Schedule
# Keisei Sakura station - Parking lot (Sakura castle ruin) by walk 15min
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Time: 17.0km(4hr10min);
Start elevation:7.4m(Parking lot)
Highest point 25.1m
Elevation gain 17.7m
GPS (Parking lot) 35°48'32.75" N 140°13'11.85" E
It is the part of well known old road named as 'Narita-kaido' which is the pilgrimage road from Edo(Tokyo) to Narita (Shinshoji temple).
From Sakura castle, you may walk up to Narita within one day. In the castle ruin, there are two statue of Masayoshi Hotta (5th lord of Sakura domain, 1810-1864) and Townsend Harris (1804-1878). They have discussed about the 'Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and the Empire of Japan' signed in 1858.
http://www.city.sakura.lg.jp.e.dj.hp.transer.com/
https://www.naritasan.or.jp/english/
Sakura National historical musium Statue of Masayoshi Hotta and Townsend Harris Makata shirne to enshrine of Sakura domain
Sakura Juntendo hospital Old ruin of merchant house Inba lake and Mt. Tsukuba
Nice view Jizo statue Omotesando avenue
Tenpura rice bowl Shinsho-ji temple main building Three stories tower
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