2026 Tako Travel Guide: must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transport & travel experiences (updated in August)

This guide compiles recommended hydrangea spots in Chiba, including a popular donut shop with long lines and a lunch spot with a stunning garden view. Please use this guide to help you enjoy your hydrangea tour, as they are in full bloom right now. [Hattori Farm Hydrangea Garden] 719 Mikagaya, Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture 《Access》 Approximately 26 minutes on foot from the Nakanoshima Park Entrance bus stop / Kominato Railway bus Opening Period: June 1st to early July Opening Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM · With a total area of ​​18,000 m², over 10,000 hydrangea plants of 250 varieties are planted. It has been featured on social media, television, and magazines, and has become a popular tourist attraction in Mobara. · Vegetables and fruits are sold at reasonable prices near the entrance. ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ [Hondoji Temple] 63 Hiraga, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture 《Access》 Approximately 11 minutes on foot from the North Exit of Kita-Kogane Station Visiting Hours: 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM · The temple grounds boast 50,000 hydrangea plants. Slightly further away, 5,000 irises can be seen, attracting many tourists. Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed in spring, and autumn leaves in fall. · Upon entering the temple grounds through the Niomon Gate, a five-story pagoda stands atop a hydrangea-covered slope. This is a popular photo spot where you can capture hydrangeas and a five-story pagoda. · The approach to Hondoji Temple from the station is bustling with souvenir shops and restaurants. ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ 【Shotozan Nihonji Temple】 1820-1 Minaminaka, Tako-machi, Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture 《Access》 Approximately 6 minutes on foot from Minaminaka bus stop / JR Bus Kanto · Nihonji Temple is surrounded by 8,000 hydrangea bushes. · As you pass through the temple gate, towering cedar forests line both sides of the straight approach, and the vibrantly colored hydrangeas planted along the cedar forest are magnificent. The spacious grounds feature a hydrangea garden and a hydrangea-lined promenade, where you can enjoy a variety of colorful hydrangeas. ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ 【Michi-no-Eki Tako】 1069-1 Tako, Tako-machi, Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture 《Access》 Approximately 15 minutes on foot from Takane bus stop / JR Bus Kanto Opening Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM ・A roadside station where you can enjoy delicious local products while admiring the relaxed rural scenery and hydrangeas and other seasonal flowers. · The hydrangea promenade along both banks of the Kuriyama River is adorned with rapeseed flowers and cherry blossoms in spring, hydrangeas in early summer, and cosmos in autumn, and seasonal events are held throughout the year. · At this time, we were able to take a pleasure boat ride for 300 yen. It was fun to see the hydrangeas from the river. · Gourmet Spots * # Always a queue · American homemade impact A strikingly American exterior · The extremely popular donuts have a purchase limit, but you can buy as many of the other items as you like... Everyone buys a tray full. · Chewy and fluffy. The best donut I've ever had. 📍Washoku-dokoro Suishutei 521-4 Ueno, Nagara-machi, Chosei-gun, Chiba Prefecture (Inside Sport & Do Resort Resol no Mori) 《Access》 Nagara Elementary School bus stop / Approximately 30 minutes on foot from Kominato Railway bus Opening hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM · Relocated from the former Swiss Embassy, ​​a 90-year-old building with 741 square meters of space, as a symbol of international friendship. · Enjoy a relaxing meal while overlooking a dry landscape garden. · Serving seasonal kaiseki cuisine using local fish from the Outer Boso Peninsula and local vegetables, as well as healthy lunches focusing on natural foods, local ingredients, and pesticide-free organic ingredients. · After your meal, enjoy visually appealing desserts such as miniature garden-shaped sweets (limited to 10 servings per day), black sugar anmitsu, and rice flour pancakes. · A popular afternoon tea featuring beautifully presented Japanese sweets is also available during teatime. 📍Coffee Kuroneko-sha 327-1 Taida, Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture Opening Hours: 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM · A stylish cafe renovated from an empty house by a couple who moved from Tokyo. · Their lunch is a plate lunch where you can choose from two main dishes. Everything was absolutely delicious!! · The seasonal hydrangea cake was incredibly cute. · The shop's interior was also lovely. #DomesticTravel #Hydrangeas #Chiba #HydrangeaSpots #Donuts

✨ Nokogiriyama in Chiba Prefecture is a perfect destination for a leisurely stroll, relaxation, and appreciating the beauty of nature. 🏞️ Known as "Kenkunzan" during the Edo period, Nokogiriyama was once a stone quarry. The remnants of the quarrying process have left the mountain with irregular saw-tooth formations, creating vertical cliffs that are both striking and awe-inspiring, with the tallest reaching up to 96 meters. ❤️👍🏻🥰 At the southern foot of Nokogiriyama lies the "Nihon-ji Daibutsu," a temple said to have been established 1,300 years ago by the monk Gyoki under the orders of Emperor Shomu. Designated as an important cultural property of Japan, the temple features grand Zen architecture and is still home to young monks practicing their faith. 🧘🏻⛩️🙏🏻 If you're visiting Chiba Prefecture, consider exploring Nokogiriyama. It's an ideal spot for walking, unwinding, capturing stunning photos, and enjoying the natural scenery. 📸🚶➡️🔥

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