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Date Posted: 22:35:41 02/14/16 Sun
Author: robin
Subject: Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県 Ibaraki-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu.[1] The capital is Mito

Geography
Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kantō region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded on the north and south by Fukushima Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. It also has a border on the southwest with Saitama Prefecture. The northernmost part of the prefecture is mountainous, but most of the prefecture is a flat plain with many lakes.

As of April 1, 2012, 15% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park and nine Prefectural Natural Parks.[

Cities

Thirty-two cities are located in Ibaraki Prefecture:

Bandō
Chikusei
Hitachi
Hitachinaka
Hitachiōmiya
Hitachiōta
Hokota
Inashiki
Ishioka
Itako
Jōsō
Kamisu
Kasama
Kashima
Kasumigaura
Kitaibaraki
Koga
Mito (capital)
Moriya
Naka
Namegata
Omitama
Ryūgasaki
Sakuragawa
Shimotsuma
Takahagi
Toride
Tsuchiura
Tsukuba
Tsukubamirai
Ushiku
Yūki

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Higashiibaraki District
Ibaraki[4]
Ōarai
Shirosato
Inashiki District
Ami
Kawachi
Miho
Kitasōma District
Tone
Kuji District
Daigo
Naka District
Tōkai
Sashima District
Goka
Sakai
Yūki District
Yachiyo

Mergers
Main article: List of mergers in Ibaraki Prefecture
Economy

Ibaraki's industries include energy, particularly nuclear energy, production, as well as chemical and precision machining industries. The Hitachi company was founded in the Ibaraki city of the same name.

As of March 2011, the prefecture produced 25% of Japan's bell peppers and Chinese cabbage.[5]
Demographics

Ibaraki's population is increasing modestly as the Greater Tōkyō region spreads out.
Culture

Ibaraki is known for nattō, or fermented soybeans, in Mito, watermelons in Kyōwa (recently merged into Chikusei), and chestnuts in the Nishiibaraki region.

Ibaraki is famous for the martial art of Aikidō founded by Ueshiba Morihei, also known as Osensei. Ueshiba spent the latter part of his life in the town of Iwama, now part of Kasama, and the Aiki Shrine and dojo he created still remain.

There are castle ruins in many cities, including Mito, Kasama, and Yūki.

Kasama is famous for Shinto, art culture and pottery.

The capital Mito is home to Kairakuen, one of Japan's three most celebrated gardens, and famous for its over 3,000 Japanese plum trees of over 100 varieties.
Education
University

Ami
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Hitachi
Ibaraki Christian University
Mito
Ibaraki University
Tokiwa University
Tsuchiura
Tsukuba International University
Tsukuba
Tsukuba University
Tsukuba Gakuin University
National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology
Ryugasaki
Ryutsu Keizai University

Sports

The sports teams listed below are based in Ibaraki.
Football (soccer)

Kashima Antlers (Kashima)
Mito HollyHock (Mito)

Volleyball

Hitachi Sawa Rivale (Hitachinaka)

Rugby

Kashima Rugby Football Club RFC

Baseball

Ibaraki Golden Golds (Regional club)

Puroresu

Hitachi Pro Wrestling (Regional group)

Tourism

Kairakuen Park
Mount Tsukuba
Kashima Shrine
Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

Transportation and access
Railways

East Japan Railway Company
Jōban Line
Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line)
Mito Line
Suigun Line
Kashima Line
Tsukuba Express
Kanto Railway
Joso Line
Ryūgasaki Line
Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line (Katsuta-Ajigaura)
Mooka Railway Mooka Line

Cable cars

Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
Mount Tsukuba Ropeway

Roads
Expressways

Joban Expressway
Ken-O Expressway
North Kanto Expressway
East Kanto Expressway

National Highways

Route 4 (around Koga area)
Route 6 (Nihonbashi of Tokyo-Toride-Tsuchiura-Mito-Hitachi-Iwaki-Sendai)
Route 50
Route 51 (Mito-Kashima-Itako-Narita-Chiba)
Route 118
Route 123
Route 124
Route 125 (Katori-Tsuchiura-Tsukuba-Koga-Gyoda-Kumagaya)
Route 245
Route 253
Route 294
Route 349
Route 354
Route 355
Route 400 (Mito-Nakagawa-Nikko-South Aizu-West Aizu
Route 408
Route 461

Ports

Hitachi Port
Hitachinaka Port
Oarai Port - Ferry route to Tomakomai, Muroran of Hokkaido
Kashima Port

Airports

Ibaraki Airport

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