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# Ibaraki

A prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan, with its capital at Mito.

## Overview

Ibaraki is a first-level administrative division of [Japan](/en/places/japan.html) 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](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-tohoku.html) has no stations in the prefecture, but the Joban and Tsukuba Express lines link it to the capital region.

更新时间：2026-10-28

## 标签

- [行政区划](/en/tags/admin-division.html)

## 关系


## 来源

- 茨城県：https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8C%A8%E5%9F%8E%E7%9C%8C 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認