Culture The Tourist Attraction that Isn't Todd Wojnowski The Ushiku Daibutsu is the third-tallest statue in the world, but is a bizarrely underwhelming experience for tourists and vi...
Culture Pipilotti Rist Exhibition: Ibaraki 2021 Kim A special exhibition at the Art Tower Mito in Ibaraki will look at the work of Pipilotti Rist (1962-), a Swiss visual artist ...
Culture Artists and 3.11 2021 Kim A special exhibition taking place at Ibaraki's Art Tower Mito looks at the 3.11 natural disaster through the eyes of artists,...
Culture Old Noritake X Wakabayashi Collection Exhibition 2021 Kim A special exhibition taking place at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum will explore pieces from the Wakabayashi collection, whic...
Culture Kosei Matsui and Kiyoshi Hara Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim The Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum is home to a number of works from Kosei Matsui and Kiyoshi Hara, who were designated as Living...
Culture Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Ibaraki 2021 Kim The Moomins are characters in a cartoon series developed by Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, and they've become quite popula...
Culture Kasama's Nebuta Festival 2020 Tom Roseveare Kasama is home to one of Japan's three most important Inari fox shrines at Kasama Inari Shrine. The small city in northern Ib...
Culture Yuiichi Festival 2024 Tom Roseveare Bringing together the local people and crafts to celebrate Yūki's history and culture.
10 Culture Ibaraki's Flower Hill Hanazono Sandra Isaka Hidden in the countryside of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a lovely herb and flower garden, Flower Hill Hanazono.
Culture Kiuchi Brewery: The Home of Hitachino Nest Tom Roseveare Kiuchi Brewery in east Ibaraki is the home of acclaimed craft beer brand, Hitachino Nest. In reality the brewery started out ...
