Activities Mito and Oarai Rey Waters Mito and Oarai offer a wide variety of attractions and excellent local cuisine.
Activities Shizumine Furusato Park Sakura Festival 2025 Mid - Late Apr Shizumine Furusato Park is located in Ibaraki Prefecture, and it's one of the area's top spots to enjoy the beauty of sakura..
Activities Cosmos Season at Kokaigawa Fureai Koen Park 2025 Early - Late Oct Each year around October, Ibaraki's Kokaigawa Fureai Park comes alive with thousands of cosmos flowers in bloom. There are so..
Activities Inashiki Tulip Festival 2025 Mid Apr Each year in April, the Inashiki Tulip Festival is held at Ibaraki's Wada Park. Located on the shores of Lake Kasumigaura (Japan's..
Activities Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival 2026 Mid Feb - Mid Mar Held annually from mid-February through until late March, the Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival showcases the beauty of around 1000 plum..
Culture Ibaraki Prefecture's Castle Heritage Elizabeth S Ibaraki Prefecture’s castle towns preserve a few vestiges of the feudal past. Communities have restored historically important..
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..
Activities Spring Festival at Kamine Park 2025 Mar 22nd - Apr 13th Ibaraki's Kamine Park is a fun place for a family-friendly day out year-round -- the venue is home to a zoo, amusement park..