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Tsukuba Wanwan Land

3.5

84 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Numata 579

Tsukuba Wanwan Land is a large-scale interactive zoo where you can pat the animals. A landmark is Mokkun, an 11-meter high wooden statue which is a dog-shaped observatory. Dogs are the main attraction, and there are about 500 dogs from 90 breeds. You can pat your favorite dog as well as experience walking with it. In addition to dogs, there is a building which houses cats only and an area which you can pat small animals so you can experience interacting with a wide range of animals. Entry with your pet dog is available. Your dog can use a dog run, and there are events in which it can participate.

・イヌを飼いたくても環境的に飼えない人には良いと思います。小さなお子さん連れにも。もちろんイヌ連れでも、ドッグランがあるので良いですね。真夏はイヌも人もバテてしまうので注意。・30℃を超えるような日だけは、園内のイヌたちも冷房の効いた環境に入れるべきだと思います。このままだと虐待と言われて、問題になる気がします。・スタッフの人数が足りているか疑問です。被毛が毛玉になっていたり、汚れたイヌも...
Tsukuba Expo Center

4.0

104 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Aduma 2-9

At this science museum you can see, touch, and enjoy leading edge science. Along with displays that let you learn and experience the mysteries of science you can view miraculous videos and gorgeous starry skies in one of the world’s largest planetariums. With regular events including science shows and lectures you’re sure to make a new discovery every time you visit.

It is very conveniently located, a short walk from the Tsukuba Center train and bus station. Great for a cold or rainy day, or on a leisurely weekend. The original planetarium program can be enjoyed...
Comorebi Ibaraido Forest

3.5

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Inashikishi Kamikimiyama 2060-1

Located in natural environs in Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, this interactive theme park is popular with families. This park is filled with outdoor activities for children including a field athletic course suspended through the trees, and a small animal petting zoo. Families can try their hand at cooking and craft making, from any of the extensive workshops. On site is a restaurant, a hall, and barbecue facilities where homemade sausage, and the park’s original pizza can be enjoyed.

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National Museum of Nature and Science (Tsukuba Botanical Garden)

4.5

57 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Amakubo 4-1-1

Located in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, this botanical garden is a part of the National Museum of Nature and Science, fully utilizing its position amid the rich nature at the southern base of Mt. Tsukuba, 7,000 species of plants—tropical and temperate—from Japan and around the world are cultivated here. General visitors can see roughly 3,000 of them. The garden is divided into nine sections, like evergreens, shrubs, aquatic plants, etc., and features three greenhouses recreating environments like the savannah and the tropical rainforest. You can see many rare foreign plants here.

It is a gem of a place. Located near to Tsukuba University,bit is quiet and serene. If you plan to eat/picnic here, you need to bring your own food.
Ibaraki Prefectural Doho Park

4.0

79 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Ninomiya 2-20

Ibaraki Prefectural Doho Park located in Tsukuba City is a prefectural urban park. Seasonal trees spread out around the Doho Pond. In addition to an athletics field and a gymnasium, which is available for a fee, it is equipped with a year-round heated pool and tennis courts with night lighting. There is also an athletic facility which is free of charge and families can also enjoy it together. It holds sports classes such as tennis and swimming, events such as ground golf competitions, and orienteering.

The park has a quite lake. Good hiking path around the lake. A café shop is on the shore of the lake. With a large window of the lake view. It is quite and peaceful. A lecture room is on the top...
Kijo Park

3.0

67 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Chuou 1-13

The grounds of this public park enclose the inner citadel of Tsuchiura Castle, the symbol of Tsuchiura City, as well as a portion of the castle's outer citadel. The park also features a natural grass lawn and beech trees designated Prefectural Natural Monuments, and the park serves as a space for relaxation and refreshment to the residents of the city.

土浦駅から徒歩15分ほど。土浦城は室町時代の築城、1873年廃城。亀城公園は1934年開園。「亀城」とは土浦城の別名。江戸時代の建造物としては櫓門(本丸表門)と霞門(本丸裏門)が現存しているが、霞門は改修工事中(2022年6月-2023年3月)のため見ることはできない。東櫓と西櫓は平成の復元。東櫓は土浦市立博物館の一部となっており内部見学には博物館の入館券が必要だが、現在は博物館が改修工事で休館...
Geological Museum

4.5

50 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Higashi 1-1-1

A museum located 10 minutes from the Sakura-tsuchiura interchange on the Joban Expressway. The only comprehensive museum in the country dedicated to the earth sciences, here visitors can view exhibits on minerals and fossils for free. Visitors can have fun while learning about the history of the earth through exhibits like a replica of the fossilized skeleton of a Desmostylus, a mammal which lived along the North Pacific coast during the Neogene period; and three-dimensional geological models such as cross-sectional views of Mt. Fuji and the Mt. Hakone volcano complex.

Free to park and entry Friendly staff Geology dream plenty to look and lots of interactive display . Some awesome Crystals Lift to all floors Lack some information in English but overall an...
Ishioka City Hitachi Fudoki no Oka

4.0

39 Reviews

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Ibaraki Ishioka-shi Someya 1646

This historic park is located in Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It features an observatory platform modeled to look like the head of a shishi (lion), a public square with a playground, and a waterfront park for enjoying flowers in all seasons, including cherry blossoms. For a fee, you can enter the excavated ruins recreated as Kanoko Ruins Park or the Square of Restored Ancient Homes, even checking the inside to see historical documents and artifacts on display. There is also a retail shop and a restaurant that serves ostrich meat from Ishioka City and Idaten soba. Soba-making classes are held here too.

しだれの時期に無料エリアを散策しました池の周囲にしだれ桜が植えられています桜の下を散策するのもよいですが、金龍橋や展望広場の高い位置から見渡す海のような桜が絶景です
Tsukuba Expo ’85 Memorial Park

4.0

38 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Miyukigaoka 6

A park erected on the site of the Expo '85 international exposition. The 10-meter tall Kagaku no Mon gate commemorates the expo; modeled after the symbol tower of the Japanese government's exposition hall, it was built to one fourth scale of the original. The silver balls suspended inside the gate depict the faces of four famous scientists, depending on the angle of the viewer. The park is also a renowned destination for cherry blossoms, and in spring some 300 Yoshino cherries come into bloom on the grounds.

É um parque com muitas estátuas relacionadas à EXPO 1985. Conta com uma lagoa no meio e o Expo Center do lado. Muitas crianças brincam no parque com seus pais.
Iias TSUKUBA

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Kenkyu-gakuen 5-19
Kasumigaura Aquarium

3.5

22 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Kasumigaurashi Saka 910-1

An aquarium facing the north side of Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan. The aquarium displays freshwater fish from Kasumigaura, over 1,000 saltwater fish spanning 130 species from around the world, and reptiles. The aquarium's diverse facilities include a panoramic tank where visitors can watch char and Japanese huchen swimming, and round tanks which make it possible to view the occupants from 360 degrees. The aquarium is designed to teach visitors who walk through it about the ecosystem of Kasumigaura. The aquarium also holds events like giving visitors the chance to feed tortoises. The aquarium is perfect for families with children as well.

かすみがうら市歴史博物館との共通券（430円）で入館しました。単独だと330円です。特に珍しい魚がいるわけでもなく、とても小さな水族館でした。展示内容や規模は無料の水族館と同レベルなので、330円の入館料はとても高いと思いました。水族館の入り口付近でケヅメリクガメが散歩していました。リクガメは無料で見ることができます。
Ushiku Nature Observation Forest

4.0

21 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Ushikushi Kessokuchou 489-1

This forest park in Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture was created as part of a project to establish areas for making use of nature for local residents and was opened in 1990. Nature observers are permanently stationed in the park who provide the latest information on what's happening on its grounds. From plants to animals, visitors can come in contact with nature in the park in a variety of ways, including the park's centrally located Nature Center and its animal exhibits and activity corner, a beech (chinquapin) forest, owl forest, and Japanese hare hill. The Nature Center loans out binoculars and magnifying glasses and also holds events such as birdwatching and animal care classes for children.

今や東京のベッドタウンと化している牛久ですが、駅から離れると自然を味わえます。おいしい空気を吸いながら散歩ができました。
Flower Park Ibaraki

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Ishiokashi Shimoaoyagi 200

Focusing on flowers and flora in Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, this theme park is divided into “Flower Park” and “Fureai-no-Mori.” Several annuals like peonies, azaleas, hydrangeas, dahlias, and Christmas roses are beautiful, and the official prefectural flower—roses—are famous. On the rose terrace and rose garden, you’ll find 30,000 flowers in roughly 800 species, brought from all around the world, and the rose festival is held there in spring and fall. The winter also has great illumination events to enjoy.
Tsuchiura City Museum

3.5

17 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Chuou 1-15-18

A history museum adjoining Kijo Park (Tsuchiura Castle ruins) 10 minutes from the Tsuchiura-kita or Sakura-tsuchiura interchanges on the Joban Expressway. The first floor of the museum is dedicated to the culture of the Tsuchiya clan, the clan which once rules the area, and includes displays of swords and tea ceremony implements owned by the clan. The second floor looks at local life as it has been supported by Lake Kasumigaura and introduces the history and culture of Tsuchiura. The museum changes the contents of its exhibits on a seasonal basis and also holds special exhibitions. There's also an interactive learning space in the second-floor exhibition hall.

国道３５４号沿い亀城公園の一画。入館料１０５円と超格安。第１駐車場に車を停めましたが、駐車券は見学後お渡しします、とのこと。一部撮影可能でワンコイン以上の価値があります。
Science Square Tsukuba

4.0

24 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Higashi 1-1-1

"A science and industry public relations hall which presents the research and results of AIST, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. The entrance to the facility is located at the Namiki 2-Chome intersection along Gakuen Higashi Odori Avenue. Entry is free. With an advance reservation, visitors can also take part in a 40-minute guided tour. Inside, visitors can learn about robots designed to assist daily life activities and iPS cells, ""seeing,"" ""hearing,"" and ""touching"" the not-too distant future. The facility also teaches strange and amazing things about animals, the human body, and other otherwise common and familiar parts of the world around us. The facility's exhibits are designed to inspire an interest in science in children."

最先端テクノロジーに興味がある方には面白いと思いますが、子供には難し過ぎて辛いと思います。値段は無料です。
Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki

3.5

14 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Aduma 2-8

An art museum located a three-minute walk from exit A2 of Tsukuba Station, the last stop on the Tsukuba Express line. Opened as an annex of the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, the museum primarily holds solo and group exhibitions. Aiming to make it possible for people of all ages to come in contact with art in a variety of ways, the museum has a lecture room and video library in addition to its exhibition space. The museum also holds Saturday lectures conducted by curators in the prefecture in which participants can hear what they have learned through study and experience as well as their unique stories. In addition, there's a cafe and museum shop which carries exhibition catalogs.

図書館と一緒の建物の中にある、美術館です。仕事が早く終わり、つくばエクスプレスに乗るため歩いていてみかけ、中に入ってみました。平日の午後だったので、ゆっくりと見ることができました。わざわざ行くというよりも、図書館にいらっしゃった方が来ているという感じでした。
Fontaine no Mori

4.0

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Kise 1247-1

夏に友達とのバーベキューに利用しました。バーベキューグリルはアメリカサイズの大きいものからウェーバーという丸型のグリルまであり設備が美女に整っていました。また、軍手や台ふきん、や冷蔵庫など無料で貸し出しをしてくれたので助かりました。場所代として一人1000円くらいなので安いと思いました。
Ishioka Tsukuba Ne Auto Camping Ground

4.0

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Ishioka-shi Obata 2132-14

私達が行った5月は、思ったより標高が高かった事もあり肌寒い位でした。受付の並びの高台にフリーサイト・・・10張りと記載されてましたが、5張位じゃないと隣と近くて気になるかも？と。区画サイトも20サイト程度でこじんまりでしたが、芝生の斜面越しの山の景色が素晴らしく爽快でした！アスレチックもあったり、トトロが出てきそうな木のトンネルがあったりと子供は大興奮で楽しんでました！水辺が近くにないので...
Komachi no Yakata

4.0

7 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Ono 491

A local mixed-use complex named after the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi, said to have died in Tsuchiura's Ono district, a 30-minute drive from Tsuchiura Station on the JR Joban Line in Ibaraki Prefecture. Inside, visitors will find a local specialty products shop, tourist information corner, Komachi gallery, and educational hall. A soba noodle making class is offered in the activity hall for a small fee and there's also a rest area from which visitors can take in the vast, beautiful scenery of the area. The facility is also adjoined by a farm-fresh shop, cafe, and the Salon Komachi restaurant, which serves Hitachi Aki soba noodles.

四季の風景が感じられ、水車もその風景にマッチしております。手打ちそばが食べられるのでぜひ食べてください。冬場はけんちんがあるので郷土の味を楽しんでください。
Ayumizaki Park

4.0

5 Reviews

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Ibaraki Pref. Kasumigaurashi Saka

This park, located about a 40-minute drive from the Chiyoda Ishioka Interchange or the Tsuchiura Kita Interchange off of the Joban Highway, has many various facilities. It not only has been designated as a Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, but is also one of the Top 100 Ibaragi Sights, and the Top 100 Nature Scenes of Ibaragi Castle. Inside the park is an observatory from which a panoramic view of Lake Kasumigaoka, the second largest in Japan, can be enjoyed. The park has an aquarium, a history museum, the Ayumian meeting area, a garden of historic dwellings, a forested garden area as well as a lake-side shore area that is popular with families. The aquarium fosters not only the fresh water fish that swim in the Lake Kasumigaura, but also the seemingly phantom fresh water ito fish of the salmon family.

歩崎公園は水郷筑波国定公園の一部で、帆引き船発祥の地にある公園です。園内には、かすみがうら市交流センターや小さな水族館もあります。無料駐車場があるので、霞ヶ浦を眺めながらくつろげる場所です。

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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.