{"id":5273,"date":"2021-03-26T16:48:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T07:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/?page_id=5273"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T07:54:11","slug":"sightseeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/sightseeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sightseeing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Highlights of Ibaraki and surrounding region<\/h2>\r\n
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Many famous tourist destinations in the Northern Metropolitan Area<\/h3>\r\n

the Nikko World Heritage site, the Tokyo Disney Resorts, ski resorts in the Kanto area, etc.<\/p>\r\n\"easyaccess\"<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Country Clubs & Hot Springs: 127 county clubs and 135 hot springs.<\/h3>\r\n\"golf_and_onsen\"<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Eating & Shopping<\/h3>\r\n

Hitachi Beef, fresh seafood such as Angler Fish, delicious fruit, etc.
\r\nenjoy shopping at one of the largest gatherings of shopping malls in the Kanto Area.<\/p>\r\n\"eating\"<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Nature & Science<\/h3>\r\n

Fukuroda Falls, Kairakuen Park, Tsukuba Science City, etc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\"nature\"<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sightseeing Information<\/h2>\r\n
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Kairakuen<\/h4>\r\n
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Kairakuen designed by Tokugawa Nariaki as \u201cthe place of recreation for the public\u201d is one of the three great gardens in Japan along with Kenrokuen in Kanazawa and Kourakuen in Okayama. \u201cMito Plum Blossoms Festival\u201d and other events attract lots of visitors. Seasonal beauty of flowers such as Kirishima azalea in early summer and bush clover in autumn is worth seeing.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Fukuroda Falls<\/h4>\r\n
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\"Fukuroda \r\n<\/div>\r\n
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This is one of the three greatest waterfalls in Japan. The cataract falls against a rock cliff in four sections, and it is said that unless you come here every season, you couldn\u2019t discover its real wonderfulness because it shows us seasonal beauty through the year. So it is also called \u201cYodo-no-Taki,\u201c or four times falls.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Kashima Shrine<\/h4>\r\n
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Kashima Shrine is said to have been established in 660 B.C. and is the oldest and largest shrine in the Kanto area. The shrine is dedicated to Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto, a Shinto god of martial arts and has been revered by the Imperial Family since ancient times.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Mt. TSUKUBA<\/h4>\r\n
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Mt. Tsukuba has been called for “Mt. Fuji in the west, Mt. Tsukuba in the east” in the old time, and it is also known as the “Purple Peak of Kanto” because of its color change from dawn to dusk. Mt. Tsukuba is 877 meters and you can enjoy climbing a mountain by using a ropeway and a cable car. In the mountain, more than 1,000 kinds of plants can be found.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Hitachi Seaside Park<\/h4>\r\n
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With an area of about 190 ha, Hitachi Seaside Park boasts its wide variety of seasonal flower gardens such as narcissus and tulip in spring, nemophila in early summer, zinnia in summer and kochia and cosmos in autumn, which attracts lots of visitors.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Ryujin big suspension bridge<\/h4>\r\n
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The total length of the bridge is 375 meters. It is the longest in the main island (Honshu) of Japan as a pedestrian bridge, the height from the surface of the lake is 100 meters. Bungy Jumping from 100 meters-high is the highest one in Japan. You can enjoy viewing beautiful panorama of each season from the bridge.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Ushiku Daibutsu (a huge statue of Buddha)<\/h4>\r\n
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Ushiku Daibutsu (a huge statue of Buddha) is authorized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest standing Buddha figure in the world. Its height is 120 meters high and you can enter the inside of Buddha by elevator. There is a flower garden on the site and beautiful flowers can be seen with seasons change.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Amabiki Kannon (The goddess of easy)<\/h4>\r\n
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Amabiki Kannon is a goddess of easy delivery, child-raising, ridding of bad luck and economic fortune and Amabiki Kannnon temple is 24th temple of Bando Kannon Reijyo (holy place) where amulets may be obtained \r\nThis Kannon temple is also famous for the beauty of flowers, such as cherry blossom, peony, azalea, hydrangea and autumn colored leaves. There is a souvenir shop that you can buy original goods.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Hananuki Gorge<\/h4>\r\n
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Beautiful landscape is spread out from Hananuki dam to Namerigafuchi and Otakizawa camping area. A promenade is equipped, so you can enjoy hiking and walking. A view seen from Shiomidaki Suspension Bridge over the gorge is magnificent. Especially in autumn, the scenery of colored leaves of trees, whose branches are developing along both sides of the river and make a shape of a tunnel, is splendid.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Kasama Inari Shrine<\/h4>\r\n
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Kasama Inari Shrine is one of famous Inari shrines in Japan and it has been since 651.This shrine worships Ukanomitama-no-mikoto as a god of business and fire prevention. Approx. 3,500,000 people visit the shrine a year.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Hitachi beef<\/h4>\r\n
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The meat is of Japanese black beef raised only by approved cattle-farmers. The quality and the taste are so high that it is one of the most popular Japanese beef.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Anglerfish<\/h4>\r\n
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Anglerfish is one of the special features of Ibaraki\u2019s winter cuisine. It is said the best tasty fish in eastern part of Japan is anglerfish, and in western part globefish. Anglerfish tastes best in winter and spring. The anglerfish captured at Joban offshore, where warm current (Oyashio) and cold current (Kuroshio) meet, is superb. Joban anglerfish is so delicious that it\u2019s called \u2018Jobanmono\u2019, and sells well at fish market.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Natto<\/h4>\r\n
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Soybeans are often called \u2018meat from a field,\u2019 and Natto is Japan\u2019s traditional food, fermented soybeans using natto fungus. Most of Mito natto is made of small soybeans, but other types such as made from big beans and black beans are also popular. Special Mito natto is called \u2018Waratsuto natto,\u2019 since it is wrapped with fragrant straws, and you can taste original flavor and chewiness that don\u2019t exist in the natto packed in artificial packages.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Melon<\/h4>\r\n
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Ibaraki is the top producer of melon in Japan. Melon needs rich, well-drained land, a mild climate, and big temperature differences between night and day, and these conditions match the climate of Ibaraki. Several kinds of netted melons are shipped all over Japan. In May and June \u2018Andesu melon,\u2019 and in September and October \u2018Earl\u2019s Melon\u2019 are in season.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Highlights of Ibaraki and surrounding region Many famous tourist destinations in the Northern Metropolitan Area the Nikko World Heritage site, the Tokyo Disney Resorts, ski resorts in the Kanto area, etc. Country Clubs & Hot Springs: 127 county clubs and 135 hot springs. Eating & Shopping Hitachi Beef, fresh seafood such as Angler Fish, delicious fruit, etc. enjoy shopping at one of the largest gatherings of shopping malls in the Kanto Area. Nature & Science Fukuroda Falls, Kairakuen Park, Tsukuba Science City, etc. Sightseeing Information Kairakuen Kairakuen designed by Tokugawa Nariaki as \u201cthe place of recreation for the public\u201d is one of the three great gardens in Japan along with","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibaraki-airport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}