[Chiba ]Women's road trip in Tateyama! Summer ahead!

Road leading to Okinoshima Island

Okinoshima Island is a beautiful reflection spot with clear waters. With a circumference of 1 km, it is popular for enjoying a casual stroll around the uninhabited island. It is a perfect sightseeing spot for swimming, fishing, and photography.

What is Okinoshima...?
The uninhabited island is large enough to walk around in about 30 minutes. The sea is crystal clear and inhabited by a variety of creatures. The island can be reached by walking across the sandy beach, so it can be easily enjoyed!

It used to be an offshore island, but it is said that it became connected to land due to uplift caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake and other factors.
Warm-weather coastal forests such as tabunoki trees coexist with coastal flora and fauna such as sea anemones, and it is also the northernmost area of coral in the world.

▲Soft ice cream

Kimura Peanuts has two stores in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture and Roadside Station Shonan in Kashiwa City.

The delicious taste of "peanuts ", a specialty of Chiba Prefecture, is the result of our integrated production and sales process, from cultivation to production and sales.

In addition to shelled peanuts and hand-peeled peanuts, the direct sales area offers more than 20 kinds of peanut products, including peanut paste, peanut miso, peanut sweet bean paste, and peanut powder. It is one of the best assortments in Tateyama, making it a great place to look for souvenirs.

"The peanut soft serve ice cream "is made with peanuts that have been "hand-peeled" to prevent them from getting damaged and spoiling the flavor. has a rich, unforgettable taste.

Tsurutani Hachimangu Shrine

Shrine located in Yawata, Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Awa Province, [Tsurutani Hachiman Shrine ".
The largest and busiest festival in the Boso region, "Awa Kokushi Matsuri, Yawatanmachi "is held every September, and this festival has been designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Asset by Chiba Prefecture.

Known as the three Tsuru Hachiman shrines (Hachiman shrines with cranes in their names) in the Kanto region, they are the representative Hachiman shrines of the Kanto region.
Two of the three cranes are Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura and Tsurutani Hachimangu Shrine here in Tateyama, which cannot be disputed, but the latter two, Tsurumine Hachimangu Shrine in Futtsu City and Tsurumine Hachimangu Shrine in Ichihara City, are mentioned in various theories. Please visit them!

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Name: Tsurutani Hachimangu Shrine
Address: 68 Yawata, Tateyama, Chiba 294-0047
Phone number: 0470-22-1258
Admission: Free
Hours of worship: 9:00-17:00
Access: Walk from Tateyama Station
Parking: Available

▲Okamoto Wharf

Haraoka Pier, located between Haraoka Beach and Tadara Kitahama Beach, is one of the few wooden piers in Japan, Okamoto Pier.
"Okamoto Pier "is the official name, but it is also called "Haraoka Pier" because it is located at Haraoka Beach.

It has been used as a location for TV cm, dramas, movies, and music videos. It is a photogenic spot and is popular as "the best spot for those in the know ""the hidden beauty you don't want to tell anyone ".

▲Bokujo Coast


Hojo Kaigan is a 3-minute walk from the west exit of JR Tateyama Station.
The streets along the Hojo Coast are beautifully landscaped with buried power lines as a symbolic road, lined with palm trees and lined with cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, and hotels.

Tateyama Bay, where Hojo Coast faces, is also called Kagamigaura ( ") "because the waves are quiet like a mirror. The bay is cool in summer and the sea is shallow. In midsummer, it is crowded with many people enjoying various marine sports.

▲Botan Elementary School Court

"Roadside Station Hoda Elementary School "has been attracting a lot of attention from the media and SNS. It is a unique roadside station that was built by renovating a closed school, "Kyonan Town Hoda Elementary School!

There are "Satoyama Shokudo "which serves local satoyama and satoumi cuisine, a café, Chinese and Italian restaurants, "Kyonan Rakuichi (Satoyama Market) "which is a local products shop using a gymnasium, "Gakubini no Yado "which is an accommodation facility with the appearance of a classroom, "Sato no Koyu "which is a hot spring facility in a former staff room, etc. The theme of the facility is elementary school and you can feel nostalgic. The facilities are themed on an elementary school, and you can immerse yourself in a nostalgic atmosphere.

▲Dafuji Temple

Known for its cliff Kannon, this temple is called Fumonin Funagatazan Daifukuji Temple and belongs to the Chizan school of Shingon Buddhism. The vermilion-lacquered Kannon Hall, which floats halfway up Mt. Funagata in the precincts of the temple, is worshipped and worshipped by locals and neighbors.
It is said that the shrine is also known as "Cliff Kannon "because it is enshrined with a Buddha statue of the eleven-faced Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, said to be the oldest in the prefecture, carved out of the rock face.

Tateyama is a place where you can experience a tropical atmosphere on the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula, view Mount Fuji over the ocean, and enjoy fresh local fish and agricultural products. In this article, we have picked up recommended sightseeing spots that you should visit when you come to Tateyama! In addition to the sightseeing spots introduced here, there are many more, including Nojimasaki Lighthouse, Roadside Station Tomiyama, Kamogawa Sea World, and Aloha Garden Tateyama. Tateyama has a mild climate throughout the year, making it a perfect spot for sightseeing. The city has been prosperous since ancient times and is rich in historical buildings. Why not get a head start on summer by eating delicious fish from the Kuroshio Current?