Nakago Onsen

Northern Ibaraki

Kitaibaraki City

Onsen/Public Baths

This onsen (hot spring facility) features a sauna, cold-water plunge pool, and large warm-water baths separated into male and female bathing areas. There are also two open-air baths constructed from natural stone and are covered with wooden canopies. Illuminated at night, these outdoor baths are perfect for relaxing after a long day of sightseeing.
With a pH of 8.5, the hot spring water naturally contains sodium calcium sulfate, which is said to make the skin look healthy and supple.

Information

Address: 1748 Hitana, Nakagocho, Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki
Access: By public transport: 7 minutes by taxi from Minami-Nakago Station on the JR Joban Line
By car: 5 minutes from Takahagi IC on the Joban Expressway
Business Hours: 10:00-20:00
Closed: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month (If a national holiday falls on Wednesday, it is closed the following day)
Website: http://www.kitaibarakishi-kankokyokai.gr.jp/page/page000064.html
Contact: 0293-44-0026
Parking: Standard-sized cars: 100
Large buses: 2

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Northern Ibaraki

Kitaibaraki City

Rokkakudo

Rokkakudo was designed during the Meiji Era (1868-1912) by Tenshin Okakura, a forerunner of the Japanese modern art movement. This red hexagonal building is also known as the "Kanrantei" or "place for viewing the ocean waves." Both Tenshin and Taikan Yokoyama, a famous Japanese painter, spent significant periods contemplating around this rocky coastline.
Currently, Rokkakudo is open to the public under the supervision of the Izura Institute of Art & Culture, Ibaraki University.

Castles/Historical Sites

Museums/Zoos/Aquariums

Northern Ibaraki

Kitaibaraki City

teamLab: Hidden Traces of Rice Terraces

Opened in 2024, the "Hidden Traces of Rice Terraces" is an interactive art exhibition set in the forest and on the former terraced rice fields of Kitaibaraki City, near the Izura Coast.

The exhibition is one of teamLab's Digitized Nature projects, which aims to transform nature into art.
Visitors will enjoy an immersive journey while exploring a mystical forest woven with light and music, along with various exhibits.

The highlight is the "Hidden Traces of Rice Terraces " Numerous lights appear on the water's surface of the terraced fields, and on the 'Water Mirror Path through the Hidden Rice Terraces", visitors can experience walking as if floating on water.
Glamping facilities and cottages, where guests can enjoy hot springs surrounded by art and nature, are also located nearby.

Parks/Nature

Museums/Zoos/Aquariums

Northern Ibaraki

Kitaibaraki City

Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki

The Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art is located in picturesque Izura. The area is renowned for its beautiful winding coastline, cliffs, and pine forests. It has been recognized as one of the top 100 beaches in Japan. Moreover, the sound of the waves at Izura was selected for a project recording Japan's 100 most captivating soundscapes.
The artist Tenshin Okakura was one of the pioneers of modern art in Japan during the Meiji Period (1868–1912). He later founded The Japan Art Institute (Nihon Bijutsuin). In 1906, the institute moved from Izura to Tokyo's Ueno district, where Tenshin Okakura worked alongside other artists, including Taikan Yokoyama.
The Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art was established on November 8, 1997. The facility commemorates his achievements and displays works by him and his contemporaries.

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