Things to do in Chiba Japan

Thanks to the hordes of tourists descending on Kyoto, the Japanese city is increasing accommodation tax rates starting in March 2026. We’re here to tell you that there’s so much more to see in the country rather than the same old over-visited, over-photographed cities.

Enter Chiba, a prefecture just east of Tokyo that you probably have visited without even knowing it – Urayasu, where Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are located, technically belongs to Chiba Prefecture. While we’re at it, so does Narita International Airport.

It only takes 39 minutes on the JR Sobu Line to get from Tokyo Station to Chiba Station, with tickets priced between ¥650-¥900 (~S$5.53-S$7.66). So take a trip there the next time you plan a trip to Japan – and we’ve got you covered with 10 things to do in Chiba to take the legwork out of it.

The current exchange rate is ¥100 = ~S$0.85 as of 7th November 2025.

Where is Chiba?

千葉県 (Chiba-ken), as Chiba Prefecture is known in Japanese, is surrounded by Ibaraki in the North, Saitama in the Northwest, and Tokyo in the West. Here, you’ll find the Bōsō Peninsula, a rice-farming region where the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 left widespread damage.

When is the best time to visit Chiba?