Chiba City Museum of Local History — Attraction in Chiba

This location is about 15 minutes walk from Chiba station. Chiba city was named after the Chiba clan ruled this area between 12th-16th century. Chiba city folk museum was constructed on the former site of Chiba castle and the current castle is modeled after a traditional castle in 1967. Chiba city related cultural and historical materials are collected, preserved and displayed here.There is a gallery and lecture hall on first floor and an observatory on the fifth floor. Though this is a small castle you can have the satisfaction of learning little bit of samurai history, enjoy wearing the kimono or samurai armour (yoroi) and take the memories of changing to a princess or samurai for a moment by the help of friendly staffs. You can try the traditional japanese dress on every 3rd Saturday (except Jan &Aug). And all this for...

The castle is open to public from Tuesday to Sunday. If Monday is a holiday observance in Japan, the castle opens its door for public and be closed on the following day. There are no entrance fee for the place. Absolutely free of charge. Although it is more of a museum type, where the History of Chiba Prefecture is presented, than a castle. My only suggestion is that maybe they will have some translation on some of the captions on their exhibits because non-locals or non-Japanese speakers or readers will find their hardest time in understanding the caption of a certain exhibit. It is very much accessible to the public because there is a train station nearby which is the...

A short walk from my capsule hotel. The entrance fee is free. The Museum is shaped like the old Chiba Castle. But is infact a modern reconstruction. It showcases the development of Chiba from the feudal ages up to modern development. I recomend to go up all the way to the top floor so you can have a 360° view of Chiba city. When I was there in 2016 we had a freak snow fall. So I had the pleasure of seeing the Castle in an autumn setting and covered in snow. A beautiful castle in...