Yocotone gate is in the place where Tonegawa joins Yocotonegawa.
In a double gate of the brick making completed in 1921, it is national important cultural properties.
It is used now.
The Gate is in the prefectural boundary in Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture.
This place is a showplace of cherry blossoms, and is known as a beautiful place where the riverside district zone is seen.
Yokotone gate of old brick making.
It is a place where it can enjoy the view of 360 degrees of the riverside district zone.
Please come to this place once.
The plus information
The nearby sights
The sights a little way off
- Historic street of Sawara(National landscape conservation area)
- Memorial hall of Inoh Tadataka
- historic house of Inoh Tadataka
- The museum of festival float in Sawara
- Kampukuji-temple
- The Katori Shrine
seasonal
links
- Reference
- iris festival in Sawara
- Lotus flower festival
- Sawara area
- Katori City official site
- lock gate of river Yokotone Fureai Park
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- Name
- lock gate of river Yokotone Fureai Park
- place
- Sawara-Ni, Katori City/dd>
- Closing
- なし
- [admission] fee
- free
- Access
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By train : Getting off at Sawara Station, JR Narita-line. And on Kan-Tetsu sightseeing bus for Yodaura, getting off at Koumon, 10 minutes on foot.
the bus : about six a day.
By car : Higashi Kanto Expressway, 15 minutes from Sawara-Katori exit , or 20 minutes from Taiei exit
- Parking
- Free parking 50 standard-sized cars
- Inquiries
- Katori City Sightseeing division; Tel.0478-50-1212