Discover the charm of Sakura City
Hello!!
This is the Exploration Team of Sakura High School.
This time I would like to introduce Sakura City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Sakura City offers a variety of gourmet foods and tourist attractions!
1 | Sakura Furusato Plaza
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40 min. walk from Keisei Sakura Station, 30 min. walk from Keisei Usui Station
The symbol of Sakura Furusato Plaza is the Dutch windmill. Colorful flowers bloom in each season, such as tulips in spring, sunflowers in summer, and cosmos in autumn, gently soothing the hearts of visitors.
The Saranka store in the plaza is also famous for its soft-serve ice cream. The soft-serve ice cream is made with fresh milk from a local dairy farm and has a mild and rich taste.
2 | National Museum of Japanese History
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15 minutes by bus from Sakura
Station, 15 minutes by bus from Keisei Sakura Station
The National Museum of Japanese History is an important facility for the in-depth understanding of Japan's diverse cultures and history.
Exhibits in the museum reflect traditional Japanese lifestyles, customs, and regional characteristics.
The National Museum of Japanese History is a wonderful place for foreigners to understand Japanese culture. Multilingual information is available, so you can enjoy the museum without feeling any language barriers. Please stop by The National Museum of Japanese History.
3 | Ogawaen
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10min. walk from Keisei Sakura Sakura Station
Sakura's long-established Ogawaen in the castle town. They sell Sakura tea, a specialty of Sakura City. The tea has a rich aroma and deep flavor.
The Ogawaen is also famous for the fact that a former Japanese prime minister actually visited it in the summer
of 2024.
4 | Boshuya Soba
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10min. walk from Keisei Sakura Station
Boshuya Soba Restaurant, located in Sakura City, is a popular soba restaurant serving handmade soba noodles made with the utmost care. Using carefully selected domestic buckwheat flour, the soba noodles are carefully prepared by craftsmen and have a wonderful aroma and excellent thirst-quenching properties.
The restaurant also offers a wide selection of local sake and tea to enjoy with your soba.
The photo below is the Tororo soba I ordered when I visited the restaurant. The combination of local specialty yam and chewy buckwheat noodles was excellent.
5 | Okayama Shokudo
Located in Sakura City, “Okayama Shokudo” is a popular diner where you can enjoy home-style cooking that makes the most of fresh local ingredients. The at-home atmosphere offers a wide variety of menu items, and in addition to the standard set menus and rice bowls, seasonal specials are also available. In particular, the homemade miso soup and hearty bowls of rice are loved by many repeat customers.
The restaurant's interior is a relaxed space with a warm, woody atmosphere, and is easily visited by families, friends, or even by a single person.
How was it?
Sakura City offers a variety of gourmet foods and tourist attractions!
We hope you will visit one of them!