Ibaraki

Overview

Ibaraki is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the Kanto region. Its area is about 6,097 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Mito.

History

Home to Mito domain, one of the three Tokugawa collateral branches, famed for Mito Komon and the compilation of Dai Nihon Shi; the present borders date from 1875.

Geography and industry

Tsukuba along the Tsukuba Express is a research and academic city. Hitachi's industry, Mito natto and the plum groves of Kairakuen are famous, along with Kashima Shrine and Fukuroda Falls.

Transport

Tohoku Shinkansen has no stations in the prefecture, but the Joban and Tsukuba Express lines link it to the capital region.