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City in Kantō, Japan
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Sakura (佐倉) is a city in the Chiba prefecture known for its large history museum and yearly tulip festival. Due to its train connections, it serves as a bedroom community for Chiba, Tokyo and Narita Airport. Due to its long history it hosts some interesting buildings and also an unusual connection with the Netherlands.
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Rekihaku
A very large museum that focuses on history, archaeology, and folk culture of Japan. Takes several hours to visit properly.
Temporary exhibits might have an extra cost.
Park with a Dutch windmill. Home to the yearly tulip festival in April. Special events also in July and October.
佐倉城
Very dilapidated ruins with nice view of the city and in a very nice park.
Original samurai houses in Japan.
Residence of Hotta Masatomo, the last lord of the Sakura Domain. Very well preserved.
World-class museum with more than 1000 works collected by the Japanese resin and ink manufacturer DIC Corporation.
An Iranian restaurant west of Sakura.
Making Sakura easy to access by train from Tokyo, Ueno, Chiba, Sanmu, and Narita or Narita International Airport.
Read in the guideThe town is small enough to walk. During the Tulip festival there are cheap local buses that take you from the train stations to Furusato Square, or via walking down Kashima River.
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Narita · International · NRT
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