Kamagaya
Kamagaya is a city in the west of Chiba prefecture, Japan, where it borders the cities of Matsudo and Kashiwa to the north, Shiroi to the east, Funabashi to the south and Ichikawa to the west.
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What to see
Kamagaya Great Buddha
The Kamagaya Great Buddha, erected 1776, with a height of 1.8 metres is the smallest of the close to 100 Great Buddha (大仏 - daibutsu) statues in Japan. As it sits on a pedestal and by the sitting posture it is nonetheless much bigger than a human.
Opening hours: As it is located outdoors it is open 24 hours.
Address: 1-5-40 Kamagaya, Kamagaya city
Address in Japanese: 千葉県鎌ヶ谷市鎌ケ谷１丁目５−４０
Directions: From Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station it is just a 1 minute walk. Take the exit on the station's north side, turn right away from the railway crossing and after 50 metres it is on the left side of the road just opposite the Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.
visited: January 18, 2014
Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine
Address: 1-6-1 Kamagaya, Kamagaya city
Address in Japanese: 千葉県鎌ヶ谷市鎌ケ谷 １ 丁目 ６−１
Directions: From Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station it is just a 1 minute walk. Take the exit on the station's north side, turn right away from the railway crossing and after 50 metres it is on the right side of the road just opposite the Kamagaya Daibutsu.
visited: January 18, 2014
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 to Takanekōdan Station 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 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 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 |