Culture Kasama's Nebuta Festival 2020 Mid Aug Past Event Kasama is home to one of Japan's three most important Inari fox shrines at Kasama Inari Shrine. The small city in northern Ibaraki..
Culture Inaba Shuzo Sherilyn Siy Inaba Shuzo was founded in 1867 when they started brewing Minanogawa sake using high quality rice and carefully sourced pure s..
Culture Mito Okushi Kaizuka Fureai Park Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Mito in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, Okushi Kaizuka Fureai Park is a small, pleasant park, but with an unusual..
37 Traditional Kobuntei of Kairakuen Elena Lisina Kobuntei is a traditional Japanese house located in Kairakuen and open to the public viewing.
25 Culture The Miracle of Amida Buddha Elena Lisina Ushiku is made famous by its bronze Ushiku Daibutsu statue of Amida Buddha. At 120m it is one of the tallest statues in the world..
Culture A Day in Tsukuba-mirai Tom Roseveare Tsukuba-mirai in south-west Ibaraki has lots of things to see and do
9 Festivals Plum Blossom Festival in Mito Nicole Bauer Kairakuen is a large park in Mito, Ibaraki and it's famous for its over 3,000 plum trees of different kinds and colours.
Temples & Shrines The Makabe Stone Lanterns Jamila Brown The stone lanterns of Makabe town in Ibaraki Prefecture are known for their beauty.