An Illustrated Japan / Kanto / Ibaraki

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Hitachi Seaside Park

国営ひたち海浜公園

Oarai Isosaki Shrine (Isosaki no Torii)

大洗磯前神社（神磯の鳥居）

Fukuroda Falls

袋田の滝

Ryujin Great Suspension Bridge

竜神大吊橋

Mt. Tsukuba

筑波山

Kairakuen

偕楽園

Hanaki Keikoku

花貫渓谷

Ushiku Daibutsu

牛久大仏

Kasumigaura

霞ヶ浦

Oura Coast (Rokkakudo)

五浦海岸（六角堂）

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Hitachi Seaside Park

国営ひたち海浜公園

Fukuroda Falls

袋田の滝

Mount Tsukuba

筑波山

Kamiiso-no-Torii (Oarai Isosaki Shrine)

大洗磯前神社の「神磯の鳥居」

Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Ushiku)

牛久大仏

Lake Kasumigaura

霞ヶ浦

Ryujin Suspension Bridge

竜神大吊橋

Kashima Shrine (Kashima Jingu)

鹿島神宮

Hananuki Gorge

花貫渓谷

Lake Senba

千波湖

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Yuki Tsumugi

結城紬

Kasama ware (Kasama-yaki)

笠間焼

Suifu Lanterns

水府提灯

Kairaku-en Plum Festival

偕楽園の梅まつり

Yabusame (Japanese horseback archery)

流鏑馬（やぶさめ）

Sake Tasting at Sudo Honke Sake Brewery

須藤本家での日本酒体験

Chrysanthemum Festival at Kasama Inari Shrine

笠間稲荷神社の菊まつり

Nishinouchi Washi Papermaking

西ノ内和紙の紙漉き

Daigo Oyaki

大子おやき

Yuki Townscape and Kimono Experience

結城の街並みと着物体験

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Nakaminato Fish Market

那珂湊おさかな市場

Natto Culture

納豆文化

Izakaya & Snack Bar Experience

居酒屋・スナック体験

Farm and Harvest Experiences

農業・収穫体験

Stay at an Onsen Ryokan

温泉宿での滞在

Mentai Park Oarai

めんたいパーク大洗

Kaachan's Diner (Oarai)

かあちゃんの店（大洗）

Cycling on the Tsukuba-Kasumigaura Ring-Ring Road

サイクリング（つくば霞ヶ浦りんりんロード）

Hitachi Aki Soba-Making Experience

常陸秋そば打ち体験

Farmstay (Farm Homestay)

農家民宿（ファームステイ）