Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken) is a prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] The capital is Mito.[2]
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茨城県 | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Capital | Mito |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Kazuhiko Ōigawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,097 km2 (2,354 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
| • Total | 2,867,009 |
| • Density | 470.2/km2 (1,218/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-08 |
| Website | Official website |
History
In 1871, Ibaraki Prefecture was created from Hitachi Province.[3]
Geography
Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of Kantō. It is between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean. Fukushima Prefecture is its neighbor to the north and Chiba Prefecture is to the south. Saitama Prefecture is to the southwest. There are many mountains in the northern part of the prefecture. The rest of the prefecture is a flat plain with many lakes.
Cities
There are thirty-two cities in Ibaraki Prefecture:
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each district:
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 15% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]
Shrines and Temples
Kashima jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Ibaraki Prefecture Media
Ibaraki Prefectural Office and Headquarters in Mito
Lake Kasumigaura in Ushibori Village (Hitachi Province), Mount Fuji in the background; 19th century of the Edo period. Hokusai, painter and printmaker
Map of Ibaraki Prefecture City Town Village Lake
View from Art Tower Mito.
Tsukuba Center and Mount Tsukuba in Tsukuba city, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. This picture was taken from Tsukuba-Mitsui building 20th floor.
Hitachi Sakura Festival
常福寺より撮影
茨城県道25号土浦稲敷線（牛久市ひたち野東）
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ibaraki-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 367; "Kantō" at p. 479.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Mito" at p. 642.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-14.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-14.
