Ryujinkyo Koinobori Festival Late Apr - Mid May During the Golden Week period, Ibaraki's Ryujin Suspension Bridge is home to a koinobori (carp streamer) festival to celebrate..
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..
Poppy Season at Kokaigawa Fureai Park Kim Each year during spring, Ibaraki's Kokaigawa Fureai Park comes alive with the color of around two million poppies in bloom...
Activities Joseki Historical Park Sakura Festival Kim There are plenty of well-known, heavily trafficked sakura spots across Japan, but some of the best opportunities to enjoy these..
Activities Cosmos Season at Kokaigawa Fureai Koen Park 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 Nemophila Season at Hitachi Seaside Park Lynda Hogan One of the most famous flower scenes in all of Japan is the 'sea' of blue flowers at Hitachi Seaside Park every spring...
Activities A Visit to Fukuroda Falls in Ibaraki Sleiman Azizi One of Japan's top 3 waterfalls, Fukuroda Falls in Ibaraki are a stunning 120m-high waterfall flowing over four layers of rock...
Activities Ishioka Farm Ostrich Kingdom Kim The Ishioka Farm Ostrich Kingdom has a range of animals to admire, including over 1000 ostriches - and the largest number of ostrich..