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Ibaraki travel guide
Kashima Jingu, head shrine of some 600 shrines and one of the three shrines of the eastern provinces. About 90% of Japan's dried sweet potato, Kairakuen, Fukuroda Falls, Yuki pongee and Kasama ware. Ibaraki, set out category by category.
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Sightseeing spots
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Shrines & temples
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Kashima · Place · candidate to visit
Kashima Jingu
In Heian-period records, only three shrines could call themselves jingu: Ise, Kashima and Katori. That rank was granted to a place this far from the capital. The kaname-ishi in its grounds is said to pin down the catfish that causes earthquakes.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoKamisu · Place · candidate to visit
Ikisu Jinja
With Kashima and Katori, one of the three shrines of the eastern provinces. In the Edo period it was common to visit all three after a pilgrimage to Ise.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoKasama · Place · candidate to visit
Kasama Inari Jinja
A ready market of worshippers came first, and that is what pushed Kasama into becoming a pottery town.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoSpecialties & souvenirs
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Ibaraki (0)Crafts & industry
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Ibaraki · Crafts & industry entry
Super Dry Museum and Asahi Breweries Ibaraki Brewery
A beer brewery in Moriya. Visitors can tour the production of Super Dry and taste it freshly made.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoIbaraki · Crafts & industry entry
Kirin Brewery Toride Plant
A beer brewery in Toride. Visitors can tour the process from brewing to packaging.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoIbaraki · Crafts & industry entry
Yakult Honsha Ibaraki Plant
A Yakult plant in Ibaraki. It shows everything from the culturing of lactic acid bacteria to filling.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoArt & culture
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Mito · Place · candidate to visit
Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
On the shore of Lake Senba, built around Yokoyama Taikan and Tsune Nakamura, with French modern painting alongside.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoMito · Place · candidate to visit
Art Tower Mito
Arata Isozaki's twisting tetrahedral tower marks a centre that treats art, music and theatre as equals.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoKitaibaraki · Place · candidate to visit
Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art
Where Okakura Tenshin moved his art academy; the misty new Nihonga style was born on this coast.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photo100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Namegata · Place · candidate to visit
Rapoppo Namegata Farmers Village
A visitor facility in Namegata in a closed school, processing and selling sweet potatoes.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoOarai · Place · candidate to visit
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.
AI-generated regional reference image · not a real photoOmitama · Place · candidate to visit
Ibaraki Airport
An airport in Omitama with domestic and international flights, sharing its runway with a Self-Defense Force base.
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