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Aqua World-Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium

4.5

351 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 8252-3

This aquarium is located along the coast of Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County, Ibaraki Prefecture, and is among the largest in the country. Sea mammals and oceanic/freshwater fish from around the world and Oarai Sea are kept here. Exhibits are divided into nine zones, like “The Encounter Sea” and “Seas of the World.” You can watch a variety of living creatures, like popular penguins and sunfish, or see the impressive shark tank. The dolphin and sea lion shows are particularly lively and popular.

We spend 4hours here,after landing from Narita airport straight away drive through Oarai and managed to see the Dolphins shows at 12pm,nice late lunch after hanging around the aquarium with...
Hitachi Seaside Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Mawatari Onuma 605-4

A national park located in Hitachinaka City in Ibaraki Prefecture. The spacious grounds, totaling some 200 hectares, are filled with huge flower gardens. The nemophila in summer and bassia in autumn are particularly attractive seasonal plants. When in bloom, the park’s 4.5 million blue nemophila seem to bleed into the sky, creating a stunning sight. The fluffy bassia in autumn turning the area scarlet. The park also has a cycling course and barbecue area, making a perfect place for the whole family to enjoy an entire day together.
Mentai Park Oarai

4.0

96 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 8255-3

Located in Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County, Ibaraki Prefecture, this is a theme park focusing on mentaiko (seasoned cod roe) and run by Kanefuku Co.—a well-established mentaiko shop. The interior includes a mentaiko plant that you can observe through glass, and a wholesaler where you can buy mentaiko directly. A great place for kids and adults to spend the day with mentaiko. The food corner has popular eats like “mentaiko onigiri” and “mentaiko ice cream.”

大洗に岩ガキを食べ行ったついでの立ち寄りました。試食があるイメージでしたが、殆どなし。物もまあまあお高いので食事をと思いましたが、これはというものもなく手ぶらで帰るのも何なので話の種に行列に並んでからし明太子おにぎりを買って後にしました。
Oarai Isosaki Jinja

4.5

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 6890

The Oarai Isosaki Jinja is a shrine in Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County, Ibaraki Prefecture, that venerates Ohonamuchi-no-mikoto and Sukunahikona-no-mikoto. The worship hall for the presiding god—a protector of domestic safety and safe naval passage—demonstrates the architectural style of early Edo period, and has been designated a prefectural cultural property. Also, the Kamiiso torii gate praised by Mitsukuni Tokugawa is first among big torii in the Kanto region, and is set on rocks in the sea, for a great view during sunrise and sunset. Shrine worship deals with the ocean, so the Oarai Sea Museum is located nearby.

やっぱり、周りに遮るものがない日の出、太陽はパワーがあり、良いですね。太平洋の岩礁に立ってある鳥居の「神磯の鳥居」です。周りに遮るものがない山のてっぺんからの日の出、太陽も素晴らしいですが、海からの日の出、太陽も良いです。素晴らしい日の出を見ることが来ました。お勧めです。もうそれだけで十分です。気分上々です。
Oarai Marine Tower

3.5

79 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Minatochuou 10

This 60-meter-tall symbolic tower in Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County, Ibaraki Prefecture was opened in 1988. At 55 meters above ground, the observatory deck offers you a grand panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, Nikko Nasu Mountains, Mt. Tsukuba, and Mt. Fuji. The tower interior includes souvenir shops, a marine theater, and a cafe themed on “Girls und Panzer” —an anime set in Oarai.

駐車場は無料、入場料は３４０円。高さは６０メートルしかないが、周りに高い建物がないのでぐるっとビュー。訪問した日は天気が良かったのだが、訪問時間が午後２時頃、太陽の光が海に反射しまぶしい！なので海方向のきれいな景色、キラキラまぶしく観賞できなかった。天気の良いのも善し悪しなのだなと。
Sakatsura Isosaki-jinja Shrine

4.0

75 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Isozakichou 4607-2

This Shinto shrine is on Prefectural Route 6 in Isozakicho, Hitachinaka City. Founded in 856, it honors the deities Onamuchi-no-Mikoto and Sukunabikona-no-Mikoto. It was moved to its present location on the order of Tokugawa Mitsukuni in 1702. The precincts have stone statues of turtles dedicated by big lottery winners, and many come to pray for luck with hitting the lottery. The grounds also have a large woodland area that will give you a look at the special qualities of coastal forests.

Sakatura Isosaki Shrine is a great location in Hitachinaka city. At first, You can see the fantastic tree-lined approach after passing through the torii. I would recommend taking a picture of...
Nakaminato Osakana Ichiba

Shopping

Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Minatohonchou 19-8

Nakaminato Osakana Ichiba, located in about 10 minutes’ walk from Nakaminato Station, is a fish market. There are seafood product shops which sell fresh fish landed at the fishing harbor in Nakaminato, processed food and dried seafood such as mirinboshi (seasoned dried fish) and restaurants where you can enjoy a seafood rice bowl and a monkfish hot pot in winter only. A list of seasonal fish in Nakaminato is shown on the website so you can find out in advance when your favorite fish is available.
Oarai Seaside Station

3.0

106 Reviews

Shopping

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Minatochuou 11-2

This outlet mall—located near the beach of Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki county, Ibaraki Prefecture—is a great spot for shopping or meals while feeling the beach wind on your skin. It has been undergoing renewal as “Oarai Seaside Station” since the operating company changed in July 2017. They are maintaining operations during the renewal, and it is scheduled for a grand re-opening in spring 2018.

ガルパンギャラリーを目的に行きました。まいわい市場は特産品が沢山ありお土産購入には大変便利です。貸し自転車も有ります。
Hitachinaka Onsen Kirari Bettei

4.5

27 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Ibaraki Hitachinaka-shi Ichige 640-2

小学生未満は利用できないというので大人ばかりの印象。それだけで落ち着いて利用できます。あちこち静かにと書いてあります。スタッフはみんな感じが良く気持ちよく利用できました。新型コロナのせいで少ないのかあまり混んではいませんでした。今度はレストランも利用したいと思います。
Ajigaura Onsen Nozomi

4.0

28 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Ajigaurachou 3290

"A day trip hot spring bathhouse for the whole family featuring baths constantly replenished from a source spring ""kakenagashi"" style. The bathhouse is located a 15-minute drive from Katsuta Station on the JR Joban Line. The bathhouse' sodium - chloride strong saline spring is rich in hot spring minerals and its waters have a powerful warming effect. After bathing in the large indoor bath, try the outdoor bath, piping hot hinoki cypress bath, or lukewarm rock bath, which boasts a stunning view. There's also the so-called ""grotto bath,"" perfume bath, and more. The bathhouse also has a restaurant serving seafood rice bowls, set meals, and seasonal dishes, as well as a rest area to relax in after your bath. In addition, the bathhouse offers robe and towel rentals."

露天風呂から海が見えます。露天風呂は色々種類があって楽しいです。スチームサウナもありました。内湯はまあまあの広さでナトリウム系でお湯の中で肌をなでるとツルツルとします。洗い場はそれほど広くなくて、洗い場のシャワーが内湯に入ってると飛んでくるのが難点です。自分でタオルを持参して行くと安上がりです。お料理は煮魚定食を食べましたが美味しかったです。
Shiosai no Yu

3.5

16 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Ibaraki Higashiibaraki-gun Oaraimachi Onuki 256-25

海岸沿いにあるので景色は良いです。あまり広くもなくサービスも期待しない方がいいかもしれません。トイレ有料とか、、、。観光客に対して茨城のイメージ悪くならないか心配。
Oarai Museum of Bakumatsu-Meiji History

4.0

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 8231-4

A museum located a 10-minute drive from the Mito-Oarai interchange. The museum was built in 1929 by Count Mitsuaki Tanaka, an imperial loyalist in the closing days of the Edo period who later became Minister of the Imperial Household. The museum displays paintings and calligraphic works by imperial loyalists from the late Edo to the Meiji period as well as their forbearers donated by the count, as well as items gifted to the museum by the Imperial Household and other artifacts such as handicrafts connected to the local Oarai area. The museum's collection includes numerous valuable historical items which belonged to or were created by prominent figures, including calligraphy by the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Yoshida Shoin, Yamaoka Tesshu, and Saigo Takamori.

歴史を学ぶことができます。主に幕末と明治時代。あまり歴史について詳しくなかったので、へぇと思うことばかり。
Hoshiimo-jinja Shrine

4.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Hitachinaka-shi Ajigauracho 172-2

幸田商店さんの見学と一緒にうかがいました。ほしいも神社と欲しいもの神社をかけて願いがかなう神社です。干し芋の自動販売機があります。
Oarai Wakuwaku Science Museum

3.5

20 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Minatochuou 12

A water science museum situated right in front of sprawling ocean located at the Marine Tower-minami Intersection a 20-minute walk from Oarai Station on the Oarai Kashima Line. The first floor of the museum looks at the world of the sea bottom, while the second floor focuses on the ocean surface and includes exhibits which you can touch and interact with. The museum also holds events every Saturday and Sunday introducing the wonders of the sea through crafting classes and experiments. In addition, there's a playground in the square in front of the museum for small children to play.

入場券を買おうとしたら「本当にご覧になられますか？」と聞かれた確かに内容は???的なものが多いのですが他では見られない、貴重なものが展示されています
Oarai Sun Beach Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Prefecture Higashi Ibaraki-gun Oarai-cho Harbor

This beach spot is known for its spacious, clear and far-reaching shallow beach, located in Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County. It’s quite popular with families, couples, and friends, as it has complete facilities including beach houses, restrooms, and showers. It is also a “universally-accessible” beach, with special wheelchairs for beach travel and life jackets, so handicapped and elderly persons can enjoy the beach too.
Science Museum of Atomic Energy

4.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Naka-gun Tokaimura Muramatsu 225-2

This science museum, Japan's only one dedicated to nuclear power, is situated along National Route 245 an 18-minute drive from the Hitachi-minami Ota Interchange on the Joban Expressway. The museum contains exhibits which introduce the foundations behind atoms and nuclear energy. Visitors can directly look at, touch, and interact with the things they are learning about through exhibits such as a big screen theater showing computer generated videos and the world's largest cloud chamber, which makes it possible to see the natural radiation that is around us at all times. In addition, exhibits on incidents such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the Tokaimura nuclear accident convey safe ways of utilizing radiation to future generations.

エネルギーとしての原子力に関しての展示は少ないです。一番おもしろかったのは空港のX線検査装置ですね。実物を操作できて、こんな風に映るのかと感心しきりでした。見学の所要時間としては1時間あれば十分ですね。
Seafood and Rice Bowl Restaurant Kaisen Domburi-Tei

4.0

14 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 8253-56

"A market and seafood restaurant located a 10-minute drive from the Mito-Oarai interchange. The facility's market area sells fresh fish from Oarai and the Kashima Sea as well as processed foods like homemade dried fish and shiokara fermented seafood paste. The restaurant portion of the facility serves an abundant array of dishes made possible thanks to the incredibly fresh seafood available from the nearby fishing port. The ""Ganbappe Oarai Teishoku"" set meal comes with deep fried local fish, fresh broiled clams, and other dishes made with an abundance of seasonal ingredients. Also including shirasu oroshi whitebait and grated daikon radish, rice, and assorted sides, this hearty set meal is sure to satisfy."

待ち時間は非常に長いです。早くから空いているので、朝食にも利用できます。前回は７時半ごろに並んで食べたのが１１時。ランチになってしまいました。今回は初めからランチ狙い。１１時に到着。ラッキーなことに２組待ちだったので、すぐ座れました。相方が食したマグロのカマ塩焼き定食は相変わらずの迫力。大量の刺身も付いているので大満腹。私はマグロステーキ定食。隣の席のマグロのテールの焼き物も気になったので、次回...
Shizu-jinja Shrine

4.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Nakashi Shizu 2

This Shinto shrine is located in Shizu, Naka City. Although the exact date of its founding is unknown, it's estimated to be over 850 years old. The main deities it honors are the warrior god Takehazuchi-no-Mikoto and Shitori-no-Kami, the ancestral god of weaving. An autumn festival takes place annually from November 25th to 27th. Many visitors come at that time when they hold ceremonies like Tsuta Mai and Osasa Myojin. The hill on the western side of the grounds makes up Shizumine Furusato Park, a famous cherry blossom viewing spot.

常陸二ノ宮...
OARAI SEA MUSEUM

3.0

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Higashiibaraki-gun Oaraimachi Isohama Machi 6890

A museum located on the grounds of Oarai Isosaki Shrine in Isohama-cho, Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County. Both the Shinto deities honored at the shrine and the nearby land they're thought to protect are closely tied to the ocean and the fishing industry. As such, the museum was conceived as an education facility that works to raise awareness of and interest in Japan's role as a maritime country. Specimens on display depict the evolution of marine life from protozoa to whales.

神社の敷地内にありコンパクトな博物館でしたでも、展示は、まあまあで、茨城県の海の事が解りました。バスツアーの方が居ましたが見学しない様子ですいていて良かったです
Oarai Seafood Market

3.5

28 Reviews

Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 8253-56

Located in Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County, Ibaraki Prefecture, this seafood market offers row after row of fresh fish just caught in Oarai Port. You can enjoy the great products of Oarai from each season, famous Oarai clams in spring, iwagaki oyster in summer, returning bonito in fall, and anglerfish in winter. Also popular are the home-made dried fish and freshly-broiled fish you can eat right there.

天然岩ガキを食べたくて、茨城空港まで行ったついでに足を延ばして寄りました。思い立ってから2年越しの訪問です。お目当ての天然岩ガキ。開くまで大きさが分かりません。前の人が大きいのを引いたという事で、残念な結果にならぬよう欲張って殻の大きいものを選びました。身は十分入っているようでしたが結果はどうだったのでしょう。ポン酢で頂きましたが、海の塩が十分効いていました。

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Ibaraki Areas

Just a stone’s throw from Tokyo, Ibaraki is a coastal prefecture that has mastered juxtapositions, where old shrines meet new scientific discoveries and traditional gardens are frequented by the inventors of some of the newest technology. Head to Mito City's Kairakuen - one of Japan's Three Great Gardens - in spring to experience the cellestial blooming of fantastic cherry blossoms at the annual sakura festival.