Ajigaura Beach

Hitachinaka City

Central Ibaraki

Parks/Nature

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One of Ibaraki's most popular beaches, Ajigaura Beach stretches 1.5 kilometers along its sandy shoreline. Easily accessible by train or car, it is just around the corner from Hitachi Seaside Park and a popular shopping mall.

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Address: Ajigaura, Hitachinaka City
Access: By public transport: 5-minute walk from Ajigaura Station on the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
By car: 5-minute drive from Kaihin Koen IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway
Business Hours: Official Swimming Season: 8:00-16:00
Website: http://www.hitachinaka-sa.com/kanko01.html
Contact: TEL: 029-273-0116
Parking: 200 parking spots (cars 1000 yen/day, bicycles 500 yen/day, mini-buses 2000 yen/day)
Free parking during the off-season

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Hitachinaka City

Central Ibaraki

Cretaceous Rock Formations

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Hitachinaka City

Central Ibaraki

Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine

Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine, established in 856, is known for bringing fortune in recovery from illness, health, and longevity. Also, many lottery winners have visited the shrine, making it equally famous in recent years for increasing wealth. Oarai Isosaki Shrine, located in the neighboring town of Oarai and famous for its torii gate on the coastal rocks, is its sister shrine. Oarai Isosaki Shrine is dedicated to Okuninushi, the deity who created the nation of Japan. On the other hand, Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine is dedicated to a deity named Sukunabikona, who is said to have collaborated with Okuninushi.

The shrine's charms lie in its beautiful, dense thicket of Japanese bay trees that are over 300 years old and camellias growing on both sides of the shrine road. This tree tunnel, a designated natural monument of Ibaraki Prefecture, ia a phoogeic spot, feeling like a space luring you into a magic world. There is a torii gate beside the shrine road where you can view the se…

Temples/Shrines

Kasama City

Central Ibaraki

Kitayama Park

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