Chiba Nanohana News (July 2024)

 Index

I. Festival and Events      

I. Festival and Events 

1)Inage Pool Garden in Chiba City

Following a grand reopening in 2022, this extensive seaside water park is equipped with several types of pools and has a plethora of activities scheduled! GOLD seats and DIAMOND seats, with sofas and tables, are available along the most popular pools for a fee. After some heated fun in the pools, cool down at the indoor restaurant and fuel up with a meal or a snack. Noodles, rice bowls, kid’s meals and many other items are available at the restaurant.

In addition, there is easy access to the white sands of Inage Beach and you can pop by The SUNSET Pier and Café to enjoy some original drinks on the wooden deck which extends out into the sea.

DJ beach parties will liven up the weekends of July to September, and this year, the pool will also be open from 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. for the Night Pool experience. Come with your family, friends, or partner to have fun at the pool!

*The Night Pool will be open from 17 August (Saturday) to 1 September (Sunday). Details will be available at a later date on the official website.

• Period: 13 July 2024 (Saturday) to 23 September 2024 (Monday)
  *The pool will only be open on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays in September.
• Location: Inage Pool Garden, 7-2-2 Takahama, Mihama-ku, Chiba City
• Admission: ¥2,000 for adults, ¥1,000 for high school students, ¥500 for elementary and junior high school students, ¥200 for preschoolers. Free for ages 3 and below. Free for those holding a Certificate for Persons with Disabilities and one accompanying person
  *An entrance ticket for the specified day of visit is required for all days of operation.
• Access
  By car: Drive 7.8km from Makuhari IC on the Keiyo Road, or 5.9km from Wangan Chiba IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway
  By train: Take the bus bound for Kaihin Koen Iriguchi from Inage Kaigan station (JR Keiyo Line), alight at Kaihin Koen Iriguchi bus stop and walk 5 minutes, or take the bus bound for Kaihin Koen Pool from Inage station (JR Sobu Line), alight at Inage Kaihin Koen Pool.
• Inquiry: Inage Kaihin Park General Inquiries TEL: 043-247-2771
• Inage Pool Garden website

 2) Yaegaki Shrine Gion Festival @ Yaegaki Shrine, Sosa City 

Every 4 and 5 August, around 20 mikoshi and teams of Ohayashi musicians from 10 towns in the city will participate in the Yaegaki Shrine Gion Festival. The designs of the mikoshi follow the region’s distinctive style. The sight of the mikoshi bearers, accompanied by the boisterous Japanese flute and drums, marching on and chanting “Anryaa doshita” with their strong voices is sure to excite those watching. Another distinctive trait of this festival is the splashing of cold water on the mikoshi procession.

Traditionally, women are not permitted to bear mikoshi. However, this outdated rule is no longer followed at this festival, and it has garnered attention as one of the rare instances within Japan in which women are permitted to bear mikoshi. On the evening of the 4^th, in addition to the mikoshi borne by men, 10 mikoshi borne by women will also make their rounds.

The highlight of the festival will be the procession involving all the mikoshi on the 5^th. The procession will depart from Yokaichiba Elementary school at 12 p.m. and parade through the streets of the city. From 4 p.m., the mikoshi will enter Yaegaki Shrine one after another and you can witness the strength exhibited by the mikoshi bearers as the atmosphere reaches a fever pitch.

 

• Schedule
  4 August 2024 (Sunday): Children’s Mikoshi from 1 p.m., Women’s Mikoshi from 5 p.m.
  5 August (Monday): 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Venue: Yaegaki Shrine, 2939 I, Yokaichiba, Sosa City
• Access:
  [By car] Drive 5 minutes from Sosa IC on the Choshi Intercity Expressway
  [By train] Walk 5 minutes from Yokaichiba station (JR Sobu Main Line)
• Inquiry: Sosa City Tourism Association TEL: 0479-73-0014
• Sosa City website

3) Mura no Ennichi Summer Festival @ Boso-no-Mura, Sakae Town

Boso-no-Mura will hold a special summer event with the theme of “suzumu”, meaning to cool down, on 3 and 4 August (Saturday and Sunday).

Come enjoy the rambunctious atmosphere with activities such as workshops making summer items, ghost storytelling, and more! In addition to street performances, you can also paint windchimes, scoop goldfish, shoot targets, eat anzu-ame (apricot candy) and many other summer must-try food and activities.

Admission is free for those who come dressed in yukata or jimbei! Come experience a traditional Japanese summer at Boso-no-Mura!

• Date: 3 - 4 August 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)
• Location: Chiba Prefectural Open-air Museum Boso-no-Mura, 1028 Ryukakuji, Sakae Town, Imba District
• Admission:
  ¥300 for general admission, ¥150 for high school and university students. Free for junior high school students and below, and 65-year-olds and above. Free for those holding a Certificate for Persons with Disabilities and one accompanying person.
  *Free for those dress in yukata or jimbei.
• Access:
  [By car] After exiting Higashi Kanto Expressway at Narita IC, drive 3 km towards Narita Kaido. Continue straight towards Sakae for 7 km at Tsuchiya intersection.
  [By train] Take the bus bound for Ryukakujidai Shako from the West Exit of Narita Station (JR Narita Line), alight at Ryukakujidai 2-chome bus stop and walk 10 minutes. OR take the bus bound for Ryukakujidai Shako from Ajiki station (JR Narita Line), alight at Boso-no-Mura bus stop and walk 3 minutes.
• Inquiry: Boso-no-Mura Public Relations and Promotion Group TEL: 0476-95-3333
• Boso-no-Mura website

 

I. Festival and Events