Sightseeing routes in Hokuso area
Sightseeing by a rental bicycle for Choshi Geopark and hands-on experience
Designated as Japanese Geoparks first in Chiba Prefecture in September, 2012.
You can have great time by hands-on experience type sightseeing using guide of Choshi Geopark for free and rental bicycle.
Theme | Know, see, learn, and eat in Geopark |
Recommended for | couples, married couples, senior citizens, group, and one person |
The best season | all seasons |
Time required | 200 minutes for a day trip or 2 days and 1 night for an overnight trip |
Spots to visit |
Explanation for spot |
Staying time & charge |
Byoubugaura
In the park for learning about the earth, you can watch Byoubugaura, which is a museum of strata.The coastal cliff of 40 to 50 m meters above sea level extends for 10 km. You can watch the strata from promenade.
Staying time
20 minutesCharge
- yen4 minutes by rental bicycle
Inuiwa in Choshi Geopark
There is a legend about Yoshitsune Minamoto that his dog kept baring missing Yoshitsune for 7 days and 7 nights after Yoshitsune left the dog, and finally the dog became a rock, which is the Inuiwa.Staying time
9 minutesCharge
- yen5 minutes by rental bicycle
Baking experience of Nure-senbei (wet rice cracker)
You can bake Nure-senbei (wet rice cracker), the delicacy of Choshi Electric Railway, by yourself and eat the just-baked Nure-senbei.Staying time
10 minutesCharge
- yen1 minutes by rental bicycle
Lunch at "Shimatake", rotating sushi bar serving sushi with very big raw fish
First floor is a rotating sushi bar serving sushi with very big raw fish.At second floor, a set meal of splendid alfonsino boiled with soy is recommended.
Staying time
60 minutesCharge
- yen5 minutes by rental bicycle
The observatory hill of the roundness of the Earth
330 degrees out of the full vision of 360 degrees are occupied by the horizon. You can feel the roundness of the Earth from this panoramic view.Staying time
30 minutesCharge
- yen10 minutes by rental bicycle
Townscape of Togawa and Tofu gelato
You can move by rental bicycle enjoying retro townscape and feeling the warmth of a port town. On the way, you can stop by at Sakakibara tofu shop and eat tofu gelato. Strawberry flavor is recommended.Staying time
20 minutesCharge
- yen5 minutes by rental bicycle