Unhurried Tateyama is a small coastal town that fills the southern tip of Chiba’s Boso Peninsula. Just two hours out of Tokyo, it’s an ideal getaway — peaceful and relaxed, full of natural beauty and low-key recreation.
Wander the sandy beaches, the village lanes, or the narrow roads alongside the terraced rice paddies, and savor the mild air. Unwind at a spa-with-a-view.
Come for activity: Tateyama’s home to triathlons and bike marathons, surfing, snorkeling, beach volleyball, sand-boarding, bayside dancing under the fireworks.
Find new meaning to the words local, diverse, fresh. Go fishing at dawn out of hidden coves into the Pacific; feast on sushi minutes out of the sea. Hike the trails; bike the byways. Check out the festivals, all hundred of them.
Tateyama is a place to catch your breath.
seasonal events
Spring
- SAKURA SPLENDOR FROM LATE MARCH TO EARLY APRIL High atop the Tateyama Castle grounds, with views out to a glimmering sea; and on the ...
- PICK-YOUR-OWN SPRING PRODUCE AND FLOWERS Strawberry picking, Jan. ~ May , Ichigo-gari Center; no reservations required. Flower picking, January ...
Summer
- OCEAN + FESTA TATEYAMA June 16-17 2018. TO PARTICIPATE, REGISTER BY June 11. Ocean and beach sports event for kids and ...
- TATEYAMA WAKASHIO 51.5 k TRIATHLON Last Sunday in June. REGISTRATION from April. Get into the summer spirit with Standard- and Sprint-courses and ...
- BEACH SEASON begins July Check out the map and you’ll see that Tateyama isn’t only ALL BEACH but EVERY KIND ...
- 20TH ANNUAL TATEYAMA OPEN WATER SWIM RACE July 15-16, 2018. REGISTRATION, April - May. Welcoming swim-race participants from 1st graders through the over-75 crowd. ...
- FESTIVAL SEASON is underway! UPCOMING matsuri: the incomparable Nago Sairei, July small-town intimacy at fishermen’s Mera and Banda Festivals, July Funakata Sairei, a ...
- PICK-YOUR-OWN SUMMER PRODUCE Corn, early June to mid-July For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Hyakusyouen FIGS, late August to late November: Greenhouse, produce shop, ...
- SUMMER GOURMET August – November: LOCAL SPECIAL: ISE SHRIMP prepared-like-steak, with all the trimmings and fixings 3900 yen Reservations required See: ...
- DIAMOND FUJI VIEWINGS July 13-14, from Ido July 27, from Shiroyama Castle July 30-31, from Hojo Beach Note: Check ...
Autumn
- SATOMI MATSURI, SATURDAY OCT. 20 2018 Floats and boats, parades and mikoshi, food stands and fireworks — Satomi Matsuri offers it all, ...
- YAWATAN-MACHI FESTIVAL The weekend before The Respect-for-the-Aged Day (The Third Monday of September) Tateyama’s “epic” festival, pride and ...
Winter
- COME JOIN THE TATEYAMA ANNUAL WAKASHIO MARATHON Last Sunday in January. REGISTRATION from SEPTEMBER to OCTOBER . Full marathon course, a 10-k course, and ...
sporting events
- OCEAN + FESTA TATEYAMA June 16-17 2018. TO PARTICIPATE, REGISTER BY June 11. Ocean and beach sports event for kids and ...
- COME JOIN THE TATEYAMA ANNUAL WAKASHIO MARATHON Last Sunday in January. REGISTRATION from SEPTEMBER to OCTOBER . Full marathon course, a 10-k course, and ...
- TATEYAMA WAKASHIO 51.5 k TRIATHLON Last Sunday in June. REGISTRATION from April. Get into the summer spirit with Standard- and Sprint-courses and ...
- 20TH ANNUAL TATEYAMA OPEN WATER SWIM RACE July 15-16, 2018. REGISTRATION, April - May. Welcoming swim-race participants from 1st graders through the over-75 crowd. ...