Tomisato city

Tomisato Central Park

The hygrophyte garden is arranged with ponds in addition to such flowers as Japanese irises and sweet flags around June, and you can enjoy seeing them and strolling.

The park is also arranged with Shiki-no-Mori (forest of four seasons), Asobi-no-Hiroba (playground), and Event-no-Hiroba (Event Square).

652-12 Nanae, Tomisato city

Tomisato Sheep Farm Monument

The “Tomisato Sheep Farm Monument” is located in the cluster of cedar trees surrounding Jinmu Shrine dedicated to Emperor Jinmu.

Thanks to Toshimichi Okubo, Minister of Home Affairs, who advocated the necessity of modern livestock farming, the Government of Meiji opened Sheep Farm (Shimofusa Bokuyojo), first in Japan, at Tokura and Goryo in Tomisato city, to promote domestic supply of sheep wool, raw material for woolen goods, as part of encouragement of new industry in 1875.

Recognizing the origin of livestock farming and his epochal plan, the monument was erected.

1322-4 Tokura, Tomisato city

Monument of Sheep Farm Selected by Lord Okubo

The monument of the site of sheep farm selected in the Meiji era by Toshimichi Okubo, Minister of Home Affairs.

172 Goryo, Tomisato city

Fujisaki Mokushi Shiryokan (Historical Material Museum)

The monument of the site of sheep farm selected in the Meiji era by Toshimichi Okubo, Minister of Home Affairs.

172 Goryo, Tomisato city

Information Desk for the Home of Race Horses in Chiba

Chiba information desk provides various kinds of information on horses including racehorses and auction markets.

It preserves many historical materials including introduction of horses that achieved remarkable performances in races and stock farm maps.

The city is dotted with 18 stock farms, and visits to them and horse riding facilities are introduced.

1 Tokura, Tomisato city
0476-93-1008
Open: 9:00 - 16:00 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 12:00 Saturday
Closed: Sunday, National holiday, Year-end/new-year holidays

Tomisato Watermelon

Tomisato city is a famous place for producing watermelons boasting the largest shipment in Japan.

Every watermelon of Tomisato has high sugar content and enjoys a great reputation for its taste.

There is a large statue of cut watermelon in front of the city office of Tomisato city, and you can see a large watermelon “gas tank” from Park No. 2 of Tomisato Second Industrial Complexes, and pickled watermelon and watermelon jelly are specified as local products of Tomisato city.

There are events on watermelon such as Suika Matsuri (watermelon festival) on the third Sunday and Suika Road Race on the fourth Sunday of June every year, and during these days, the city is crowded full of watermelons.

652-1 Nanae, Tomisato city