Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum

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This museum was the first in eastern Japan that focused solely on the ceramic arts. Permanent exhibits include works by master Japanese ceramists such as Hazan Itaya and Kosei Matsui. The museum also hosts a wide range of unique exhibitions from around the world.

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Address: 2345 Kasama, Kasama City
Access: By public transport: 5-minute taxi ride from Kasama Station on the JR Mito Line or 20-minute taxi ride from Tomobe Station on the JR Joban Line. Alternatively, about a 25-minute walk from Kasama Station.
By car: 10-minutes drive from Tomobe IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway
Business Hours: Business Hours 9:30 -17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed Mondays (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be open that day and closed on Tuesday)
Closed during the New Year's Holiday
Website: https://www-tougei-museum-ibk-ed-jp.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ja
Contact: TEL: 0296-70-0011
Prices: Adults: 320 yen
High school and university students: 260 yen
Elementary and junior high school students: 160 yen

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Ibaraki Botanic Gardens

Ibaraki Botanic Gardens is home to 600 different plant species with over 50,000 plants in total! The gardens are composed of four distinct areas: the Rose Garden, Maple Garden, Peony Garden, and Tropical Garden.

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Central Ibaraki

Hoshiimo Shrine / Horide Shrine

Horide Shrine and Hoshiimo Shrine are on a hill with a beautiful view of Ajigaura Beach. The name Horide comes from "horidasu," or the Japanese verb for "to dig out." In 1663, locals unearthed armor, spears, and katana swords in the surrounding area and built a small shrine to enshrine these items. Several years later, an ancient mirror was dedicated to the shrine by Tokugawa Mitsukuni, a historical figure who governed over the local Mito Domain (a domain encompassing modern-day central and northern Ibaraki). It soon became the shrine's object of worship. The shrine is called "Horide" because both the first items found here and the mirror were dug up. Hachiman, the deity of academics and warding against evil spirits, is worshipped here.

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Kurosawa Soy Sauce

Kurosawa Soy Sauce has been making soy sauce while preserving traditional methods since its founding in 1905. The brewery creates various products utilizing wooden barrels passed down for over 100 years, the natural yeast and lactic acid bacteria that live in the brewery, and capitalizing on years of experience. The popular Hishiogura (double-brewed soy sauce) is ideal for sashimi (sliced raw fish) or dipping sauce. Awazuke, an ingredient in pickled vegetables, can easily turn any vegetable into pickles. Their flavorful ponzu (Japanese seasoning made with citrus juice), mentsuyu (traditional soup ingredient used in noodle dishes), and yakiniku tare (Japanese barbeque sauce) are also popular products! Brewery tours are also possible through advanced reservations.

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