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The Obitsu Furusato Festival will bring dance, local performances and food stalls to Obitsu Sports Ground on September 20, followed by about 30 minutes of fireworks from 6:25 p.m.
The branch opened on September 11, about a minute from Kisarazu Station's east exit. Check opening hours, room and optional charges, and the difference from the Nagasuka branch.
Futtsu Fureai Sports Festa 2026 will take place on October 12. Advance registration for selected activities closes on October 2.
A food fair featuring Chiba soy sauce and local ingredients begins October 1, with pork steak, black ajillo and Meisui Mochibuta pork dishes available across three Kazusa cities.
A free seminar for parents of elementary and junior high school students in Sodegaura will be held September 29, led by a clinical psychologist from Kimitsu Chuo Hospital.
JA Kimitsu's Mirai Sadamoto farmers market in Kimitsu will hold a New Rice Festival on September 13. The store is scheduled to open from 9:30 to 18:00.
Outstanding science inventions and research papers by elementary and junior high school students from Kisarazu, Sodegaura, Kimitsu and Futtsu will be displayed at Aeon Mall Kisarazu on September 12 and 13.
An eel fry release and river play event for elementary school children will be held in Kimitsu's Shichirigawa Valley on September 27. Entry is limited to the first 20 applicants and closes September 11.
Fragrance brand BYREDO opens in the Central Zone of Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu on September 10.
The Uchibo Line will be suspended between Chikura and Awa-Kamogawa for about two weeks from September 9 after a landslide. Replacement buses run from 07:00 to 20:00.
A night market with local food and sake will be held by Kururi Station on September 12. Passengers on designated trains can receive limited sake-related perks.
Service has resumed between Kururi and Kazusa-Kameyama after heavy-rain disruption. The full Kururi Line was operating normally as of 14:59 on September 9.
The Kururi Line is suspended between Kururi and Kazusa-Kameyama until early afternoon on September 9 due to heavy rain. No replacement transport is available.
Service resumed between Kazusa-Minato and Chikura around 16:34. Chikura–Awa-Kamogawa remains suspended due to a landslide, with replacement buses starting September 9.
The Uchibo Line resumed between Kimitsu and Kazusa-Minato around 10:04. Service remains suspended farther south, while the Kururi Line remains suspended from Kururi to Kazusa-Kameyama all day.
A power outage affected about 2,020 properties in Kisarazu and Sodegaura on the morning of September 8. TEPCO's current pages show service has been restored.
The Uchibo Line is suspended from Kimitsu to Awa-Kamogawa until around evening and runs fewer trains from Chiba to Kimitsu. The Kururi Line has partial and all-day suspensions.
Evacuation information and expressway closures were lifted, while Uchibo and Kururi line disruptions continued on September 8.
All evacuation orders and elderly evacuation advisories were lifted by 12:53 a.m. on September 8.
All heavy-rain closures on the Ken-O and Tateyama expressways were lifted at 12:30 a.m. on September 8.
JR東日本は、内房線の君津駅―安房鴨川駅間を9月7日の終日運休に変更しました。千葉駅―君津駅間も大幅に本数を減らしています。
Heavy rain has closed the Ken-O Expressway between Kisarazu JCT and Mobara-Chonan IC and the Tateyama Expressway between Kimitsu IC and Futtsu-Takeoka IC. Reopening times are unknown.
JR東日本は大雨の影響により、久留里線の木更津駅―上総亀山駅間で9月7日の終日運転を見合わせると発表しました。代行輸送はありません。
The 72nd Katsuranomiya Cup All-Japan Water Ski Championships will take place at Kori Dam in Kimitsu. Practice is scheduled for September 19 and competition for September 20–23. Spectators may not enter the dam grounds.