.
Sakura Castle Ruins Park is a park where remains of the castle, such as the remains of the castle tower and dry moat, remain, and is home to the National Museum of Japanese History, which exhibits information about Japanese history and culture.
Within the grounds of Hontokuji Temple, there are important cultural properties such as the Daigaku Saburo Gosho and Shonin Goreplies, which are said to have been written by Nichiren.
Sekiyado Castle Museum introduces the history of flood control of the Tone and Edo rivers, the culture and industry nurtured by the rivers, and Sekiyado Domain and Sekiyado in the early modern period.
Inohana Castle is a Japanese castle where Tsunehisa Chiba's father, Tsunehisa, built his residence in Inohanacho, Chuo Ward in 1126. Earthworks and moats still remain, and the castle ruins are designated as a city cultural property.
The Kururi Castle Museum exhibits items excavated within the city, swords, guns, furnishings, votive plaques, kagura (kagura) instruments, and also Kazusa digging tools.
The period from about 774,000 years ago to 129,000 years ago was named the "Chibanian", which means "the age of Chiba" in Latin. The geological period was named after a place in Japan.
The main building of Tateyama City Museum focuses on the Satomi clan, who ruled the area for 170 years and 10 generations, and introduces the history of Awa, a small but independent state at the tip of the Boso Peninsula that developed through its ties with the sea.