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INFORMATION

Narita City
Tourist Information Center
(JR Narita Station)
TEL.0476-24-3198

Narita Tourist Pavilion
(Naritasan Shinshoji Temple Omotesando Avenue)
TEL.0476-24-3232

Narita Airport Tourist
Infomation Center
Terminal 1 : 1st Floor
(Arrivals)
TEL.0476-30-3383

Narita Airport Tourist
Infomation Center
Terminal 2 : 1st Floor
(Arrivals)
TEL.0476-34-5877

Sakura Tourism Association
TEL.043-486-6000

Tourist Information Center
(JR Sakura Station)
TEL.043-485-9700

Suigo Sawara
Tourism Association
TEL.0478-52-6675

*Sakura City Museum of Art
*Sakura Castle Park
*National Museum of Japanese History
*Sakura Furusato Square
*Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art
*Old Samurai Houses of Sakura

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Sakura City Museum of Art

The former Kawasaki Bank Sakura Branch building is a cultural property 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.

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Sakura Castle Park

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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National Museum of Japanese History

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.

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Sakura Furusato Square [Sakura Furusato Hiroba]

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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Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art

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.

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Old Samurai Houses of Sakura

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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