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Things to do in Ibaraki
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Upcoming Ibaraki Events
Activity
Itako Iris Festival
Mandy BartokThe Itako Iris Festival showcases fields of purple-hued irises and traditional wedding parties on the city's numerous canals..
Ibaraki Top 10
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![Field Of Millions Of Flowers]( "Field Of Millions Of Flowers")
1Field Of Millions Of Flowers
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![Appreciating Mito City]( "Appreciating Mito City")
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![Inaba Shuzo]( "Inaba Shuzo")
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![Kagetsurou]( "Kagetsurou")
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![Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba]( "Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba")
5Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba
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![Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses]( "Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses")
6Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses
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![Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”]( "Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”")
7Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”
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![Sakasai Castle]( "Sakasai Castle")
8Sakasai Castle
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![Be Amazed at the Ushiku Daibutsu]( "Be Amazed at the Ushiku Daibutsu")
9Be Amazed at the Ushiku Daibutsu
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![Goroko no Yu Hot Spring]( "Goroko no Yu Hot Spring")
10Goroko no Yu Hot Spring
Beauty & Spa
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![Hiking up Mt. Tsukuba]( "Hiking up Mt. Tsukuba")
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![Hitachi Seaside Park]( "Hitachi Seaside Park")
3Hitachi Seaside Park
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![Fukuroda Falls]( "Fukuroda Falls")
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![Top 10 in Ibaraki]( "Top 10 in Ibaraki")
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![Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition]( "Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition")
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![Hitachi City Sakura Matsuri]( "Hitachi City Sakura Matsuri")
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![Ami Premium Outlet]( "Ami Premium Outlet")
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![Ferry Ride from Tokyo to Hokkaido]( "Ferry Ride from Tokyo to Hokkaido")
9Ferry Ride from Tokyo to Hokkaido
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![JAXA Space Center in Tsukuba]( "JAXA Space Center in Tsukuba")
10JAXA Space Center in Tsukuba
Tsukuba
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![Appreciating Mito City]( "Appreciating Mito City")
1Appreciating Mito City
Mito -
![Inaba Shuzo]( "Inaba Shuzo")
2Inaba Shuzo
Tsukuba -
![Kagetsurou]( "Kagetsurou")
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![Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba]( "Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba")
4Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba
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![Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses]( "Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses")
5Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses
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![Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”]( "Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”")
6Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”
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![Sakasai Castle]( "Sakasai Castle")
7Sakasai Castle
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![Be Amazed at the Ushiku Daibutsu]( "Be Amazed at the Ushiku Daibutsu")
8Be Amazed at the Ushiku Daibutsu
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![Goroko no Yu Hot Spring]( "Goroko no Yu Hot Spring")
9Goroko no Yu Hot Spring
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![Amabiki Kannon Temple]( "Amabiki Kannon Temple")
10Amabiki Kannon Temple
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Around Ibaraki
Where to eat in Ibaraki
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Food
Tsukuba's Gourmet Handmade Soba
Sherilyn SiyI always said that the best soba I have ever had is soba made from newly harvested buckwheat that you can only eat once a year..
Food
Onwa Yakiniku
Tom RoseveareOnwa Tsukuba is the second branch of the gourmet yakiniku brand, born in Tochigi's Utsunomiya.
Food
Menya Aoi in Tsukuba
Tom RoseveareAoi (麺や蒼) ramen is one of the top ranked shops in the ramen battleground of Ibaraki's Tsukuba.
Places to stay in Ibaraki
Accommodation
Studio Nada in Kashima
Stacy KurokawaSelf-catering seaside cottage in Kashima, Ibaraki about a 45-minutes drive away from Narita Airport. The suite comes with priv..
Western
Chisun Inn Tsuchiura Ami
Peter SidellOne of a Japan-wide chain of budget hotels, Chisun Inn Tsuchiura Ami is convenient for Tsukuba, Ami Premium Outlet and other nearby..
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Culture
Tsuchiura’s Kura Storehouses
Elizabeth ScallyTsuchiura City’s preserved Edo Period storehouses are grouped around the former Mito Kaido post road. Open to the public free ..
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Tsuchiura City’s “Turtle Castle”
Elizabeth ScallyTsuchiura Castle in Ibaraki Prefecture, is also known as “Turtle Castle”, once appearing as a floating turtle surrounded by ex..
Culture
Sakasai Castle
Elizabeth ScallySakasai Castle in Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture is a well preserved Warring States Period castle site with reconstructed turr..