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Ibaraki

Natural beauty from Tsukuba Geopark to Mito's Kairaku-en

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View from Mount Tsukuba summit (Photo: Tom Roseveare / JT)

Top Attractions in Ibaraki

Around Ibaraki

Tsukuba

Tsukuba

Tsukuba is widely recognised as Japan’s science center. Just a short 45 minutes away from Tokyo, Tsukuba houses many research...

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Mito

Mito

Mito, the capital of Ibaraki prefecture, is home to one of Japan’s three great gardens, Kairaku-en Garden. The centerpiece of...

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Hitachi

Hitachi

Hitachi is a city in Ibaraki prefecture by the Pacific Ocean that is great for viewing flowers all year round. Currently, the...

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Koga

Koga

The city of Koga is tucked in Ibaraki prefecture’s south-western corner, surrounded by cities of other prefectures. Its curre...

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Upcoming Ibaraki Events

Ryujinkyo Koinobori Festival

Ryujinkyo Koinobori Festival

Kim

During the Golden Week period, Ibaraki's Ryujin Suspension Bridge is home to a koinobori (carp streamer) festival to celebrat...

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Naka Sunflower Festival

Naka Sunflower Festival

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Held at the Naka Comprehensive Park, the Naka Sunflower Festival includes over a quarter of a million sunflowers alongside st...

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Japan Umeshu Festival

Japan Umeshu Festival

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Umeshu is a type of Japanese liqueur which is made by steeping ume plums in alcohol and sugar. The Japan Umeshu Festival cele...

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Where to eat in Ibaraki

Kagetsurou 7

Kagetsurou

Sherilyn Siy

Tucked away in a small street a few blocks from Tsuchiura Station is a restaurant that specializes in local, regional and sea...

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Places to stay in Ibaraki

APA Hotel Mito Ekimae

APA Hotel Mito Ekimae

Peter Sidell

Just a minute from Mito station in Japan's Ibaraki prefecture, APA Hotel Mito Ekimae is a typical business hotel, with rooms ...

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Hotel Season Mito

Hotel Season Mito

Elena Lisina

The Hotel Season Mito is located close to JR Mito Station. Featuring all of the modern comforts, the hotel is close to many p...

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Ibaraki Flower Park

Ibaraki Flower Park

Kim

Ibaraki Flower Park was opened in 1985, and spans an area of around 30 hectares. The park is home to a wide array of differen...

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About Ibaraki

Ibaraki
Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Mito
Population 2,969,770
Area 6,096.93 sq. km

Easily accessible from Tokyo by the Tsukuba Express, Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken) is known historically for being the home of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan during the Edo Period, including the famous daimyo Tokugawa Mitsukuni, or “Mito Komon,” the subject of a popular long-running TV series in Japan.

Two of the most popular tourist destinations in Ibaraki include the majestic Fukuroda Falls (which can spectacularly freeze over in the winter), as well as Kairaku-en, one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.

Other places of note include the beaches on the coast, Hitachi Seaside Park and its pretty flower fields, and the Kashima Jingu shrine.

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