Hitachi Seaside Park is a vast public park located in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki prefecture. The park has a lot of attractions, such as an athletic playground, a disc golf…

  According to the recent survey (2013), Ibaraki was selected as the least attractive prefecture in Japan. People seem to think that Ibaraki has next to nothing attractive. This survey…

Today, I would like to introduce an article about Ibaraki people’s love for rice crackers. Ibaraki prefecture is famously known for Natto in Japan, and the place has the 10th…

In Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture, there is a DNA model like tower, which looks weird against an ordinary townscape.     This 100-meter tower is called Art Tower Mito and…

  Daibutsu literally means “a large statue of Buddha,” but no one would expect it to be this big!!!       This is “Ushiku Daibutsu” in Ushiku, [W:Ibaraki Prefecture]….

  Do you know a Japanese food called [W:natto]?     Natto is made from fermented soybeans. We usually eat natto on steamed rice, and because its stickiness and smell,…