[2025 Kamogawa Attraction] Travel Guide for Oyama Rice Terraces (Updated Jul)

🌾Take a trip to cleanse your soul at Oyama Senmaida, a place to relax and enjoy the original Japanese scenery Oyama Senmaida, located in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, is known as the closest rice terrace to Tokyo, and is a spectacular spot with 375 rice fields beautifully lined up on the mountain slope. The author visited in autumn and was captivated by the contrast between the golden rice ears and the red spider lilies. You can enjoy the scenery of each season, and especially in the winter "Lights of the Rice Terraces" event, 10,000 LED candles fantastically light up the rice terraces. This scenery, woven together by nature and human activities, is truly the "heart of Japan." It is a place that you should definitely visit if you want to quietly face nature. 🚃Access: Take a local bus (Nagasa Line or Kanaya Line) from JR Awa-Kamogawa Station for about 25 minutes, get off at "Oyama Senmaida Iriguchi" and walk for about 20 minutes. 🚗By car: About 50 minutes from Kimitsu IC on the Tateyama Expressway, about 20 minutes from Kyonan Hota IC [ #Domestic travel #Couple trip #Solo trip #Absolutely free trip #Oyama Senmaida #Chiba sightseeing #Rice terrace light #Original Japanese landscape

Oyama Senmaida, located in the central part of the Boso Peninsula, is the closest terraced rice field area to Tokyo. This stunning spot features 375 terraced rice fields arranged in a staircase-like pattern, making it one of Japan's most picturesque locations. Not only is it rare for the fields to rely solely on rainwater for cultivation, but the scenery also changes with the seasons, showcasing water mirrors, snow-covered landscapes, and more. At times, the area is illuminated at night, creating a fantastical and breathtaking view. Access is convenient: from JR Awa-Kamogawa Station, take the Kamogawa Nitto Bus to "Oyama Senmaida Entrance" and walk about 20 minutes. For those driving, free parking is available, making it easy to visit 🚗. Nearby, you’ll find "Tanada Club," where you can enjoy café dishes made with locally branded rice and handmade pizza.

Located at the foot of the mountain, on a steep slope covering an area of ​​32,000 square meters, there are 375 terraced fields extending in a stepped manner at the Daisen Senmaida. It is said to be the closest terraced rice field village to Tokyo, and the only one in Chiba Prefecture that was selected as one of the "100 Best Terraced Rice Fields in Japan" designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. One of the charms of this place is that you can enjoy different scenery depending on the season of transplanting and harvesting rice. In the spring before rice planting, the watered terraced fields reflect the sky like a mirror, in the summer they are bright green, and in the fall the original Japanese scenery of golden rice ears swaying in the wind unfolds. There are also many events held, such as the owner-operator system agricultural experience and the illuminations held every fall to winter. #2024TravelReview

Introducing the spectacular rice terrace scenery in Chiba Prefecture 🌱✨ "Oyama Senmaida" 💁♀️ At this time of year, the rice fields are filled with water and are very beautiful like a mirror ✨-----------------------------➸Tips︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎There is also an old-style Japanese cafe nearby, so please check it out ☕️𓈒 𓂂𓏸︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎"Lights of the Rice Terraces" starts from around late October︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎Be careful as there are narrow mountain paths on the way︎︎︎︎︎︎︎☑︎You can even get into rice planting shape-----------------------------➸Recommended spots📍Oyama Senmaida ✤Address: 540 Hiratsuka, Kamogawa, Chiba✤Access:🚗・From the Tateyama Expressway, Kimitsu IC, take the prefectural road and National Route 410, turn right at the intersection in front of Nagasa Junior High School, then turn left at the bus stop "Oyama Senmaida Iriguchi" (signboard), then drive about 1.4km・From the Tateyama Expressway, Kyonan Hoda IC, take the Nagasa Kaido (Prefectural Route 34) towards Kamogawa, then turn right at the bus stop "Oyama Senmaida Iriguchi" (signboard), then drive about 1.4km🚎 From JR Awa-Kamogawa Station (East Exit), take the local bus (Nagasa Line, Kanaya Line) for about 15 minutes, get off at "Oyama Senmaida Iriguchi", then walk for about 20 minutes following the signboard✤Cost: free-----------------------------#Rice terraces #Scenery with rice terraces #Rural scenery #Top 100 rice terraces in Japan #Chiba #Kamogawa #Oyama Senmaida #Healing spot #Chiba Boso #Chiba sightseeing #Travelwithme