Enjoy lakeside Tulip Festa 🌷 (佐倉チューリップフェスタ) Pick tulips & tour old Sakura Town!

Do you love Japan for cherry blossoms in spring?
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Japanese springtime is not only for cherry blossoms, there are many other beautiful flowers which flourish during the season!
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One of the must-see flowers during spring in Japan are colorful, charming, adorable Tulips! 🌷 The biggest Tulip field in the Kanto area is located at the "Sakura Oldness & Open Space", in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture.
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During the season (from early to late April), the FREE festival, Sakura Tulip Festa (佐倉チューリップフェスタ) is held, featuring 70 varieties, for a total of around 600,000 Tulip flowers!
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YouTube: https://youtu.be/4bjbZfQ8v1M

The festival features enjoyable activities such as cute, authentic Dutch costumes for rent, fresh Tulip picking, traditional Dutch folk-organ performances, visiting an authentic Dutch windmill & many booths selling delicious local foods, plus, 2 excellent souvenir shops!
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Also, wide Lake Inba right runs next to the site, where low-cost pleasure boat & rental bikes available for your cruising enjoyment during the festival.
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You may choose & pick 10 gorgeous tulips, dig up the bulbs & take them home for your own garden for just ￥５００!
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It’s a perfect getaway from Tokyo during springtime where you can enjoy the warm, pleasant weather, admire beautiful flowers, art, nature & historic sights!
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If you're a parent and would like to bring your child (age 5 or older), for FREE please do so!
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Sakura, Chiba is an old castle town, which has many beautiful gardens, 400 year old Estates, a street of genuine 18th Century Samurai houses, plus the largest History Museum in all of Japan, "The Rekihaku" located high on a hill, right where the castle used to stand!
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We'll meet in the morning at Keisei-Sakura station & take a bus to the festival grounds were all kinds of entertainments as well as tulip viewing may be enjoyed!
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Keisei- Sakura Station can be reached in less than 1 hour (with no transfers required) by taking the "Keisei Main Line Ltd. Express for Narita Air Terminal-1" which leaves from Keisei-Nippori Station in Tokyo at 8:56, arriving at 9:46 (BEST) or leaving at 9:17 am, arriving at 10:10.
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(You may also take any train bound for Keisei-Aoto station (such as the Toei Asakusa Line) & transfer to a Keisei Main Line Rapid train bound for Keisei-Sakura arriving before 10:15!)
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In the afternoon, we'll take an easy walk up the hill to old Sakura town for a very special tour of this old castle town. We'll visit genuine Edo-era Samurai houses, a beautiful Shinto shrine, plus the Sakura City Museum of Art which always has something interesting to it see & experience!

https://www.japan-live-exhibits.com/m_stmstm_sakuracitymuseumofart/
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NOTE: The Tulip festival is FREE, but we work hard to plan interesting events & to guide you to the best places, so please give generously!
Suggested donation: Students, Seniors, Underemployed:￥2000.
Others: ￥3000-5000. Your choice!
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(NOTE: Airbnb, Viator & other tour companies charge from￥7000-12,000 for less-interesting tours, so even ￥5000 is quite a bargain!)
Children are FREE to attend with a parent!
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This is a non-smoking meetup. If you must, please do so in approved smoking areas.
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THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL EVENT! SO, WHY DON'T WE ALL GO?

Bring comfortable shoes, your mask, a 🌞 hat & your smile!
Your suggestions or comments are always welcome. 🙏🏻💖🙏🏻
ANY QUESTIONS?

Thanks, your Meetup organizer ~ KERRY D. 😎