Taiwanese Students Visit Chiba Prefecture on Monitoring Tour

CHIBA, Japan, Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Taiwanese university students were invited to visit Chiba Prefecture on a monitoring tour from Friday, September 16, to Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

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During the tour themed on festivals in Chiba Prefecture, the students viewed and participated in local festivals and visited local sightseeing spots, including the Nomizo-no-taki Falls that has recently been drawing particular attention from the public.

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The students who participated in the monitoring tour, which marked the sixth in a series, will post what they saw in Chiba Prefecture, such as the features of the area and tourist attractions, on social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter.

1. Period: Friday, September 16-Tuesday, September 20, 2016

2. Main destinations

Festivals

• Awa Kokushi Yawatanmachi shrine festival in Tateyama
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• Narita Traditional Performing Arts Festival in Narita
• Good Catch Festival in Katsuura

Tourist attractions

• Nomizo-no-taki Falls in Kimitsu
• Morning Market in Katsuura
• Experiencing stand-up paddle surfing in Onjuku, etc.

3. Tourist information

- Chiba, Japan Travel Guide
(Taiwan version: http://japan-chiba-guide.com/tw/index.html)

- Facebook: Japan Tourism-Chiba
(https://www.facebook.com/Japan.Tourism.Chiba)