Boso Peninsula (Chiba) — 7 days, car

An easy loop around Chiba’s Boso Peninsula from Tokyo: Kameyama Lake, Mt. Nokogiri’s giant Buddha, Katsuura’s morning market, the Byobugaura cliffs and Choshi fishing port, the Kujukuri coast, and Naritasan.

Don't miss

Katsuura tantanmen from the origin shop near the morning market.

• Day 1 — Tokyo → Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line + Umihotaru (artificial-island rest stop) → Kameyama Lake (largest dam lake in Chiba). (drive ~2.5h). Stay Kamogawa. — Route map
• Day 2 — Oyama Senmaida (rice terraces) → Mt. Nokogiri (giant Buddha, views over Tokyo Bay) → Cape Taito Lighthouse → Katsuura morning market. (drive ~2h). Stay Katsuura. — Route map
• Day 3 — Katsuura morning market → Byobugaura cliffs (“Dover of the East”) → Choshi fishing port + Inubosaki Lighthouse. (drive ~1.5h). Stay Choshi. — Route map
• Day 4 — Choshi → Kujukuri coast (Japan’s longest sandy beach) → Onjuku (fishing village, seafood lunch) → Kujukuri onsen (seaside bath, sunset). (drive ~2h). Stay Kujukuri onsen. — Route map
• Day 5 — Kujukuri → Yoro Gorge / Awamata Falls → Sawara (Edo canal town) + Katori Shrine → Naritasan. (drive ~1.5h). Stay Narita. — Route map
• Day 6 — Narita → Naritasan (Omotesando, temple) + Narita Park → Sakura (castle ruins, samurai) → Narita. (drive ~1h). Stay Narita. — Route map
• Day 7 — Narita morning — Naritasan (Omotesando, temple) + Narita Park or Narita Museum of Aeronautical Sciences (aviation museum near the airport) → return car → evening train to Tokyo (drive ~0.5h). — Route map

Highlights

🛕 Mt. Nokogiri Daibutsu — Japan’s largest pre-modern stone Buddha

🌊 Byobugaura cliffs — the “Dover of the East” white sea cliffs

🌊 Inubosaki Lighthouse — Choshi’s beacon at the Pacific’s first-sunrise point

🛕 Naritasan temple — the great hall of Naritasan Shinsho-ji

🏞️ Kameyama Lake — island-dotted lake

🌿 Oyama Senmaida — 375 rice terraces to the sea

Local food & drink

• Katsuura tantanmen — Chiba’s fiery soy ramen with chili oil and onions
• Narita unagi — kabayaki eel along Omotesando
• Choshi fresh mackerel/sashimi — Japan’s top fishing port
• Kujukuri goma-iwashi / sour natto — sesame sardines and tangy coast natto
• Onjuku kaisendon — seafood bowl at the fishing village
• Choshi soy sauce — centuries-old brewing town
• Sawara local sake — the “Little Edo” brewing district
• Chiba local sake — regional brews with seafood Don’t miss: Katsuura tantanmen from the origin shop near the morning market.