'''Kisarazu''' (___X__ [http://www.city.kisarazu.chiba.jp/foreign/english/index.html]) is a city of 122,000 in Chiba, Japan.

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By train

From Tokyo station, Kisarazu can be reached by either the '''JR Sobu Line''' or the '''JR Keiyo Line'''. Both of these connect to the '''JR Uchibo Line''', on which Kisarazu station is located.

Infrequent '''Sazanami''' limited express trains via the Keiyo Line leave once every few hours, generally at 30 past, with more frequent runs during the late afternoon and evening. This will get you to Kisarazu in as little as 55 minutes for ¥2490.

The cheaper and more frequent alternative is to use the JR Sobu line at a cost of ¥1280. A direct train to Kisarazu (last stop Kimitsu) leaves once per hour and takes 80 minutes, or else a change of trains will be required.

Uchibo Line trains from Chiba leave every 10-20 minutes, reaching Kisarazu in about 40 minutes (¥650).

These trains are free to use with a Japan Rail Pass or JR East Rail Pass.

By bus

Across the street in front of Tokyo Station, there is a Keisei bus heading for Kisarazu & Kimitsu. With irregular schedule, mostly with a 40-60 min interval between them. Fare is ¥1300 for Kisarazu Station and ¥1400 further across the city, heading Kimitsu city. Travel time is about 1 hour, going thru Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line.

There are also bus lines for and from Yokohama, Shinagawa, Kawasaki and Haneda airport.

Get around

See

  • Shojoji. _____. n Kisarazu station. ttp://www.shojoji.net/. Mildly famous for a nursery rhyme called "Shojoji no Tanukibayashi", about a raccoon dog (''tanuki'') whose statue can be found in the temple.

  • '''Kimisarazu tower''' There is a mountain park called _gOdayama", also called_glove forest_h. The main tower, called _gKimisarazu tower_h, is on the top of the mountain park. You can see the big statue of a couple on a ship, based on a tragic love story. Once, there was a man named _gYamato-takeru-no-mikoto_h and his wife named _gOto-tachibana-hime". One day, _gYamato-takeru-no-mikoto_h was trying to cross the sea to go to _gKazusa-no-kuni_h (Chiba). However, the sea was very stormy and his wife thought that it an anger of the Sea God, so she threw herself into the sea to soothe the anger. After he could get to Kimisarazu, he left one poem for his wife: _gKimisarazu Sodeshi-ga-ura-ni-tachunami-no Sono-omokage-wo-miruzo-kanashiki_h_u_N______ _______Y_______g__ _______e_______________v. It means _gI could get here, but when I see the sea from here , it reminds me of you. I can_ft leave here because I miss you so much._h The poem is the origin of the city.
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    The specialties of Kisarazu city are short-neck clam, loquat, peanut and so on.

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