茨城県 · Kanto Region
Ibaraki Hidden Gems
Kanto's quiet garden — seaside cliffs, flower parks and one of Japan's great landscape gardens, all within reach of Tokyo.
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Climate & Best Season
Mild and relatively dry, with warm summers and little snow. Spring (nemophila) and autumn (kochia) are the signature seasons.
Famous For (Food)
- Natto
- Melon
- Anko-nabe (monkfish hotpot)
- Chestnuts
Signature Sights
- Hitachi Seaside Park
- Kairakuen plum garden
- Fukuroda Falls
- Ushiku Daibutsu
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Ibaraki· Oarai
Kamiiso no Torii — Ocean Gate Sunrise
A single vermilion torii gate stands on a jagged rock platform where waves explode into white spray at high tide. Kamiis…
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Updated Jul 2026
Ibaraki· Oarai
Oarai Fish Market — Morning Catch Kaisendon
Oarai Port lands some of the finest Pacific seafood in the Kanto region — flatfish (hirame), Pacific saury (sanma), monk…
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Updated Jul 2026
Ibaraki· Oarai
Oarai Aquarium — Shark & Jellyfish Wonderland
Aqua World Oarai is one of Japan's largest aquariums, specializing in sharks (54 species, the most of any aquarium in Ja…
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Updated Jul 2026
Ibaraki· Oarai
Oarai Beach — Pacific Coast Sandscape
Oarai Sun Beach is a 1.5-kilometer crescent of pale sand facing the Pacific, backed by pine groves and bordered by rocky…
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Updated Jul 2026