Funabashi City, in Chiba Prefecture, is located between Tokyo and Narita Airport. The area around Funabashi Station, and the area facing Tokyo Bay are home to all kinds of shops, restaurants and amusements. Meanwhile, just a short stroll away you’ll find beautiful parks where you can enjoy seasonal flowers near the shores of Tokyo Bay. From shopping to culture, Funabashi City offers a variety of unmissable Japan experiences, helping you enjoy your free time to the fullest.
Experiences
Juicy and sweet Japanese pears are harvested in Funabashi. Chiba Prefecture ranks first in Japan in the number of pears harvested every year.
| Access | 7-min walk from Takifudo Station (SL16) |
| Telephone number | 0474482416 |
| Business hours | 9:00 – 18:00 |
Enjoy strawberry-picking from January to May at this fruit farm which grows Japanese pears, grapes, strawberries, and much more.
| Access | 6-min walk from Misaki Station (SL15) |
| Telephone number | 0474482058 |
| Business hours | 10:00 – 13:00 |
| URL | https://tanakaenfunabashi.wixsite.com/tanakaen/blank |
This wadaiko (traditional Japanese drums) school can arrange a wadaiko class for a group of tourists. Wadaiko is a powerful musical instrument, which even beginners can enjoy playing. Playing wadaiko is not only enjoying music, however, but also a physical sport using your whole body, and has been gaining attention recently as a way to refresh your energy.
| Access | 7-min walk from Funabashi Station (JB31, JO25, KS22, TD35) |
| Telephone number | 0474678700 |
| Business hours | 10:00 – 22:00 |
| URL | https://www.taikolab-funabashi.com/ |
Funabashi Meguru Spa is a spa facility utilizing thermal energy generated from incinerating garbage at Hokubu Seiso Kojo, a garbage disposal facility in Funabashi City. The facility has big bath areas with open-air baths, saunas, and a walking pool.
*People with tattoos are not allowed to use the facility.
| Access | 40 min by bus from Funabashi Station (JB31, JO25, KS22, TD35), getting off at Funabashi Meguspa-mae / 15 min by bus from Misaki Station (SL15) |
| Telephone number | 0474575151 |
| Business hours | 9:00 –21:00 |
| Regular holiday | Mon (or the following day when it falls on a national holiday), Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 |
| URL | https://f-meguspa.jp/ |
The 134-meter long and 28-meter wide SHIRASE was an enormous Ice Breaker that went to Japanese Antarctic Station 25 times. The vessel is now moored in Funabashi Port and provides guided tours for the visitors. It will be an exciting experience for you to see the inside of vessel and the special equipments. The guided tours are organized in collaboration with Sapporo Chiba Brewery. You are invited to learn how they brew their famous Sapporo Black Label, which you can taste at the end of the tour.
| Access | Meet-up area of the guided tours: Shuttle bus from Minami-Funabashi Station (JE11), Shin-Narashino Station (JE12) or Tsudanuma Station (JB33, JO26) |
| Telephone number | 81474373591 |
| Business hours | Please refer to the website |
| URL | https://www.sapporobeer.jp/english/brewery/chiba/ |
