Where is a good place to visit during spring break in Japan?

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  Lou

  on Apr 1

  You should visit in Arakawa Amusement Park, we’ll be going there this spring. You can enjoy some rides and you can see some Sakura trees.

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  Ekimsaido

  on Mar 18

  Where are you based in Japan?

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  TheMuggleWriter1997

  on Mar 18

  Hi. Im in Chiba.

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  Ekimsaido

  on Mar 18

  @TheMuggleWriter1997 Oh really? That's great. How bout you try Kamakura then.

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  TheMuggleWriter1997

  on Mar 18

  @Ekimsaido Thanks a lot.

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  genkidesu

  on Mar 19

  @TheMuggleWriter1997 if you're in Chiba, I would definitely recommend checking out some of fellow City-Cost contributor ToneToEdo's recent travel blogs. The series on Minamiboso was particularly fun to read: https://www.city-cost.com/blogs/TonetoEdo/MdqrE-living_food_chiba_tateyama_shi_chiba What do you most like doing? To me, spring is a season of flower exploration, so I would probably suggest doing some of those things. Local seems to be the big thing for a lot of us right now (traveling long distances is expensive!) so maybe you could try somewhere like Mother Farm which is known for spring blooms. Also, welcome to City-Cost :) It's always nice to see new contributors getting involved!

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  genkidesu

  on Mar 19

  I just wrote a quick blog on some of my tips for finding spring break ideas/inspiration: https://www.city-cost.com/blogs/genkidesu/zK0Q1-living Hope it helps with your planning a little bit!

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  TonetoEdo

  on Mar 20

  @genkidesu Thanks for the shout out! I try to make my posts easy to search. Try searching travelogue, Noda, Kashiwa, Minamiboso, Tateyama, Sakura (Chiba), Narita, and Kamogawa in the search bar. You can see the Chiba locations I've been to and which I recommend.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Mar 20

  @TheMuggleWriter1997 I'm a longtime Chiba resident, covering a lot of Chiba locations. You didn't say if you're looking for day trips or longer trips further afield, but I'd start with Chiba's Hokuso Four Cities which are so close to you. Sakura, Narita, Sawara (Katori), and Choshi have a lot of Edo-era history and culture.

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  genkidesu

  on Mar 21

  @TonetoEdo Definitely something I appreciate about your posts is that easy searchability factor! I especially like that I can just search for TtoE to find your content!

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  TonetoEdo

  on Mar 21

  @genkidesu I've been using TtoE in my posts for cooking and a little about home ec for four years now. I've recently started using the word "travelogue" in titles about trips. But back to spring things - searching "spot report" will turn up both autumn leaves and sakura spots that many of us have contributed to. That might help @TheMuggleWriter1997 find spring spots to head on spring break.

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  BigfamJapan

  on Mar 21

  Hi! If you like nature and want to catch some cherry blossoms too how about Nagatoro in Saitama. It is one of the official top 100 sakura spots in Japan and there are several different places to see them and different varieties of cherry blossoms. They light some of them up at night too. The Ara river boat ride is a nice way to take in the rustic scenery of the valley. The hike to the top of Mt Hodo is relatively easy and the Hodosan shrine is really worth a visit. You can try some old fashioned 'shateki' (shooting gallery) or get some cool photos in the Trick Art Museum. You can rent a tuktuk to get around. Or get the steam locomotive to Chichibu city for even more scenery, culture and history!

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  BigfamJapan

  on Mar 25

  Re; my answer - my bad: the Steam Locomotive isn't starting back up until mid April this year. I don't know why. Normally it starts back up on March 20th.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Mar 27

  @BigfamJapan An alternative steam locomotive is Taiju on the Tobu lines. It runs from Kinugawa to Shimoimai to Nikko. It's in operation now until May. https://www.tobu.co.jp/sl/guide/

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