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There are a ton of unknown cities to visit close to Tokyo. After you have visited Tokyo's main tourist spots, why not check out Tokyo's suburbs? This time JAPANKURU will take you to Nagareyama City in Chiba, about half an hour from Tokyo!
In recent years, we have heard many rarities of old-fashioned craftsmen and women continuing to do what is important to them and their family despite new culture and trends. Similar to Kagurazaka, one of the best things you find at places like Nagareyama not only linking with the history of the past but the warmth and desire to connect with everyone is very strong.
You can only reach the town via subway or TX Tsukuba Express. So if you would like to visit a place to get away from all a hustle and bustle of Tokyo, or experience a more intimate city, follow JAPANKURU on their visit to Nagareyama!
KUBOTA SAKE (窪田酒造)
685 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba
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⏰: 8:30am~5:30pm
📞: 04-7125-3331
🖳Kubota Sake official website (JPN)
– Nagareyama sightseeing guide application page (English)
→ There is a facility for those that want to experience in Nagareyama.
If you don't understand Japanese, you can apply for a free English guide by using the above page.
TOWA (蔵のカフェ+ギャラリー灯環)
Nagareyama is not only famous for mirin, but also miso. So if you choose to eat at Towa we advice trying some of their food and/or drinks that include miso or mirin. For example Towa's mirin lemonade! It has the nice tartness of lemonade but the mirin adds a different kind of sweetness.
1-155 Nagareyama, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba
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⏰: 10:30am~5:30pm (L.O. 5pm)
Closed: Every Tuesday and Wednesday
🖳TOWA official website (JPN)
KIMURA INKAN (木村印鑑店)
Next, we headed to a Japanese hanko store, Kimura Inkan (木村印鑑店), that has been inherited for three generations. Once you walk inside though and you see lanterns hanging from the walls…which got us curious, what exactly is this place? Turns out that Kimura Inkan store not only prints seals and makes hankos, but they also make traditional Japanese lanterns. If you live in Japan, hankos are a must to open bank accounts, notarize important documents, and more. You may think that there is not much use for paper lanterns anymore, but during Japan's national holiday Obon, many people bring their family lanterns to get prepared so that they can use them to guide their parents home from the grave.
KONO CONO (あかり館@雑貨konocono)
6-1324 Ka, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba
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⏰: Weekdays 10am~4pm
Saturdays and holidays 1pm~5pm
Closed: Every Sunday and Monday
🖳kono cono official website (JPN)
KALEIDOSCOPE GALLERY MISEGURA (万華鏡ギャラリー 見世蔵 )
2-101-1, Nagareyama, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba
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⏰: 10am~5pm (every Mon & Tues closed)
📞: 04-7190-5100
🖳Kaleidoscope Misegura official website (JPN)
MASHIYA GOFUKUYA (ましや呉服屋)
SHIMIZUYA (清水屋)
2-26, Nagareyama, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba
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⏰: noon~7pm
📞: 04-7158-0140
🖳Chiba Prefecture Shimizuya website (JPN)
machimin
The name for this open rest and community center "machimin" is composed of the Japanese word "machi" (まち, meaning street or town) and "min" (みん, a shorter version of mina (みな) meaning everyone). They took this area and turned it into a space with the concept of "building a town with everyone."
Machimin provides activities that promote the exchange of new visitors with locals, and bring new vitality to the city of Nagareyama. Earlier we mentioned how Nagareyama is famous for mirin and white miso, and here machimin also sells desserts that in place of sugar use mirin! Their mirin marshmallows completely changed everything we thought we knew about marshmallows.
☆machimin
1-264, Nagareyama, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba
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⏰: 10am~4pm
🖳machimin website (JPN)
Machimin is right next to the Ryutetsu Line, Nagareyama Station (流山駅). It is a small local station that does not even use electric train passes. They still use thick, old-fashioned tickets that they have to punch. If you chose to take this train it will give you a chance to see more of the suburbs.
The above eight places are selected by JAPANKURU as a recommended travel route of Nagareyama City. It is best to give yourself a period of time to wander around and really enjoy the warmth and charms of such a place. Sure may be able to see some of these places in Tokyo or Kyoto, but we can guarantee they won't have that special factor nor will you be able to see the love and kindness that those in such a small city like Nagareyama have for visitors.
🚶Click here for the Nagareyama sightseeing guide application page (English)🚶
If you don't understand Japanese but want to experience something in Nagareyama,
you can apply for a free English guide by using the above page.
How to get to Nagareyama? There are two main ways to get there:
1. Ryutetsu (local Nagareyama train) – To use the Ryutetsu, you need to first transfer at Mabashi Station (馬橋駅), then take the train straight to Nagareyama Station.
2. TX Tsukuba Express (subway) – TX Tsukuba Express is the easiest and fastest way to get here. Just hop on at any TX station (Asakusa, Akihabara, etc.) and take it to Nagareyama-otakanomori Station.
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