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ChibaPrefectureCHIBAPREFECTUREChibahasNaritaInternationalAirport,soitiseasytostopbybeforeorafteryourtrip.Asthethreesidesoftheprefecturearesurroundedbythesea,therearemanymarineactivities.Also,youcanenjoypeacefulnaturalsceneryandhistoricalandculturalheritage.ChibaStationSawara•About1hour20minutesbytrainfromChibaStationtoSawaraStation•About30minutesbytrainfromNaritaAirporttoSawaraStationNaritaAirportKujukuriCoastAbout1hourbytrainandbusfromChibaStationtoKatagaiStationSakuraandNaritaAbout15minutestoSakuraStation,about30minutestoNaritaStationbytrainfromChibaStationMountNokogiriAbout1hour15minutesbytrainfromChibaStationtoHamakanayaStationFuttsuAbout1hour30minutesbytrainandbusfromChibaStationtoFuttsuPortHikingMountNokogiriMountNokogiriisaplacewherenatureandcultureliveinharmonytocreatetrulybeautifulscenery.Fromthe1800suntilthe1980s,MountNokogiriwasknownasaprosperousquarrythatproducedBoshuishi,ahighqualitystoneusedtobuildmoatsforcastles,amongotherthings.ItwasnamedMountNokogiri—literally“SawMountain”inEnglish—forthebare,rigidrockthatwasexposedfromquarryingthemountain,saidtoresembletheteethofasaw.Theropewaytakesyoufromthebaseofthemountaintothepeak,whichstandsat329meterstall,infourminutes.Thepeakhostsanobservatory,andoncleardaysvisitorscanseebothMountFujiandTokyoSkytree.ThesouthernslopeofMountNokogiriispartofa1,300yearoldtemple,Nihon-ji,andcanbeaccessedfromtheropewaystationatthetop.TheJigokuNozoki,or“GazeintoHell”fromoneofthepeak’srockycliffedgesisthrilling,andquitepopularamonglocalsandtouristsalike!123TheropewaystationatthepeakiscompletewithfreeWi-Fi.Anyonewithafearofheightsshouldbewarethe“GazeintoHell!”Onehighlightisthe31-meter-tallBuddhastatuecarvedfromthemountain.ReferenceWebsite:ChibaPrefecturalTourism&LocalProductsAssociation12312
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