Culture Holy Connections Elysse Hurtado Hitachi's Izumo Shrine boasts of some of the biggest Shinto shrine attributes in Japan and innovative new practices that could surprise you.
Food Conflagration Cafe Elysse Hurtado The meat is high quality Hitachi beef, gently grilled before being brought
Culture The Lotus Ponds of Kasumigaura Joe Peters present day size when a water gate was constructed at the confluence of the Hitachi
Food Kitchen House Furin (Ogitsu) Ian Platford Just a stone's throw away from Ogitsu station, one stop north of Hitachi
Culture The Ishioka Festival, Ibaraki 2015 Mid Sep Past Event of Japanese history, and was originally the capital of the province of Hitachi... This shrine, the Hitachi Soshagu, became the focus for the festival.