2025 Choshi Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)

📮Address: 9576 Inubosaki, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture 🕰️Visiting hours: October to February 8:30 to 16:00 💡Height: 31 meters from ground to top of structure 52 meters from average water level to light 27 meters from ground to light 💡Date of lighting: November 15, 1874 #Autumn trip #Amazing view

Inubosaki Lighthouse is one of only 16 "climbable lighthouses" in the whole country, and is designated as an important cultural property. It is also one of the "100 Best Lighthouses in the World". It is an amazing lighthouse! Choshi Station - (Choshi Electric Railway) - Get off at Inubo Station (about 16 minutes), about 10 minutes walk Information as of July 2022. #Breathtaking view #Photogenic spot #Chiba Prefecture #Choshi Electric Railway #Railway trip #Eastern Japan

Byobugaura is located in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture. The cliffs stretch for many meters and are very impressive! Combined with the atmosphere of the adjacent Choshi Marina, you can enjoy a view that feels like you are in a foreign country. Because it resembles the White Cliffs in the Straits of Dover, it is also called the Dover of the Orient and is used in commercials and TV dramas. [Access] Bus: JR Choshi Station bus stop No. 5 to "Naarai / Chiba University of Science" Get off at "Chiba University of Science / Marina" (time required: about 11 minutes) About 3 minutes walk Car: About 1 hour on National Route 356 from Sawara Katori IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway Train: From Choshi Electric Railway "Choshi Station" to Choshi Electric Railway "Tokawa Station" About 30 minutes walk / About 50 minutes walk from JR "Choshi Station #Breathtaking view #Sea #Seaside scenery #Seaside scenery #Chiba #Choshi

#Choshi #Inubosaki The lighthouse in Inubosaki is pure white! I've heard that white is a good color for lighthouses, so maybe that's why? Even the mailbox in Inubosaki is pure white, so it's all white! From the lighthouse you can see the Pacific Ocean, and I was reminded of how vast the ocean is. There are also great scenic spots nearby, such as Byobugaura, so I'd like to visit again. #SummerShortTrip

The ocean right in front of you!! Relaxing time in the infinity hot spring🤍Introducing the spectacular open-air bath "Inubosaki Kanko Hotel (Shionoyu Onsen)"!! This hot spring is highly recommended, to say the least🤍Ocean view right in front of you💙I want to relax while looking at the ocean while soaking in the hot spring🥺A wonderful day-trip hot spring that I will definitely return to. The water temperature is not too high, so I can soak in it for a long time✨The beach is right in front of you, so if people come by, you can see everything, but the view is so spectacular that you don't mind that✨Lodging is also recommended, so I would like to stay overnight next time🫧 ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈ ┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼➸Tips︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎The hot spring is purely Japanese style, and the lobby is like an overseas resort hotel︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎The price for a day trip to the hot spring includes a towel, so you can come empty-handed︎︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎You can also look for sea glass on the beach in front of the hotel ✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼➸Recommended spot information📍Inubosaki Tourist Hotel (Shionoyu Onsen) ✤Address: 10293 Inubosaki, Choshi, Chiba✤Access: 8 minutes on foot from Inubo Station on the Choshi Electric Railway✤Access: 60 minutes from Sawara Katori IC/Itako IC on the Tokan Expressway✤Parking: Available (free)✤Bath feesWeekdays: [Adults] 1,300 yen [Children] 800 yenSaturdays, Sundays, and holidays: [Adults] 1,500 yen [Children] 1,000 yen✤Bath hours: 12:00-19:00✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈••✼#Choshi #Day trip hot springs #Chiba day trip hot springs #Travel tips #Domestic travel tips

[It's not just Inubosaki, Choshi. Iinuma-san Enpuku-ji Temple, Iinuma Kannon, with its beautiful vermilion-lacquered pillars] This is a temple where you can get some exercise while touring the fish market and restaurants serving fish dishes from Kannon Station. You can also take the Choshi Electric Railway from Kannon Station or the fish restaurant and head to the sunset over Inubosaki. If you go all the way to Inubosaki and it's cloudy, touring this Shingon Buddhist temple and seeing the magnificent five-story pagoda and the vermilion-lacquered main hall may refresh your mind and give you energy. April 9th, Great Buddha Day (from the temple's official website) It will be bustling in the morning on this day. ``On April 9th, 2025, the first 100 people to visit Iinuma Kannon will receive a gift of the Great Buddha's Enlightenment Kakuni (tuna tsukudani). ◎Tsukudani distribution location [Iinuma Kannon] 1-1 Babacho, Choshi City◎Distribution date and time Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM◎First 100 people, until supplies last [Inquiries] Enpukuji Daishido 293-1 Babacho, Choshi City』 🕌Iinumayama Enpukuji Iinuma Kannon 🕰️Business hours: 8AM–5PM 📍Location: 293 Babacho, Choshi, Chiba 288-0054 『This is a haiku poem read by the haiku poet Kochoan (Kanbei Suzuki, from Ogose-cho, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture) of Koami-cho, Nihonbashi, Edo, in 1841 (Tempo 12), and the monument stands in the garden of the main temple of Enpuku-ji. If you look at a map, Choshi is located at the easternmost tip of the Kanto region, facing the Tone River to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the southeast, truly on the outskirts of the country. Enpukuji Temple is located in the center of Choshi City, also known as Iinuma Kannon since ancient times, and has attracted many believers, and the city of Choshi has developed as a temple town for the Kannon. The Kannon Hall, surrounded by entertainment venues such as movie theaters and restaurants, is always bustling with people. 』(From the official website) Iinuma Kannon Main Hall It is the 27th temple of the 33 Kannon Temples of Bando, and the principal image is the Eleven-Headed Kannon Bodhisattva (a secret Buddha). It is affectionately known as ``Choshino Kannon-sama'' by many Kannon believers from all over the country, and is a source of faith and reverence. The festival on the 18th of each month has also been revived, and is bustling with many worshippers. 』 🕌Five-story pagoda 『It is the only five-story pagoda in Chiba Prefecture, with a total height of 33.55 meters, completed in 2009, and is a symbol of Choshi. 🕰️Business hours: [Five-story pagoda doors open only when the weather is fine and there is no wind] Every 8th of the month (Yakushi Festival) 11:00 am-12:00 pm Every 18th of the month (Kannon Festival) 3:00 pm-4:30 pm』 Great Buddha 『This is a seated statue of Amida Nyorai, 17 shaku (about 5.4 meters), built in 1711. Made of bronze, the lotus pedestal (a base shaped like a lotus flower) is engraved with the names of tens of thousands of donors. There are also several marks of machine gun fire from World War II that remain on the knees. 』 #tourism #chibatourism #chibatrip #domestictravelstrategy #springzeroyentripmytravelplanjapanjapantripjapantrip

●Spot: Inubosaki Lighthouse ●Address: 9576 Inubosaki, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture ●Fee: 300 yen for adults, free for elementary school students and younger accompanied by a guardian ●Closed: Open year-round ●Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (until 5:00 PM from March to September, until 5:30 PM during Golden Week and from August 10 to August 19) ●Parking: Free parking available nearby ●Train: About a 10-minute walk from Inubo Station on the Choshi Electric Railway ●Bus: From JR Choshi Station, take the bus from platform 6 bound for Inubo/Tokawa (about 20 minutes), then about an 8-minute walk from the Inubo stop ⚫︎Highlights: ① The magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean from the top of the lighthouse ② Selected as one of the Top 100 Lighthouses in the World in 1998 for its historical and cultural significance ③ Built in 1874, this Western-style lighthouse stands about 32 meters tall and is made of domestic bricks ④ Designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 2020, along with the old foghorn building and the old warehouse ⑤ Inubosaki Lighthouse Exhibition Hall: Features the first domestic first-order lens, and during events, you can see the rotating first-order lens ⑥ You can witness the earliest sunrise in Japan! ⑦ The lighthouse grew 20 centimeters in 1983 ⑧ The lighthouse has the highest number of visitors among climbable lighthouses in Japan, with a spiral staircase of 99 steps, inspired by Kujukuri ⑨ Other attractions in the area include a white postbox that brings happiness, Cretaceous shallow sea deposits, and the Toei movie opening scene

Spot: East end of Byobugaura Address: Naarai-cho, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture Spot: Choshi Marina Beach Address: Shiomi-cho, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture Spot: Naarai Port Seaside Park Address: Shiomi-cho, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture

Located in Choshi, Chiba, Inubosaki is an interesting place that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. Inubosaki is also home to the Inubosaki Lighthouse, a representative lighthouse in Japanese history that has been selected as one of the 100 best lighthouses in the world! This lighthouse has been in operation for over 150 years since it was first lit in 1874, and is also designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. To access the exhibition area adjacent to the lighthouse, You can purchase tickets from the window to the left of the entrance 🎟️ It is a popular tourist spot for driving and touring ♪ 🛟 Spot name: Inubosaki (Inubosaki Lighthouse) 📍 Location: 9576 Inubosaki, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture 🕰️ Business hours: 8:30-17:30 No fixed holidays *May vary depending on the season 🚉 Access: Train ▶︎ About 10 minutes walk from Inubo Station Bus ▶︎ Take the express bus from Tokyo Station. Get off at Inubosaki and walk for about 5 minutes 💰 Admission fee: Junior high school students and above ▶︎ 300 yen Elementary school students and younger, people with disabilities (up to one caregiver) ▶︎ Free #Drive trip #Spectacular view #Spectacular view spot #Chiba sightseeing #0 yen trip February 2025

#10월여행지원금이벤트 This hotel is located west of Choshi Station, so transportation is convenient, and the staff is very friendly. The room was clean and cozy, so I was able to stay comfortably. Above all, there was a bicycle rental service here, so I rode a bicycle to the mart. The road to the mart was quiet and the scenery was nice, so it was perfect for a change of mood! 📍 HOTEL ROUTE INN CHOSHI EKI NISHI 📍 Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

We went to Ashikajima Beach around 4-5 PM, and the sunset was truly beautiful. The scenery looked as if the sky and the sea were connected as one, leaving us in awe. It was the perfect place to enjoy the moment while watching the sun set. Just by looking at it, we felt peaceful and happy. If you want to see a beautiful sunset, this is a must-visit spot! 📍 Ashikajima Beach

#October travel support event Akatsuki no Yado Daitoku is a place where the owners are really, really kind. They said the boiler was broken, but thanks to their kindness, it was a pleasant stay that will be forgotten. You must try the dinner here! The dishes were really delicious and melted in your mouth. And the highlight of this hotel is the view! The surrounding scenery is so beautiful that just looking at the scenery before your eyes will take away all the fatigue from your trip. If you want to take a leisurely rest, definitely visit! 📍 Akatsuki no Yado Daitoku (Former Daitoku Hotel) あかつきの宿 大徳（旧大徳ホテル） 📍 2437番地-4 Kusatsu-machi Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

#OctoberTravelSupportEvent Ashikajima Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan is a simple but charming small station. The area around the station is very quiet and secluded, making it feel as if time has stopped. It is not crowded like a tourist destination, so it is a perfect place to enjoy a leisurely walk or to organize your thoughts in nature. It is especially close to the ocean, so on clear days, you can enjoy a cool breeze and a calming landscape, making it a hidden gem. If you want to feel a leisurely moment in Japan, be sure to visit! 📍Ashikajima Station 海鹿島駅 📍 PVC7+R6 Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

#Great Places in October 2024 Manganji Temple is a magnificent Japanese temple with a unique architectural style and a quiet atmosphere. The environment here is beautiful and full of the poetry of gentle breeze and drizzle. It is an ideal country to relax your soul! Walking into the majestic temple hall of Manganji Temple, the elegant curves of the roof and exquisite carvings show the essence of traditional Japanese architecture. Visitors can sit quietly in the temple and appreciate the surrounding natural beauty, or walk in the courtyard and feel the breeze blowing on their faces, which makes them feel happy. The environment around the temple is quiet, with shady trees and gurgling streams, making people feel close to nature. The four seasons have different styles. Cherry blossoms in spring, greenery in summer, and red leaves in autumn. No matter when you visit, you can enjoy the charming scenery.

#100TravelStyle If you take the Choshi Electric Railway from Choshi, the station before the last stop, Tonokawa, is Inubo. Before you arrive at the station, you hear an announcement from MoeAzu, and then you arrive. The station name includes the sponsor's name. Chiba-kun will greet you inside the station (lol) You can also walk to the lighthouse in just under 10 minutes. There's also a hot spring, so why not spend the weekend there? #Inubosaki

The Inubosaki lighthouse is overwhelmingly famous in the area, but the beauty and presence of this small lighthouse standing on the coast of a small cape where the waves are crashing is overwhelming. On the almost untouched beach, there are only the work tools of the fishermen and telephone poles. They look amazing in any season, regardless of the weather or time of day. Recommended for those who want to spend some time alone! When traveling by car, you must also consider securing a parking spot.

The enshrined deity is Uka no Mitama no Kami Approximately 350 years ago, in the early Edo period, a fisherman named Chokuro, who came to Choshi from Kishu with Jiroemon Sakiyama, who developed the town and port of Togawa, commissioned Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto. Around 2002, the shrine was badly damaged, so women in the neighborhood pooled their money to build a new shrine. However, it was later destroyed in the Great East Japan Earthquake and is currently in the process of being rebuilt. I think there are pros and cons as to the shape of the shrine, but I think it's good to have a shrine like this. From the temple grounds, you can enjoy a spectacular view of the horizon. There is no parking lot in sight, but you can park by passing through the torii gate and entering the shrine grounds.

Very relaxing area. I've been here three times this year. You can take a walk or sit by the shore. I think pets are allowed as well. It's ¥200-300 yen to go on the lighthouse to view. You have to go up narrow stairs, and to see the magical view on top of the lighthouse. This is lighthouse at Cape Inubozaki is enchanting- it is a national heritage structure and the museum has all details on the operational part of the lighthouse since the beginning of the; views from the top of the lighthouse is mind blowing- you get a 360 degree view of the Pacific Ocean and also boasts of the first sunrise. It was fun for me. No time limit after you first enter.

This is port tower and nice view point to see the port and see. Also you can see the city. I really liked it. It’s 57mt high. I used the binocular there and watched the birds flying over the sea. It was really amazing. For people who have been to Tokyo tower and skytree, this will be small. But you can watch once for the sea view. You can focus the ships . It was a great experience!

It is located 7-8 minutes walk from Kannon Station on the Choshi Electric Railway. It has a splendid five-storied pagoda, and I feel that it is a temple that is the heart of Choshi town. You can also enter the main hall and pray while you are ordering the goshuin. The Choshi Electric Railway runs once an hour during the day, so I think it would be a good idea to take your time to visit the shrine and then board the next train.

#TokyoAttractions The layout of Wako-in's garden is like a landscape painting, covering typical Japanese garden elements such as ponds, waterfalls, and rockeries. With lush trees and gurgling water, being there is like entering a paradise. The elegant and tranquil atmosphere makes people feel inner peace and comfort. Strolling among them, visitors can enjoy various carefully designed scenery, such as towering trees, winding paths, winding bridges, ponds, etc. Each scene is full of unique charm, fully demonstrating the artistic heritage of Japanese gardening. At the same time, the buildings in the temple also feature typical Japanese wooden structures, blending harmoniously with the gardens.

The Former Inubosaki Fog Signal Station and Foghorn House is located on the grounds of Inubosaki Lighthouse in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture. Here you can listen (although it is a recording) to the sound of the foghorn that once echoed across the waters of Inubosaki. The sound came from a horn protruding from the ceiling of the foghorn house, informing ships sailing offshore of the location of Inubosaki. As excessive sounding of the horn would be a nuisance to nearby residents, the light from the lighthouse was usually used, but when thick fog hung over the sea making the light from the lighthouse useless, this foghorn was used as a substitute for light. #Travelingwithme

This is not "Iwashita's Shinshoga Station," but the station sign for Choshi Electric Railway's Inubo Station. This is due to the "Chodenn Naming Rights" system, which allows individuals and groups that invest in Choden to obtain the right to name "secondary station names," and one of the secondary station names is "Wataya Iwao (Umikajima Station), which is clearly the name of an individual (one of the main shareholders). There is also a shop inside Inubo Station, which sells Choshi Electric Railway-style wet rice crackers, flight tags, key chains, local sake, and more. Am I the only one who can't help but reach for these things when I learn about the history of the Choshi Electric Railway? #Me and Travel

#TokyoAttractions The biggest highlight of Cafe Natural Basil is its unique retro-themed design. The cafe uses light wooden elements as the main theme, combined with large floor-to-ceiling glass windows, to create a peaceful atmosphere that is integrated with nature. The store is full of greenery, and even the design of tableware and furniture incorporates natural elements, giving people a leisurely feeling of being in the wilderness. It is also quite distinctive in terms of coffee quality and drink menu. Organic ingredients and environmentally friendly packaging are used here to ensure that guests are presented with healthy and safe choices. At the same time, the menu also includes a variety of creative ice products and healthy tea drinks, enriching guests' choices.

Happy New Year✨️ This year, I went to Choshi City to see the earliest first sunrise in Japan🥰 It seems that Choshi is the place where you can see the first sunrise the earliest in Japan, excluding mountaintops and remote islands👀Apparently, about 60,000 people come every year! To be honest, I was underestimating it, but since it's the number one in Japan, there were a lot of people😂 [Choshi First Sunrise Report]-----------------------------︎︎︎︎︎︎⏰At 12:30, my friend left for the Inubosaki Lighthouse area to secure a parking space🚗To my surprise, there were already traffic restrictions😨(usually full between 2:00 and 3:00) ⏰At 2:20, we changed our destination and went to Choshi Port Tower! Limited to the first 200 people, we met up just after 2:00am! (50 parking spaces available) Take a nap in the car 😪 It's good to have a blanket 🙆♀️ ⏰The line started to form at 4:45, so we lined up outside... 🥶 ⏰Numbered tickets started being distributed at 5:40 ⚠️You can't enter between 6:00 and 7:00 on New Year's Day without this ticket! ⏰Entry begins at 6:00! There's no wind inside, so it's warm...! Pay the fee and head to the observation deck! ⚠️It's first come, first served to reserve a spot on the east side, so do your best! ⏰First sunrise at 6:46 🌅 -------------------------------------------------🗼Recommended points for first sunrise at Choshi Port Tower🗼 ︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎ Once you're inside, it's not cold while you wait until sunrise! ︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎ As it is an observation deck, you can see the whole city and the horizon with a beautiful view ︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎ Even if you are late to head to Inubosaki, there is a possibility! ⚠️Points to note⚠️︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎ You will have to queue outside for about an hour, so it is essential to take measures against the cold! ︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎ You need to line up early to get a good spot at the observation deck...︎︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎ There is a convenience store about a 10-minute walk away, so it's best to stop by in your car before heading out. Spot information━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📍Choshi Port Tower 🗺Address: 2-6385-267 Kawaguchicho, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture🚗Access: Tokyo - Higashi-Kanto Expressway "Sawara-Katori IC" - National Route 356 - Choshi Tokyo - Higashi-Kanto Expressway "Itako IC" - National Route 124 - Choshi Chiba - Chiba Togane Road - Matsuo Yokoshiba IC - Yokoshibahikari IC - Route 126 - Choshi🅿️Parking lot 50 cars⏰Opening hours: 1/1 (Sat) First sunrise special business 6:00-17:30 (last entry 17:00) Between 6:00-7:00, the number of visitors to the observation deck is limited to 200 people *Numbered tickets will be distributed from around 5:30💳Payment method: Cash💵Budget: 420 yen for adults #Tokyo sightseeing #First sunrise #Choshi Port Tower #Japan's best #Winter trip

Soy sauce roasted seeds a day. The easternmost city of Kanto, Chiba Prefecture, has been a famous soy sauce producing area since the Edo period. There is also a white mailbox that complements the white lighthouse, facing the Pacific Ocean, and the Inukazaki view is excellent. Sitting in a private railway in Japan, the strontium electric railway that saved its life by selling senbei. . #銚子 #銚子electriciron #sauce town

The easternmost part of Kanto, 銚子 Minato-cho, famous for making soy sauce. In the summer, I made a special trip to sell sunflowers because there were sunflowers to see. Take the indium electric iron that relies on selling senbei to maintain its business.

Inubosaki Lighthouse is located at the eastern end of Choshi, at the tip of Chiba-kun's ear. The chalky white lighthouse stands out against the blue sky on a clear day. Climb the 99 steps of the spiral staircase to the observation deck and enjoy a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. The vast ocean that spreads out before you is a spectacular sight. 9576 Inubosaki, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, 288-0012 Train: From Choshi Electric Railway "Choshi Station" to Choshi Electric Railway "Inubo Station" - about a 10-minute walk Bus: From JR Choshi Station bus stop No. 6 bound for "Inubo/Tokawa" - get off at "Inubo" (travel time: about 20 minutes) - about an 8-minute walk #trip2023 #Japan #Choshi #Daytrip