Sakura Hometown Square — Attraction in Sakura

It is like a mini Holland or Netherlands in Japan during spring time. We went there in the first week of April because they have their spring festival. You can see a wide field of different varieties of beautiful tulips and you can buy them too. You can also see a line of beautiful cherry blossoms in front of the big windmill with a wonderful view of the lake. In their spring festival, there were movable food stands in the area apart from the two shops (small buildings) where you can buy farmers’ local goods, food, snacks, and souvenirs. Children can also enjoy some shows like cute monkeys doing tricks, etc. This area becomes lively during spring time because of the tulips and cherry blossoms. But with the rest of the seasons, you can only enjoy the lake view, windmill, cycling, and buy some local goods at the two shops (small building). This place is also very popular with cyclists as they can safely cycle along the exclusive road for cycling and walking surrounding the lake. They can enjoy the lake view or drop by to rest and to have some refreshments or snacks at...

It’s awesome place to visit,

The Authentic Dutch Windmill "De Liefde" In the spring of 1994, Sakura City celebrated its 40th municipality. For this anniversary, the windmill "De Liefde" was built as the landmark of Sakura Furusato Square, and also as a symbol of friendlyrelations between the Netherlands and Sakura City. "De Liefde" is Japan's first authentic Dutch water pumping windmill actually being operated. It was manufactured mainly in the Netherlands and was assembled in Sakura with the cooperation of Dutch engineers. The four-story windmill tower, built from reinforced concrete and brick walls, measures 15.6 meters high.It has four sails that form 27.5 meters in diameter. Visitors can enter the tower and can closely observe mechanism of the internal structure, including the waterwheel which locates on the...

Open area with a windmill, and a river nearby. You can see seasonal flowers from tulips to sunflowers. They grow hundreds of thousands but you will have to check the dates of each event before you go.

The easiest way to get there is to catch the community bus from Keisei Sakura station. There's a special bus service during flower seasons - check the Sakura Furusato Sq. Official website for the special seasonal bus service timetable. Buses are limited on normal days (when there is no flower viewing event). And your don't want to miss the last bus back to the station because it's a long walk if you did.

There's also a monument and a manhole cover dedicated to Kabosu if you know who that is.

There's a boat ride but the tickets are limited. They can run out pretty fast. Bicycle rental is...