Chiba (Prefecture)
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Cities, towns and villages
Cities not yet visited:
Abiko
Asahi
Funabashi
Futtsu
Ichihara
Katsuura
Kimitsu
Kisarazu
Mobara
Narashino
Noda
Ōamishirasato
Shiroi
Sodegaura
Sōsa
Tomisato
Tōgane
Yachimata
Yachiyo
Yotsukaidō
Towns and villages not yet visited:
Awa District
Kyonan
Chōsei District
Chōnan
Chōsei
Ichinomiya
Mutsuzawa
Nagara
Shirako
Inba District
Shisui
Isumi District
Onjuku
Katori District
Tako
Tōnoshō
Sanbu District
Kujūkuri
Shibayama
Yokoshibahikari
Hiking
Hiking JR 2014 / 1: Awakatsuyama Station
"Kyonan area - hiking in the daffodils' village"
(鋸南　水仙の里ハイキング - Kyonan suisen no sato haikingu)
A hiking course from Awakatsuyama Station to Hota Station on the Uchibo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held from January 6 to February 2, 2014.
Event: January 6 to February 2, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Awakatsuyama Station (安房勝山駅)
- Jizo shrine (地蔵堂 - Jizōdō), from where Mount Fuji can be seen
- Etsuki daffodil road / Daffodil square (江月水仙ロード・水仙広場 - Etsuki suisen rōdo ・ Suisen hiroba)
- Etsuki community centre (江月コミュニティーセンター - Etsuki komyunitī-sentā)
- Hota shrine (保田神社 - Hota-jinja)
- Hota Station (保田駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 2: Sakura Station
"Samurai town of Sakura - Seven Deities of Good Luck / Numafuku hirakiren walking"
(サムライのまち佐倉　七福神・沼福開連ウォーキング - Samurai no machi Sakura shichifukujin-numa fuku Hiraki ren uōkingu)
A hiking course at Sakura Station on the Sobu Main Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held from January 7 to March 30, 2014.
Event: January 7 to March 30, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Sakura Station (佐倉駅)
- Ancient samurai path of Hiyodori hill - (サムライの古径ひよどり坂 - Samurai no kokei hiyo-dori-zaka)
- Daishō shrine (大聖院 - Daishō-in)
- Old samurai residences - (武家屋敷 - Buke yashiki)
- Sakura castle park - (佐倉城址公園 - Sakura-jōshi-kōen)
- Makata shrine (麻賀多神社 - Makata-jinja)
- Reinan temple (嶺南寺 - Reinan-ji)
- Sōen temple (宗園寺 - Sōen-ji)
- Jindai temple (甚大寺 - Jindai-ji)
- Sakura high school Memorial Hall / community exchange facility (佐倉高等学校記念館・地域交流施設 - Sakura kōtō-gakkō kinen-kan ・ chiiki kōryū shisetsu)
- Shōrin temple (松林寺 - Shōrin-ji)
- Myōryu temple (妙隆寺 - Myōryū-ji)
- Former Hotta residence / Sakura garden - 邸・さくら庭園 - kyū Hotta-tei ・ Sakura-teien)
- Sakura Station (佐倉駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 3: Chikura Station
"Chikura in the South on Bōsō peninsula, hiking along flower fields in early spring"
(南房総ちくら　早春のお花畑ハイキング - Minamibōsō chikura Sōshun no ohanabatake haikingu)
A hiking course at Chikura Station on the Uchibo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held from February 1 to March 23, 2014.
Event: February 1 to March 23, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Chikura Station (千倉駅)
- Takabe shrine (高家神社 - Takabe-jinja)
- Enzō shrine (圓藏院 - Enzō-in)
- Chikura fishing port (千倉漁港 - Chikura gyokō)
- Sheer cliff (屏風岩 - Byōbu-iwa)
- Flower fields of Hiraiso district (平磯地区花畑 - Hiraiso-chiku hanabatake)
- Service area Chikura Sea Breeze Kingdom (道の駅ちくら潮風王国 - Michi no eki Chikura shiokaze ōkoku)
- Shiramazu flower fields (白間津花畑 - Shiramazu hanabatake)
- back to Chikura Station (千倉駅) by local bus, that takes 17 min.
Hiking JR 2014 / 4: Otaki Station
"Hiking tour in the castle town of Otaki, the little Edo of Bōsō peninsula"
(房総の小江戸「大多喜」城下町巡りハイキング - Bōsō no koedo 'Ōtaki' jōkamachi-meguri haikingu)
A hiking course at Otaki Station on the Isumi Line operated by the Isumi Railway Company. Transfer to Isumi Line from a JR Station is at Ohara Station on the Sotobo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held from February 8 to March 9, 2014.
Event: February 8 to March 9, 2014
Length: appr. 11 km
Duration: appr. 3 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Otaki Station (大多喜駅)
- Herb garden (薬草園 - Yakusō-en)
- Otaki castle (大多喜城 - Ōtaki-jō)
- Vegetable garden (ベジタブルガーデン - Bejitaburu-gāden)
- Herb garden (ハーブガーデン - Hābu-gāden)
- Watanabe family residence (渡辺家住宅 - Watanabe-ke jūtaku)
- Trade museum (商い資料館 - Akinai shiryō-kan)
- Ryogen temple, grave of Tadakatsu Honda (良玄寺・本多忠勝墓所 - Ryōgen-ji ・ Honda Tadakatsu bosho)
- Oya Ryokan (大屋旅館 - Ōya-ryokan)
→ Toyonotsuru sake brewery (豊乃鶴酒造 - Toyonotsuru shuzō) - Otaki Station (大多喜駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 5: Kobayashi Station
"Migrating from Siberia 3,000 km - visiting a flock of swans"
(シベリアより３，０００ｋｍ　白鳥の郷を訪ねて - Shiberia yori 3, 000 km hakuchō no gō o tazunete)
A hiking course at Kobayashi Station on the Narita Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on January 25, 2014.
Event: January 25, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Kobayashi Station (小林駅)
- Tomoezuka, memorial to Tomoe Gozen, a late twelfth-century female samurai warrior (巴塚 - Tomoezuka)
- Waterfowl park (水鳥公園 - Mizudori-kōen)
- Village of swans (白鳥の郷 - Hakuchō no sato)
- Kobayashi Station (小林駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 6: Nakofunakata Station
"Enjoying the scenery of the South of Bōsō peninsula, a hiking trip that includes a roadside service area"
(南房総の景観を楽しみながら道の駅を訪ねるハイキング - Minami-bōsō no keikan o tanoshiminagara michi no eki o tazuneru haikingu)
A hiking course from Nakofunakata Station to Tomiura Station on the Uchibo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on February 15 and 16, 2014.
Event: February 15 and 16, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Nakofunakata Station (那古船形駅)
- Gakeno Kannon (崖ノ観音 - Gake no kan'non)
- Asama Shrine (浅間神社 - Asama-jinja)
- Taibusamisaki Nature Park (大房岬公園 - Daibusamisaki-kōen) -> Link (Japanese only)
- Tomiura fishing port (富浦漁港 - Tomiura gyokō)
- Service area Tomiura Loquat Club (道の駅とみうら枇杷倶楽部 - Michi no eki Tomiura biwa kurabu)
- Tomiura Station (富浦駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 7: Yokoshiba Station
"The coming of spring in Shiroyama, enjoying the scent of plums while hiking"
(城山に春の訪れ　梅の香ハイキング - Shiroyama ni haru no otozure ume no kaori haikingu)
A hiking course at Yokoshiba Station on the Sobu Main Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on February 23, 2014.
Event: February 23, 2014
Length: appr. 9.5 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Yokoshiba Station (横芝駅)
- Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社 - Yasaka-jinja)
- Forest of Asama Shrine (浅間神社の森 - Asama-jinja no mori)
- Plum grove in the Sakata Castle Ruins (坂田城跡梅森 - Sakata-jōseki umemori)
- Sakata lake friendship park (ふれあい坂田池公園 - Fureai Sakata-ike-kōen)
- Kotohira Shrine (金刀比羅神社 - Kotohira-jinja)
- Yokoshibahikari Hikari town Chamber of Commerce and Industry building (横芝光町商工会館 - Yokoshiba hikarimachi shōkō kaikan)
- Pedestrian promenade lined with rows of cherry blossom trees (桜並木遊歩道 - Sakuranamiki yūhodō)
- Station shopping area (駅前商店街 - Ekimae shōtengai)
- Yokoshiba Station (横芝駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 8: Tsuga Station
"Walking through spring woodland, tenderstem broccoli in bloom and the 'Kasori shell mound' archaeological site from the prehistoric Jomon period"
(菜の花と縄文の宝庫「加曽利貝塚」を巡る　春の里山散策 - Nanohana to jōmon no hōko 'Kasori kaidzuka' o meguru Haru no satoyama sansaku)
A hiking course from Tsuga Station on the Sobu Main Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company to Chishirodai-Kita-Station on the Chiba Monorail. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on March 1, 2014.
Event: March 1, 2014
Length: appr. 8 km
Duration: appr. 2 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Tsuga Station (都賀駅)
- Kasori Shell Mound Park (加曽利貝塚公園 - Kasori kaidzuka-kōen)
- Kasori Shell Mound Museum (加曽利貝塚博物館 - Kasori kaidzuka hakubutsu-kan)
- Flower promenade along Sakatsuki river (坂月川フラワー散歩道 - Sakadzuki-gawa furawā sanpomichi)
- Shinjō Temple (真浄寺 - Shinjō-ji)
- Inari Shrine (稲荷神社 - Inari-jinja)
- Chiba Center Tourist Farm (千葉中央観光農園 - Chiba chūō kankō nōen)
- Farmers market Shoicargo (Chiba store) (農産物直売所しょいか～ご（千葉店） - Nōsan-butsu chokubai-sho shoikaa-go (Chiba-ten))
- Chishirodai-Kita Station (千城台北駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 9: Onjuku Station
"The sea at Onjuku in spring and hanging dolls hiking"
(御宿春の海とつるし雛ハイキング - Onjuku haru no umi to tsurushihina haikingu)
A hiking course at Onjuku Station on the Sotobo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on March 2, 2014.
Event: March 2, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Onjuku Station (御宿駅)
- Saimyō Temple (最明寺 - Saimyō-ji)
- Myō'on Temple (妙音寺 - Myōon-ji)
- Onjuku coast (御宿海岸 - Onjuku kaigan)
- Moon Desert Memorial Statue (月の沙漠記念像 - Tsuki no sabaku kinen-zō)
- Moon Desert Memorial Hall (月の沙漠記念館 - Tsuki no sabaku kinen-kan)
- Marine Biological and Environmental Research Institute (海洋生物環境研究所 - Kaiyō seibutsu kankyō kenkyū-sho)
- Tajiri coast (田尻海岸 - Tajiri kaigan)
- Mexico Memorial Monument (メキシコ記念塔 - Mekishiko kinen-tō)
- Onjuku shop (Hanging dolls venue) (おんじゅくや（つるし雛会場） - Onjukuya (Tsurushi hina kaijō))
- "Rock well" sake brewery (酒造「岩の井」 - Shuzō 'Iwa no i')
- Museum of History and Folklore (歴史民俗資料館 - Rekishi minzoku shiryō-kan)
- Onjuku Station (御宿駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 10: Naruto Station
"Strawberry meeting - Sanmu strawberry village hiking"
(苺一会　山武いちごの里ハイキング - Ichigoichie Sanbu ichigonosato haikingu)
A hiking course at Naruto Station on the Sobu Main Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on March 8, 2014.
Event: March 8, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Naruto Station (成東駅)
- Kōmyō Temple (光明寺 - Kōmyō-ji)
- Otaka Soy Sauce company (大高醤油 - Ōtaka shōyu)
- Strawberry Road (ストロベリーロード - Sutoroberī rōdo)
- Itō Sachio birthplace, Museum of History and Folklore (伊藤左千夫生家・歴史民俗資料館 - (Itō Sachio seika ・ Rekishi minzoku shiryō-kan)
- Sanmu City Hall parking lot (S1 Grand Prix venue) (山武市役所前駐車場（S1グランプリ会場） - Sanmu shiyakusho-mae chūsha-jō (S 1 guranpuri kaijō))
- Namikiri Fudō Temple (浪切不動尊 - Namikiri fudō-son)
- Naruto Station (成東駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 11: Hota Station
"Kyonan town - Yoritomosakura cherry blossom hiking"
(鋸南　頼朝桜ハイキング - Kyonan, Yoritomo sakura haikingu)
A hiking course at Hota Station on the Uchibo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on March 9, 2014.
Event: March 9, 2014
Length: appr. 7.8 km
Duration: appr. 2 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Hota Station (保田駅)
- Hota Shrine (保田神社 - Hota-jinja)
- Gongen Bridge (権現橋 - Gongen-bashi)
- Kyonan Town Health and Welfare Center (鋸南町保健福祉センター - Kyonan-machi hoken fukushi sentā)
- Kaneshon green houses (カーネーション団地 - kānēshon danchi)
- Tsurugahama Hachiman Shrine (鶴ヶ浜八幡神社 - Tsurugahama Hachiman-jinja)
- Naka Bridge (中橋 - Nakahashi)
- Kifune Shrine (貴船神社 - Kifune-jinja)
- Hota Family farm (ファミリーファーム保田 - Famirī-fāmu Hota)
- Flower park "Village of Chisu" (チースの里 - Chīsu no sato)
- Original Flower Road (元名花街道 - Motona Hana-kaidō)
- Shiodome Bridge (汐止橋 - Shiodome-bashi)
- Hota Station (保田駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 12: Iwai Station
"Tomisan - the legend of Fushihime hiking"
(富山伏姫伝説ハイキング - Tomisan Fushihime densetsu haikingu)
A hiking course at Iwai Station on the Uchibo Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on March 15, 2014.
Event: March 15, 2014
Length: appr. 10 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Iwai Station (岩井駅)
- Fukumitsu Temple, Toyama promenade entrance (福満寺・富山遊歩道入口 - Fukumitsu-tera, Toyama yūhodō iriguchi)
- No.5 Resting place (五合目休憩所 - Gogōme kyūkeisho)
- No.7 Belvedere (七合目見晴台 - Shichigōme miharashidai)
- Toyama Kitamine, viewing platform (富山北峰・展望広場 - Toyama kitamine, tenbō hiroba)
- Cavern of Fushihime (伏姫籠穴 - Fusehime rōketsu)
- Road Station "Furari Tomiyama" (道の駅・富楽里とみやま - Michi no eki, Furari Tomiyama)
- Iwai Station (岩井駅)
Hiking JR 2014 / 13: Katori Station
"Spring festival in the 'Water village Sawara' - Hinafune parade and Hina dolls tour hiking event"
(「水郷さわら」で春まつり　雛舟パレードと雛めぐりハイキング - 'Suigō sawara' de haru matsuri hina fune parēdo to hinameguri haikingu)
A hiking course from Katori Station to Sawara Station on the Narita Line operated by JR East Japan Railway Company. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on March 15 and 16, 2014.
Event: March 15 and 16, 2014
Length: appr. 9 km
Duration: appr. 2.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
- Katori Station (香取駅)
- Torii gate at the river bank (鳥居河岸 - Torii kashi)
- Road Station, Water station - Water village Sawara (道の駅・川の駅　水の郷さわら - Michi no eki, kawa no eki Mizu no sato Sawara)
- Hina doll tour (雛めぐり - Hinameguri)
- Water village Sawara Float Hall (水郷佐原山車会館 - Suigō Sawara dashi-kaikan)
- Tōkun Sake brewery (東薫酒造 - Tōkun shuzō)
- Hina doll tour (雛めぐり - Hinameguri)
- Ino Tadataka Memorial (伊能忠敬記念館 - Inō Tadataka kinen-kan)
- Small Edo Sawara Spring Festival venue (小江戸さわら　春祭り会場 - Koedo Sawara haru matsuri kaijō)
- Sawara Station (佐原駅)
Hiking Shinkeisei 35: Yabashira Station
"Calling forth all fortune for the year, visiting the Seven Lucky Gods of Matsudo part I"
(一年の福を呼ぶ 松戸七福神をめぐるみち Ｐａｒｔ．Ⅰ - Ichinen no fuku o yobu, Matsudo shichifukujin o meguru michi pātsu. I)
A hiking course in Matsudo city from Yabashira Station to Matsudo Station on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on January 21, 2012 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: January 21, 2012
Length: approx. 13 km
Duration: approx. 3.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Yabashira Station | 八柱駅 - Yabashira-eki |
| 2. | Tokuzō Temple | 徳蔵院 - Tokuzō-in |
| 3. | En'nō Temple | 円能寺 - En'nō-ji |
| 4. | Zenshō Temple | 善照寺 - Zenshō-ji |
| 5. | Hōzō Temple | 宝蔵院 - Hōzō-in |
| 6. | Matsudo Shrine | 松戸神社 - Matsudo-jinja |
| 7. | Matsudo Station | 松戸駅 - Matsudo-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 36: Shin-Tsudanuma Station
"Breathing history and new developments in Narashino, a hiking trail facing Tokyo Bay"
(歴史息づく習志野と新しく発展する習志野、東京湾を目指してめぐるみち - Rekishi ikidzuku Narashino to atarashiku hatten suru Narashino, Tōkyō-wan o mezashite meguru michi)
A hiking course in Narashino city from Shin-Tsudanuma Station to Yatsu Station. Shin-Tsudanuma Station is on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. Yatsu Station is on the Keisei Line. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on May 12, 2012 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: May 12, 2012
Length: approx. 13 km
Duration: approx. 3.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Shin-Tsudanuma Station | 新津田沼駅 - Shintsudanuma-eki |
| 2. | Kikuta Shrine | 菊田神社 - Kikuta-jinja |
| 3. | Yatsurugi Shrine | 八剣神社 - Yatsurugi-jinja |
| 4. | Akanehama Seaside Park | 茜浜海浜公園 - Akanehama kaihin-kōen |
| 5. | Yatsu tideland | 谷津干潟 - Yatsu higata |
| 6. | Yatsu Rose Garden | 谷津バラ園 - Yatsu bara-en |
| 7. | Keisei Line Yatsu Station | 京成線谷津駅 - Keisei-sen Yatsu-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 37: Takanekōdan Station
"Woodlands north of Funabashi and Yatsuda area, a hiking trail into abundant nature"
(船橋北部の里山と谷津田 豊かな自然に包まれたみち - Funabashi hokubu no Satoyama to Yatsuda, yutakana shizen ni tsutsuma reta michi)
A hiking course in Funabashi city from Takanekōdan Station to Kitanarashino Station on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on September 29, 2012 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: September 29, 2012
Length: approx. 12 km
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Takanekōdan Station | 高根公団駅 - Takanekōdan-eki |
| 2. | View of Yatsuda | 谷津田の風景 - Yatsuda no fūkei |
| 3. | Tōkō Temple | 東光寺 - Tōkō-ji |
| 4. | Hachiōji Shrine | 八王子神社 - Hachiōji-jinja |
| 5. | Path through a bamboo forest | 竹林のみち - Chikurin no michi |
| 6. | Tsuboi Neighbourhood Park | 坪井近隣公園 - Tsuboi kinrin-kōen |
| 7. | Kitanarashino Station | 北習志野駅 - Kitanarashino-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 38: Matsudo Station
"Walking along the Shin-Keisei line part I, through autumn leaves from Matsudo to Kunugiyama"
(紅葉の中を、松戸駅からくぬぎ山駅へ 新京成線に沿って歩くみち Ｐａｒｔ．Ⅰ - Kōyō no naka o, Matsudo-eki kara Kunugiyama-eki e Shinkeisei-sen ni sotte aruku michi pātsu. I)
A hiking course from Matsudo Station in Matsudo city to Kunugiyama Station in Kamagaya city on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on December 1, 2012 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: December 1, 2012
Length: approx. 12 km
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Matsudo Station | 松戸駅 - Matsudo-eki |
| 2. | Matsudo Station West Park | 松戸駅西口公園 - Matsudo-eki Nishiguchi-kōen |
| 3. | Yabashira Station | 八柱駅 - Yabashira-eki |
| 4. | '21st Century Forest and Square' landscape park | 21世紀の森と広場 - 21-seiki no mori to hiroba |
| 5. | Tokiwadaira Station | 常盤平駅 - Tokiwadaira-eki |
| 6. | Tokiwadaira zelkova street, one of 'Japan's new 100 beautiful streets', selected by the Yomiuri newspaper in 1994 | 常盤平けやき通り（新・日本街路樹百景） - Tokiwadaira keyaki-dōri (Shin Nihon gairoju hyakkei) |
| 7. | Iris Park | しょうぶ公園 - Shōbu-kōen |
| 8. | Gokō Station | 五香駅 - Gokō-eki |
| 9. | Kunugiyama Park | くぬぎ山公園 - Kunugiyama-kōen |
| 10. | Kunugiyama Station | くぬぎ山駅 - Kunugiyama-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 39: Tokiwadaira Station
"Calling forth all fortune for the year, visiting the Seven Lucky Gods of Matsudo part II"
(一年の福を呼ぶ 松戸七福神をめぐるみち Ｐａｒｔ．Ⅱ - Ichinen no fuku o yobu, Matsudo shichifukujin o meguru michi pātsu. II)
A hiking course in Matsudo city from Tokiwadaira Station to Mabashi Station on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on January 19, 2013 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: January 19, 2013
Length: approx. 16 km
Duration: approx. 4 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Tokiwadaira Station | 常盤平駅 - Tokiwadaira-eki |
| 2. | Sunflower Park | ひまわり公園 - Himawari-kōen |
| 3. | Koganehara Park | 小金原公園 - Koganehara-kōen |
| 4. | Kegon Temple | 華厳寺 - Kegon-ji |
| 5. | Iō Temple | 医王寺 - Iō-ji |
| 6. | Konzō Temple | 金蔵院 - Konzō-in |
| 7. | Terada Park | 寺田公園 - Terada-kōen |
| 8. | Mabashi Station | 馬橋駅 - Mabashi-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 40: Kunugiyama Station
"Walking along the Shin-Keisei line part II, from Kunugiyama to Takanekōdan"
(くぬぎ山駅から高根公園駅へ 新京成線に沿って歩くみち Ｐａｒｔ．Ⅱ - Kunugiyama-eki kara Takanekōdan-eki e Shinkeisei-sen ni sotte aruku michi pātsu. II)
A hiking course from Kunugiyama Station in Kamagaya city to Takanekōdan Station in Funabashi city on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on April 13, 2013 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: April 13, 2013
Length: approx. 13 km
Duration: approx. 3,5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Kunugiyama Station | くぬぎ山駅 - Kunugiyama-eki |
| 2. | Kunugiyama Park | くぬぎ山公園 - Kunugiyama-kōen |
| 3. | Train depot of Shin-Keisei Electric Railway | 新京成電鉄の電車基地横 - Shin-keisei dentetsu no densha kichi yoko |
| 4. | Kamagaya local farmers market 'Fusa no eki' | 鎌ヶ谷房の駅 - Kamagaya fusa no eki |
| 5. | Remains of a bridge pillar of the railway regiment | 鉄道連隊橋脚跡 - Tetsudō rentai kyōkyaku ato |
| 6. | Oshiki poultry farm | 押木養鶏場 - Oshiki yōkei-ba |
| 7. | Waterfall Park | 御滝公園 - Otaki-kōen |
| 8. | Shintakane Gōchome Park | 新高根五丁目公園 - Shintakane Gochōme-kōen |
| 9. | Takanekōdan Station | 高根公団駅 - Takanekōdan-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 41: Takanekōdan Station
"Walking along the Shin-Keisei line part III, from Takanekōdan to Tsudanuma"
(高根公団から津田沼へ 新京成線に沿って歩く道 Ｐａｒｔ．Ⅲ - Takanekōdan kara Tsudanuma e Shinkeisei-sen ni sotte aruku michi pātsu. III)
A hiking course from Takanekōdan Station in Funabashi city to Tsudanuma Station in Narashino city on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on September 28, 2013 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: September 28, 2013
Length: approx. 13 km
Duration: approx. 3,5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Takanekōdan Station | 高根公団駅 - Takanekōdan-eki |
| 2. | Sangō Park | 三号公園 - Sangō-kōen |
| 3. | Kitanarashino neighbourhood park | 北習志野近隣公園 - Kitanarashino kinrin-kōen |
| 4. | Forest Park | 森林公園 - Shinrin-kōen |
| 5. | Keisei-Tsudanuma Station area | 京成津田沼駅前 - Keisei Tsudanuma-eki mae |
| 6. | Former Army railway regiment front gate (now entrance to Chiba Institute of Technology campus area) | 旧陸軍鉄道連隊表門（千葉工大通用門前） - Kyū rikugun tetsudō rentai omotemon (Chiba kōdai tsūyō - mon mae) |
| 7. | Tsudanuma Itchōme Park | 津田沼一丁目公園 - Tsudanuma Itchōme-kōen |
| 8. | Tsudanuma Station | 津田沼駅 - Tsudanuma-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 42: Matsudo Station
"Strolling through the cities of Matsudo and Ichikawa while enjoying the colourful leaves, the autumnal taste"
(秋の紅葉・味覚を楽しみながら、松戸と市川をめぐるみち - Aki no momiji mikaku o tanoshimi nagara, Matsudo to Ichikawa o meguru michi)
A hiking course south of Matsudo Station in Matsudo city on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on November 30, 2013 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: November 30, 2013
Length: approx. 14 km
Duration: approx. 4 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Matsudo Station | 松戸駅 - Matsudo-eki |
| 2. | Matsudo Station West Park | 松戸駅西口公園 - Matsudo-eki Nishiguchi-kōen |
| 3. | Matsudo South Market | 松戸南部市場 - Matsudo Nanbu-ichiba |
| 4. | Horinouchi Shell Heap Park | 堀之内貝塚公園 - Horinouchi Kaidzuka-kōen |
| 5. | Junsai pond | じゅん菜池 - Junsai-ike |
| 6. | Monument to Sachio Ito's novel 'Nogiku no haka' ("The Wild Daisy", 1906), a tragic love story that takes place in the rural countryside of the Yagiri region of the Meiji era. | 野菊の墓文学碑 - Nogiku no haka Bungakuhi |
| 7. | Passing Yagiri boats | 矢切の渡し - Yagiri no watashi |
| 8. | Matsudo Station | 松戸駅 - Matsudo-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 43: Shinkamagaya Station
"Swans of the winter season and horses of the year of the horse, watching both here and there, the way of the start of the year season"
(冬の白鳥と午年の馬、眺めてめぐる新春のみち - Fuyu no hakuchō to umadoshi no uma, nagamete meguru shinshun no michi)
A hiking course in Kamagaya city from Shinkamagaya Station to Kamagaya Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event held on January 18, 2014 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: January 18, 2014
Length: approx. 12 km
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Shinkamagaya Station | 新鎌ヶ谷駅 - Shinkamagaya-eki |
| 2. | Shinkama food stall village | しんかま屋台村 - Shinkama yatai-mura |
| 3. | Seventh river regulating pond, where swans gather | 七次川調整池 - Nana-ji kawa chōsei-ike |
| 4. | JRA Horse Racing School, where horses run | ＪＲＡ競馬学校 - JRA keiba gakkō |
| 5. | Yakigaya North Park | 八木が谷北公園 - Yakigaya kita-kōen |
| 6. | Kamagaya Great Buddha Statue | 鎌ヶ谷大仏 - Kamagaya Daibutsu |
| 7. | Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine | 鎌ケ谷八幡神社 - Kamagaya Hachiman-jinja |
| 8. | Kamagaya Daibutsu Station | 鎌ヶ谷大仏駅 - Kamagaya Daibutsu-eki |
Hiking Shinkeisei 44: Narashino Station
"A path to the springtime smell of plum blossoms"
(梅香る 春をたずねて歩くみち - Baikōru, haru o tazunete aruku michi)
A hiking course in Narashino city from Narashino Station to Shin-Tsudanuma Station on the Shin-Keisei Line operated by Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. The tour and poster is from an organised event
held on February 22, 2014 and recognised by the Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA) (日本市民スポーツ連盟 - Nihon shimin supōtsu renmei).
Event: February 22, 2014
Length: approx. 14 km
Duration: approx. 3.5 hours
Worthwhile sights:
| 1. | Narashino Station | 習志野駅 - Narashino-eki |
| 2. | Yakuendai park | 薬円台公園 - Yakuendai-kōen |
| 3. | Ninomiya shrine | 二宮神社 - Ninomiya-jinja |
| 4. | Campus Ōkubo shopping street | 学園おおくぼ商店街 - Gakuen Ōkubo shōten-gai |
| 5. |
Mimomi Hongo Park (former residence of the Tokita family) |
実籾本郷公園（旧鴇田家住宅） - Mimomi hongō-kōen (kyū Tokita-ke jūtaku) |
| 6. | Plum forest garden | 梅森園 - Umemori-en |
| 7. | Tsudanuma Itchōme park | 津田沼一丁目公園 - Tsudanuma itchōme-kōen |
| 8. | Shin-Tsudanuma Station | 新津田沼駅 - Shin-Tsudanuma-eki |
For more information about Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Website: http://www.shinkeisei.co.jp
For more information about Japanese Volkssport Association (JVA)
Address: Kanda St. Bldg, 1-2-4, 3F, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,113-8530, JAPAN
Japanese: 〒113-8530 東京都文京区湯島1-2-4 神田セントビル3F
Phone: +81-3-5256-7855 | fax: +81-3-5256-7856
Email: jva@walking.or.jp
Website: http://ivv-jva.com/
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