IbarakiCulture & HistoryOarai
Aqua World Ibaraki Prefecture Oarai Aquarium
An aquarium in Oarai keeping more shark species than any in Japan, known for the sunfish in its great tank.
Culture & History in Ibaraki15 entries
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Before tracing culture and history — how shrines and temples differ, and how to pay respects
Many of Japan's cultural properties are found at shrines or temples. The two belong to different religions, and their entrances and ways of worship differ. Start with the differences and the etiquette.INSTAGRAM / 6
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IbarakiCulture & HistoryOmitama
Ibaraki Airport
An airport in Omitama with domestic and international flights, sharing its runway with a Self-Defense Force base.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryKitaibaraki
Rokkakudo (Ibaraki University Gozen Art and Culture Research Institute)
A hexagonal building Tenshin Okakura set out over the sea. Swept away by the tsunami, it was rebuilt in 2012.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryInashiki
Osugi Shrine
A shrine in Inashiki. Its brilliantly coloured carving recalls Nikko Toshogu, and it is known as Anba-sama.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryHitachi
Iwai Shrine
A shrine in the hills of Hitachi, said to enshrine 188 deities, where a triple cedar stands.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryJoso
Toyota Castle (Joso City Community Center)
A community centre in Joso. The building is shaped like a castle, and locals call it Toyoda Castle.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryKitaibaraki
teamLab Hidden Valley
A permanent installation in the mountains of Kitaibaraki, on the site of hidden rice paddies of the past.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryBandō
Museum Park Ibaraki Nature Museum
A natural history museum in Bando, with full dinosaur skeletons and wide outdoor grounds.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryKitaibaraki
Isohara Futatsushima Beach
A swimming beach in Kitaibaraki, with Futatsushima offshore.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryHitachinaka
Sakatsura Isozaki Shrine
A shrine in Hitachinaka, paired with Oarai Isosaki Shrine; the two make one object of worship.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryTsukuba
Hirasawa Kanga Ruins
The site of a Nara and Heian period government office in Tsukuba, with three raised-floor storehouses reconstructed.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryJoso
Mitukaidou Folk Museum Sakanoke Residence
The house of a wealthy Edo-period farmer in Joso. The study and storehouses remain, and the garden is open.
IbarakiCulture & History
IbarakiCulture & HistoryHitachi
Izumigamori Izumi Shrine (Ito-yo-no-Sato Izumigamori Park)
A shrine in Hitachi with a spring-fed pond where the threatened three-spined stickleback lives.
IbarakiCulture & HistoryShirosato
Roadside Station Katsura
A roadside station along the Naka River in Shirosato, serving salt-grilled sweetfish.