Ibaraki Prefecture - Definition and Overview

Ibaraki is also a city: see Ibaraki, Osaka.

Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県; Ibaraki-ken)

Symbol of Ibaraki Prefecture
Capital	Mito
Region	Kanto
Island	Honshu
Governor	Masaru Hashimoto
Area	6,095.58 km² (23rd)
- % water	4.8%
Population (October 1, 2000)
- Population	2,985,424 (11th)
- Density	490 /km²
Districts	14
Municipalities	84
ISO 3166-2	JP-08
Web site	www.pref.ibaraki.jp/ en/menu.htm (http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/en/menu.htm)
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Rose (Rosa)
- Tree	Plum tree (Prunus mume)
- Bird	Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県; Ibaraki-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Mito.

History

Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province

Geography

Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kanto region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded on the north and south by Fukushima Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. The northernmost part of the prefecture is mountainous, but most of the prefecture is a flat plain with many lakes.

Cities

• Hitachi
• Hitachinaka
• Hitachiomiya
• Hitachiota
• Ishioka
• Itako
• Iwai
• Kasama
• Kashima
• Kitaibaraki
• Koga
• Mito (capital)
• Mitsukaido
• Moriya
• Ryugasaki
• Shimodate
• Shimotsuma
• Takahagi
• Tokaimura
• Toride
• Tsuchiura
• Tsukuba
• Ushiku
• Yuki

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Ibaraki's population is increasing modestly as the Greater Tokyo region spreads out.

Culture

Famous foods of Ibaraki include natto.

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

The prefecture is often called "Ibaragi"; however, the official name is "Ibaraki." It is also sometimes jokingly referred as "Chibaragi" combining Chiba and Ibaraki together.

External links

• Official Ibaraki Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/en/menu.htm)

Ibaraki Prefecture
Cities
Hitachi | Hitachinaka | Hitachiomiya | Hitachiota | Ishioka | Itako | Iwai | Kasama | Kashima | Kitaibaraki | Koga | Mito (capital) | Mitsukaido | Moriya | Ryugasaki | Shimodate | Shimotsuma | Takahagi | Toride | Tsuchiura | Tsukuba | Ushiku | Yuki
Districts
Higashiibaraki | Inashiki | Kashima | Kitasouma | Kuji | Makabe | Naka | Namegata | Niihari | Nishiibaraki | Sashima | Taga | Tsukuba | Yuki

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