Chiba Prefectural Makuhari Seaside Park and Mihamaen
Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Japan; Makuhari Seaside Park area, Mihama Ward
Makuhari Seaside Park and the Japanese garden Mihamaen make a practical combined stop in Chiba City’s Mihama Ward, pairing broad coastal parkland with a much more composed garden setting. The official park operator describes the A, B and C blocks as a city park in central Makuhari New City with large lawns and Mihamaen, while Chiba City’s tourism guide identifies Mihamaen as a stroll garden inside the wider park. At the garden, visitors can walk around a pond designed to evoke mountains, rivers, sea and woodland, and the tourism page also notes the on-site tea room Shorai-tei, where matcha and seasonal sweets are served for an extra charge. For day-to-day planning, this is easy to verify and straightforward to use. Mihamaen is at 2-116 Hibino in Mihama Ward, about 8 minutes on foot from Kaihin-Makuhari Station’s park gate or about 10 minutes from the south exit. The tourism guide lists garden opening hours as 9.00 to 17.00, with last admission at 16.30, and says Mondays are regular closing days unless they fall on a public holiday. The wider park remains useful for open-air walking, but visitors should check the operator’s notices for event days, maintenance works and tea-service closures before travelling.