Hitachi Civic Center Science Museum Sakurie
A science museum in Hitachi. It presents manufacturing through hands-on experience.
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A science museum in Hitachi. It presents manufacturing through hands-on experience.
A mining memorial museum in Hitachi. It tells the history of the Hitachi Mine and how Hitachi, Ltd. came into being.
A hill run by the Kasama ware cooperative. Works from the kilns are displayed, and visitors can try the potter's wheel.
Izura Tenshin ware from Kitaibaraki. The ceramics of the place where Okakura Tenshin was based.
Shunkei lacquerware from Shirosato. Transparent lacquer is applied thinly to show the figured grain of the wooden base.
Lacquerware of Yamizo. Local wood is used for the wooden base.
Paulownia geta from Yuki. They are made by hollowing out paulownia.
The Yuki tsumugi hall. Thread spun by hand from silk floss is woven on a backstrap loom. A nationally designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.
The local museum of Yuki tsumugi. It exhibits the history and tools of the production area.
Lion heads from Hitachi. Heads used in Ibaraki's festivals, such as the Gogyo no Mai, are carved.
Oribako boxes made of bent thin cedar boards. They are made as containers for wrapping food.
Hina dolls from Katsura. They are finished by dressing them in costumes.
Nishinouchi paper from Hitachiomiya. Made from kozo alone, it is strong and resistant to water. Edo merchant houses used it for their account books.
Suifu lanterns. Sturdy lanterns in which thin bamboo strips are formed into rings and joined one by one.
Cocoon craft from Yuki. Cocoons are split to make flowers and other ornaments.
The environmental science center of Lake Kasumigaura. It researches the lake's water quality and works to improve it.
An aquarium in Oarai. It keeps more species of shark than any other in Japan and is known for its husbandry skills.
The fishing port and market of Nakaminato. Landed fish are sold on the spot.
The Hitachi Port District of Ibaraki Port. It handles imports and exports of finished vehicles.
The Hitachinaka Port District of Ibaraki Port. It handles exports of construction machinery.
Kashima Port. An excavated artificial port that receives raw materials for steelmaking and petrochemicals.
An airport in Omitama. It shares its runways with an Air Self-Defense Force base.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.