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| Sakura City Museum of Art |
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The former Kawasaki Bank Sakura Branch building is
a cultural asset designated by chiba as the entrance
hall to the museum.This art museum is intened mainly
for the artist of Sakura and Chiba Boso Peninsula Area.
http://www.city.sakura.lg.jp/museum/
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Getting There
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Get off at Keisei Sakura Station, and 8
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| Sakura Castle Park [Sakura Joshi
Koen] |
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This beautiful park, covered with rich green, extends
amid the ruins of Sakura Castle since the Edo era. Strolling
the park, you will find the Uba-ga-ike Lake, a tea-ceremony
house, and the remains of the ancient castle moat which
is now dry but gives you vestiges of its former splendor.
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Getting There
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Get off at JR or Keisei Sakura Station,
and 20 minutes on foot.
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| National Museum of Japanese History |
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Located on the corner of Sakura Castle Park, this historical
museum of grand scale presents a unique attraction each
season. Exhibits on Japanese history and folk world
- from ancient times to the modern era - are displayed.
In addition to actual materials, reproduction dioramas,
touch-style liquid crystal panels, and other devices
help to showcase the exhibits in an interesting and
simple manner.
http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/
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Getting There
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Get off at Keisei Sakura Station, and 15
minutes on foot.
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Sakura Furusato Square
[Sakura Furusato Hiroba] |
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Located in this square is a Dutch windmill, a symbol
of goodwill between the Netherlands and Japan, which
is a Dutch drainage type made in the Netherlands and
the first built in Japan. The Tulip Festival is celebrated
in April every year in this square.
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Getting There
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Get off at Keisei Usui Station, and 30 minutes
on foot.
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Sakura Tulip Festival
From early to late in April (Sakura Furusato Square)
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In the Sakura Furusato Square by the Inba Swamp,
more than 400,000 tulips bloom around the Netherlands’s
windmill.
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Contact : Sakura Tourism Association
TEL.043-486-6000
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| Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art |
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This museum is known for its rich collection of art
by world noted artists such as Rembrandt, Renoir, Monet,
and Chagall. There are works by 20th century masters
such as Picasso and Braque, as well as masters of Japanese
arts such as Korin Ogata. The museum also has a noteworthy
collection of modern art.
http://www.dic.co.jp/museum/
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Getting There
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20 minutes by free bus from JR Sakura Station.
30 minutes by free bus from Keisei Sakura Station.
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| Old Samurai Houses of Sakura |
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In the Edo period there were many samurai houses along
the Bukeyashiki Street, a historical area where three
restored samurai houses are located and open to the
public. A visit to these houses makes you reminiscent
of the old castle town of Sakura of the Edo days, telling
you about the way of life of the samurai.
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Getting There
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Get off at JR Sakura Station, and 10 minutes
on foot. Get off at Keisei Sakura Station, and 20 minutes
on foot.
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Sakura Jidai Festival
Early in May (In and around Shinmachi, Sakura)
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People disguised as armored warriors and princesses
march in procession along the streets of the castle
town. Drum performance and ladder-top stunts are
conducted as well.
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Contact : Sakura Jidai Festival Executive
Committee TEL.043-486-2331
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Sakura Autumn Festival
Three days in the middle of October (In and Around
Shinmachi, Sakura)
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Against the background of the musical accompaniment
of flutes and drums, festival cars of respective
blocks of the town compete with each other.
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Contact : Sakura Tourism Association
TEL.043-486-6000
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