IBARAKI PERFECT GUIDE! Please enjoy Ibaraki Prefecture—a place that is packed with lots of charm including nature, cuisine, history, traditional crafts, and various activities.

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  #01FLOWERS

  In Ibaraki there are spots where you can enjoy the different flowers that appear during each of the four seasons. By all means, please enjoy Japan's seasonal flowers and plants.

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  In Ibaraki there are spots where you can enjoy the different flowers that appear during each of the four seasons. By all means, please enjoy Japan's seasonal flowers and plants.

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    Hitachi Seaside Park

    In this park, visitors can enjoy the flowers that bloom during each season. The rolling hills in the park are blanketed with colorful Nemophila in the spring and Kochia bushes during autumn. Renting a bicycle is a convenient way to explore the wide open spaces in the park and enjoy the floral scenery.

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    Ibaraki Flower Park

    As many as 9,000 roses in 900 varieties bloom in this expansive 120,000㎡ park. Hanaya Satoyama is a glamping or glamorous camping hotel in the park, a trend that has been popular in the past few years.

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    Kairakuen Garden

    One of Japan's three major gardens alongside Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa and Korakuen Garden in Okayama. About 3,000 plum trees in 100 varieties grow here, filling the park with red and white blossoms from mid-February to late March.

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  In Ibaraki, visitors can relish a wide variety of tasty cuisine including Okukuji Shamo Chicken, monkfish, Hitachi Beef, strawberries, blueberries, and melons.

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  In Ibaraki, visitors can relish a wide variety of tasty cuisine including Okukuji Shamo Chicken, monkfish, Hitachi Beef, strawberries, blueberries, and melons.

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    Marumitsu Ryokan: An Inn Serving Monkfish

    This inn is known for its four different kinds of hot spring baths and its tasty dinner featuring monkfish. Diners can watch as the expert chef prepares the fish as it's suspended from above (tsurushi-kiri). Here nothing goes to waste－even the skin and the liver of the fish is used. The ryokan is particularly proud of its delicious and rich tasting dobu-jiru fish stew.

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    Hitachi Beef

    Hitachi beef is a high-class wagyu brand. The brand is now being exported to luxury hotels and high-end Japanese restaurants in the United States and Southeast Asia. Its quality has earned positive reviews in both Japan and international markets.

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    Chestnuts

    Kasama in Ibaraki Prefecture is a chestnut production area that's even famous across Japan. During the autumn season, the chestnuts are plump and aromatic. Enjoy mont blanc and other desserts made with chestnuts at cafes and other shops in the city.

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  In the evening, please enjoy Ibaraki's tasty cuisine and delicious locally-brewed sake, using specialty ingredients and products from Ibaraki Prefecture. In each area, illumination events are also held for a limited time only.

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  In the evening, please enjoy Ibaraki's tasty cuisine and delicious locally-brewed sake, using specialty ingredients and products from Ibaraki Prefecture. In each area, illumination events are also held for a limited time only.

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    Daigo Light-up at Fukuroda Falls

    Fukuroda Falls is one of "Japan's Three Most Famous Falls." It's also called the "Four-Level Waterfall," due to the large amount of water that comes cascading down the rock cliff over four main platforms. The falls become even more beautiful with the colorful fall foliage and the winter illumination, making a huge impression on all visitors.

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    Night Bungee Jumping at Ryujin Suspension Bridge

    The Ryujin Night Bungee Jump is an activity available for a limited time at Ryujin Suspension Bridge. Those who dare will be outfitted with LED lights and jump into the darkness from the 100-meter-tall bridge.

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    Snack Bar Hopping in Daikumachi

    Daikumachi got its name from being a town where many carpenters ("daiku") used to live. In the entertainment district where many carpenters once enjoyed the night life, present-day visitors can go back in time to the Showa Era.

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  Ocean, mountains, lakes. There are so many spots abundant with nature and scenic beauties where you can enjoy the seasonal views.

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  Ocean, mountains, lakes. There are so many spots abundant with nature and scenic beauties where you can enjoy the seasonal views.

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    Oiwa Shrine

    A total of 188 deities are enshrined at Oiwa Shrine, starting with Kuninotokotachi-no-Mikoto who is said to be the first deity of Japanese mythology. So, it should be no surprise that the shrine is brimming with power.

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    Mount Tsukuba

    Mount Tsukuba is referenced alongside Mount Fuji in the saying "Fuji to the west, Tsukuba to the east." It sits at an elevation of 877 meters and employs a cable car or ropeway to travel up the mountain. It's an easy hike even for novices.

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    Oarai Isosaki Shrine

    See the wonderful sunrise as it rises from above the white torii gates (Kamiiso Torii), all thanks to the coast facing due east.

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  Traditional culture in Ibaraki Prefecture has been passed down in various places throughout the prefecture. Crafts created throughout history still exist till this day thanks to the work of the craftspeople.

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  Traditional culture in Ibaraki Prefecture has been passed down in various places throughout the prefecture. Crafts created throughout history still exist till this day thanks to the work of the craftspeople.

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    Kashima Jingu Grand Shrine

    The shrine's vibrant vermillion tower gates are a must-see. This famous architecture was constructed almost 400 years ago! Kachimamori is a famous protective charm that is said to increase your luck in competitions.

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    Yuki-tsumugi Kimono

    Yuki-tsumugi is a luxury silk fabric entirely made by hand. Wear a yuki-tsumugi kimono and enjoy a walk around town!

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    Suifu Lanterns

    Suifu lanterns are a craft with 400 years of history and are considered one of the three major paper lantern crafts in Japan. Suifu lantern crafting was the livelihood of the people in Mito during the Edo period.

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  There are tons of activities for you to enjoy to experience the nature and food culture in Ibaraki, the land of activities! Wouldn't you like to escape temporarily from everyday life?

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  There are tons of activities for you to enjoy to experience the nature and food culture in Ibaraki, the land of activities! Wouldn't you like to escape temporarily from everyday life?

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    Tsukuba Kasumigaura Ring Ring Road

    This is a cycling course in southern Ibaraki Prefecture accessible about an hour from the city. The entire course is 180 kilometers long and as you ride along the course, you can take in the abundant nature and scenery through the lakes and mountains, or stop by shrines and other historical sightseeing spots.

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    Ryujin Bungee Jumping (Ryujin Suspension Bridge)

    This is Japan's largest pedestrian suspension bridge with a total length of 375 meters. Enjoy bungee jumping at a height of 100 meters from the ground.

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    Tour Local Sake Breweries

    The abundant nature of Ibaraki is home to the most concentrated number of sake breweries in the outskirts of Tokyo. This is thanks to the prefecture being blessed with clean water, an essential ingredient in sake, and growing great rice harvests. Please enjoy Ibaraki's local alcohol through sake, draft beers, whiskies, and more that are made with each breweries' unique touch.

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