CHI-BA+KUNChiba Prefecture Approval No. A2979-1
(Japanese：千葉県承諾第A2979－1号)
CHI-BA+KUN
The Shiramatsu area of Chikura Town, facing the Pacific Ocean, is an area of perpetual spring where frost never falls even in the middle of winter. Taking advantage of the warm climate, open-field cultivation of cut flowers is popular, and a variety of flowers are grown here, including poppies, rape blossoms, snapdragons, marigolds, and stocks. You can pick flowers from early January to mid-March, when many of the flowers are in full bloom. Shiramatsu Flower Fields
Physically, the person is at a level where they can fully operate a wheelchair and move around, such as with lower limb paralysis.
In terms of facilities, there are some challenges, such as stairs and slopes within a certain range, but they are at a level where they can be used independently in a wheelchair.
○The Roji Hana no Sato course is a 4.1km course from Shiramatsu Flower Parking→Shiramatsu Flower Field→Ohashi Park→Senda Flower Field→Chikura Sea Breeze Kingdom Roadside Station. The gradient of the Boso Flower Line is about 3m at both ends, and the route closer to the sea is almost flat.
○Shiramatsu flower parking has wheelchair-accessible parking, wheelchair-accessible toilets, a coffee shop, and more. The steps have been eliminated by ramps, so wheelchair users can easily enjoy the area.
○The entrance ramp to Shiramatsu Flower Fields is steep, and although the main walkway is flat, the walkway leading to the flowers is not wheelchair accessible.
○The paths through Minamiboso Chikura Ohashi Park are mostly flat and there are a wheelchair accessible toilet.
○The Senda Flower Field, located across from the Chikura Sea Breeze Kingdom Roadside Station, is less than a 5-minute drive from the Shiramatsu Flower Field and is quite large. There is a boardwalk in the middle of the farmland, so you can get close to the flowers.
○Chikura Sea Breeze Kingdom Roadside Station has two handicapped parking spaces, and a ramp to the side leads up to the main building and plaza. The main building is a single-floor structure with seven stores. There is one handicapped toilet accessible from outside the main building.
○access(car):Via Tateyama: Tateyama-Futtsu Expressway→Tomiura I.C.→Chikura.Mountain route:Kimitsu I.C.→National Route 410→Chikura
○access(railway):From JR Chikura Station, there are buses and taxis. JR Chikura Station (Tateyama Nitto Bus Shirahama Chikura Line, about 15 minutes) → Get off at Okawa stop (5 minutes walk) → Shiokaze Kingdom
○access(express bus):The "Nansō Satomi" bus leaves JR Chiba Station and gets off at the "Shiokaze Kingdom" bus stop. There are 6 buses a day, taking 2 hours and 17 minutes.
The nearest station:JR Chikura Station
| JR Chikura Station has platforms 1 to 3, but there is no elevator and wheelchair access is not available to platforms 2 and 3. Please check which trains stop at platform 1 before using it. |  |  |
Barrier-free sightseeing hotels nearby:Kamenoihotel-KamogawaKichimu-KamogawaKichimu-Kamogawakan
Taxi companies in the Minamiboso area
Barrier-free taxi
Shiramatsu Flower Parking is a popular flower sales point for Shiramatsu flowers. It is only open during the flower season from January to April, and is closed at other times.
Shiramatsuka Parking has a wheelchair-accessible parking lot and wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Cross the road from the parking lot and there is a steep ramp leading to the flower fields.
There is a barrier-free pathway down a steep ramp, however the pathway that branches off is not wheelchair accessible.
There is also a path like this that uses the rice paddy paths.
The flower fields near Hie Shrine are narrow and cars cannot pass through, so you can enjoy them at your own pace.
The road up the mountain beyond Hie Shrine is rough, so it is better to take the coastal route via the Minami-Boso Chikura Bridge.
On the ocean side, you can walk while looking at the rough ocean of the outer Boso Peninsula.
The sidewalk is wide and sturdy, so you can walk without worry.
The path around Senda Flower Field is easier to walk on and has been paved with boardwalks in some areas.
The roadside station, Shiokaze Kingdom, has shops selling seafood, restaurants using seafood, and a large grassy plaza.
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