Museum · Sakae

Boso no Mura 千葉県立房総のむら

A prefectural open-air museum recreating an Edo-period Boso town and farm villages, with merchant houses, a samurai residence and some 400 hands-on craft and cooking workshops a year.

Hours9:00-16:30

ClosedMondays (next day if holiday), year-end

PriceAdult: ¥300
High school/university: ¥150
Junior high and under / 65+: Free

Getting thereAjiki Station (JR Narita Line), bus about 10 min; Narita Station, bus or taxi

Time needed2-3 hours

Best timeWeekends for demonstrations; spring and autumn

Address1028 Ryukakuji, Sakae-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba

Websitechiba-muse.or.jp/MURA

About

Boso no Mura rebuilds a late-Edo streetscape of merchant houses, from a sake shop and confectioner to a blacksmith and dyer, plus a samurai residence and farmhouses from different parts of Chiba, all set among fields and woods. Staff in period roles demonstrate traditional crafts, and visitors can sign up for workshops such as making soba, wagashi, indigo dyeing, pottery or straw crafts (extra fees). The adjoining Boso Fudoki no Oka area holds an archaeology museum and the Ryukakuji burial mound group, including the huge Iwaya Kofun. It is one of the best introductions to rural Japanese life near Tokyo and a stop on the Narita transit tours.

Highlights

Reconstructed Edo-period merchant street
Samurai residence and regional farmhouses
Hands-on workshops: soba, wagashi, dyeing, crafts
Adjoining Boso Fudoki no Oka burial mounds and archaeology museum
Seasonal events and festivals

Tips

Adults 300 yen; junior high and under and 65+ free
Workshop slots fill on weekends; arrive early or check the schedule online
Bus from JR Ajiki Station or Keisei/JR Narita; by car about 25 min from the airport

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