Top Things to do in Fuchu
Top 10 Things to do in Fuchu, Kanto
Discover the best top things to do in Fuchu, Japan including Tokyo Horse Racetrack, Kyodo No Mori Museum, Okunitama Shrine, The road lined with Japanese Zelkova near Babadaimon Gate, Tamareien Cemetary, Fuchunomori Park, Fuchu Art Museum, Musashinonomori Park, JRA Horseracing Museum, Kurayami Matsuri.
Restaurants in Fuchu
1. Tokyo Horse Racetrack
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 252 reviews
Reviewed By X585LIrichardc - Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom
We went for the Japan Cup which is a huge Race and which attracts enormous crowds ( this year was the lowest at around 90,000 but one year nearly 190,000 turned up ) and the atmosphere is fantastic. This pace is huge and you never really notice the number of spectators until the big race when it gets a bit crowded but you will still find a spot with a good view. The paddock is at the back of the grandstand and after the race the winning horse and jockey go to the Winners Circle in between the track and the grandstand at the front. Admission is just 200 yen ( around £1.50 !! ) and certainly for this day by going to the information desk you could get an English racecard and a handy gadget for holding over the betting tickets so you easily see what boxes to fill out for the bets you wanted. There are food options everywhere, a museum and a gift shop the size of a small supermarket. If you like Horse Racing you cannot fail to enjoy a day out here.
2. Kyodo No Mori Museum
3. Okunitama Shrine
4. The road lined with Japanese Zelkova near Babadaimon Gate
5. Tamareien Cemetary
6. Fuchunomori Park
7. Fuchu Art Museum
8. Musashinonomori Park
9. JRA Horseracing Museum
10. Kurayami Matsuri
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
An Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Tokyo, Kurayami Matsuri is the most important festival of Okunitama Shrine that has a history of over 1,000 years. The festival kicks off on April 30th when shrine priests purify themselves at a ceremony on the ocean at Shinagawa. On the evening of May 3rd, six horses gallop through the Kyu-Koshu-Kaido boulevard for the Horse Competition Ceremony. The festival continues on the evening of May 4th when ornate traditional floats are paraded. The climax is on May 5th when eight portable shrines are raucously carried around in the evening. The festival was originally held in total darkness late in the night when they turned off all the street lights. Hence the name, "Kurayami Matsuri" (Festival of Total Darkness). However, many paper lanterns came to be used, so it was nicknamed the "Paper Lantern Festival." Also, since the portable shrines meet up at the Otabisho rest place, the festival is also called the "Meet-up Festival."
