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Tsukuba / Tsuchiura / Ushiku / Kashima

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Ushiku Daibutsu

4.0

423 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Ushikushi Kunochou 2083

World’s largest free-standing bronze statue—at 120 meters. The inner body is divided into five levels—one floor for trying sutras, one floor with 3,400 internal buddha statues, and an observatory deck where you can see Mt. Fuji and Tokyo Skytree from a height of 85 meters. There’s plenty to enjoy in the area too, from the small zoo where you can see monkey acrobatics or feed small animals to the Pure Land-style gardens with beautiful flowers in each season.

Walking around an hour to visit the temple and its beautiful gardens. We came right in the cherry blossom then we had opportunity to take many pictures Recommend this visit
Tsukubasan-jinja Shrine

4.0

187 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Tsukuba 1-1

Tsukubasan-jinja Shrine enshrines the spirits of Mt. Tsukuba, a holy mountain in the eastern Kanto region. Its mention in 25 of the poems in the Nara period collection of poems the Manyoshu shows that it was well known even then but its history is said to stretch back almost 3,000 years. Tsukuba’s god and goddess Izanagi and Izanami give benefits towards marriages and harmonious unions. Many visitors come to the shrine for the New Year’s Eve and New Year festivals.

An ancient shrine at the foot of Mount Tsukuba. Legend has it that the site of the shrine has over 3000 years of history. There’s a beautiful main hall and trails that go around the shrine.
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...
Geological Museum

4.5

50 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Tsuchiura City Museum

3.5

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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。
Hitachi no Kuni Soushagu Shrine

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Ishiokashi Sousha 2-8-1

A Shinto shrine situated on high ground commanding a view of Mt. Tsukuba, known as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and Lake Kasumigaura, noted as the second largest lake in Japan. Just when the shrine was founded is not clear, but shrine records state it was built on the command of ancient Emperor Shomu, indicating the long history of this holy site. The shrine holds the Ishioka Festival, known as one of the three largest festivals in the Kanto region, each year in September, and during this time the grounds bustle with visitors.

石岡市の住宅街に囲まれながら、ひっそりと佇む神社。創建は8世紀半ばとされ、現在の場所に移されたのは10世紀半ばとされている。茨城県のかつての名前であった常陸国の総社であり、また地図で見てもまさに茨城県の丁度中央に位置する神社であるが、現在では境内の広さも神社としての雰囲気も、普通の神社と変わりない。特に肩肘張らずリラックスしながら参拝することが出来る。但し散策する場としては少し物足りないかもしれな...
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

Leisure / Hobbies

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。
Former Toride-shuku Honjin Someno Family's Residence

4.0

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Toride-shi Toride 2-16-41

A historic building in Toride2-Chome, Toride City. Toride was built as a post on the Mito Highway. The official honjin lodge for the Mito Tokugawa clan, it served as accommodation for many generations of feudal lords. The building symbolizes Toride's role as a post town, and the main structure is designated as a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property.

江戸時代には水戸と千住を繋ぐ水戸街道沿いには、大名・公家・幕府役人などの宿場として利用された本陣がいくつも存在していたが、現在は三つしか現存せず、この本陣はその中でも最も大きい建物となっている。さらに、他の二つの本陣（中貫宿と稲吉宿にある建物）は、現在も居住者が居るため、外観を見ることが出来るが（許可がない限り）建物内に入ることは出来ない。無料で立ち入ることが出来、外観だけでなく内部も自由に撮影が...
Raigoin Temple

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Ryugasakishi Nareumamachi 2362

A Tendai Buddhist temple located a 15-minute walk from Ryugasaki Station on the Kanto Railway Ryugasaki Line. The temple's principal object of worship is a standing figure of Amitabha. The two-tiered pagoda standing on the grounds is an extremely rare example of Muromachi period architecture whose date of construction precedes 1556 and has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The temple holds a grand fire prevention festival on December 23 which looks beyond differences in sect and creed. During the festival, the ashes of a huge bonfire are scattered on the ground and a fire walking ceremony is held in which anyone can participate with an advance reservation.

ネット検索で偶然知り、近くに居た為始めて訪れてみました。天台宗のお寺で境内に国指定重要文化財の多宝塔があります。室町後期の建築物で、この地方では殆ど類を見ない珍しい物だという事です。休日に訪れましたが誰も居なく静かでした。
Ryugasaki City Museum of History and Folklore

4.0

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Ryugasakishi Nareumamachi 2488

A museum established in 1990 which presents the history and folk customs of Ryugasaki. The museum's exhibits include a mockup of the Tsukumai, a traditional event which has been designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property by Ibaraki Prefecture; videos; and information on folk art and lifestyles in the region from prehistory to the present day. The museum also holds a variety of educational events and activity programs like cloth weaving using a loom and dying fabrics with plant-based dyes.

龍ヶ崎の歴史について展示されています。普通の資料館で大きくはありませんが、無料で気軽に入れるのが良い所です。
Tsuchiura Archaeology Museum

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Kamitakatsu 1843

A museum built on the site of the Kamitakatsu Shell Mound a 20-minute walk from the last stop on the JR Bus Kanto bound for Aeon Mall Tsuchiura leaving from JR Tsuchiura Station in Ibaraki Prefecture. A recreation of a Jomon period village based on excavations of the mound stands in a park adjoining the museum building and the shell mound fault plane sprawling along a slope in the park is also maintained as an exhibit. The museum itself uses videos and dioramas to introduce the Jomon period and the results of shell mound archeological excavations. The museum also offers interactive lessons and lectures on the field of archeology.

夏休みに夜の虫を観察するイベントに参加しました。セミが脱皮するところや蛍、カブトムシやクワガタムシなどいろいろ見ることができ、子供たちは大喜びしていました。また行きたいです。
Togaku-ji Temple

3.5

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Tsuchiura-shi Otemachi 4-16

This temple is located in Otemachi, Tsuchiura City. The bronze bell inside the temple grounds was donated to Gokuraku-ji Temple by the military commander of the Kamakura period, Hatta Tomoie, and was later used in Tsuchiura Castle, and then moved to the temple in 1884. It is counted as one of the three ancient Hitachi bells, and has been designated as a nationally important cultural property.

土浦ひな祭りに行き立ち寄りました。ガイドブックの歴史散策に紹介されてたお寺です。有名なのは銅鐘で、常陸三古鐘の一つで国指定の文化財とのことです。除夜にのみ音色が聞けるそうです。境内にある松の枝ぶりも見応えありました。
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan Science Museum of Map and Survey

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Kitasato 1

"A science museum located close to the ""Kokudo Chiriin"" bus stop on the Kanto Railway Bus which leaves from Tsukuba Station in Ibaraki Prefecture. Through videos, informational panels, human body rulers, dioramas, eye measuring activities, and other exhibits, visitors can learn about the history, principles, mechanisms, and latest technologies concerning maps and surveying. At the adjoining Earth Plaza, there is a hemispherical model of the globe from the position of the Japanese islands from which visitors can get a sense of the true curvature of the planet, and Kunikaze, a former survey plane, is also on display here. The museum also holds special exhibitions, map and surveying orientations, and lectures."
CYBERDYNE STUDIO

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Kenkyugakuen 5-19 Eas Tsukuba 2F

"A robot museum located inside iias Tsukuba a one-minute walk from Kenkyu-gakuen Station on the Tsukuba Express. Operated by Cyberdyne, a company which develops medical robots and other technologies, the museum is free. Here visitors can see and experience cutting edge robotic technology. In the exhibition hall, robots and cutting-edge assistive devices are displayed in front of a 17-meter long video screen. Visitors can also watch an original movie created by Shoji Kawamori, a major contributor to the ""Macross"" series, in an omnivision theater consisting of a 270-degree seamless screen (advance reservation required). In addition, for a small fee, visitors can take the HAL assistive robot exoskeleton for a spin and actually experience the future of robotic technology."
Ogawa Usen Kinenkan Ungyotei

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Ushikushi Jouchuchou 2690-3

"A memorial museum dedicated to Ogawa Usen located not far from the last stop on the Kanto Railway Bus bound for the Mikazukibashi Shogai Gakushu Center. Usen was a painter and poet who was active from the Meiji to the Showa periods. Usen painted the farmers who lived and worked around him. He also frequently depicted kappa, a mythical water-dwelling creature, and was known as ""Kappa no Usen."" The museum is housed in the home and studio Usen built for himself in his later years and displays reproductions of his paintings as well as items the artist used as part of everyday life. A stone memorial depicting a kappa also stands nearby."
Tsukuba Agricultural Research Hall

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Kannondai 3-1-1

"A science museum located a five-minute walk from the ""Norindanchi Chuo"" bus stop on Kanto Railway Bus and Tsukuba Bus lines in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The museum is divided into two areas, one which introduces the results of the facility's research into agriculture and marine products in Japan, and one which presents the history and development of agriculture. The research results hall contains informational panels which present the facility's research on stable food supply and solutions of environmental issues. The agriculture history hall contains informational panels and actual agricultural tools which illustrate the evolution of farming equipment and cultivation methods."
Kasumigaura City Museum of History

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Kasumigaura-shi Saka 1029-1

A museum on Prefectural Route 118 in Saka, Kasumigaura City. In addition to fishing boat models and equipment used by the Kasumigaura fishing trade, there are also displays of folk items such as farming equipment and items used in daily life. They also have archaeological materials related to local history and panel displays. There is an observatory overlooking Lake Kasumigaura on the top floor of the castle-like building, and an exhibition area dedicated to Hobikisen, traditional Kasumigaura fishing boats.
Minka-en

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Kasumigaura-shi Saka 888-2

A historic building in Ayumizaki Park, Saka, Kasumigaura City. Located adjacent to the Kasumigaura City Museum of History, it consists of a traditional thatched roof minka house and storehouse built in the Edo period that were transferred to and restored at the current location. A matcha green tea service is available at the Ayumi-an tearoom on-site.
Ishioka Jinya Gate

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Ishioka-shi Sosha 1-2-5

"A historic structure in Sosha 1-Chome, Ishioka City. It was the gate of a government office known as the ""jinya” that conducted affairs on behalf of the lord of the Fuchu Domain who resided in Edo during the feudal period. It was built by the leftover wood after they built a new residence of a domain in 1828 during Edo period. It used to be the school gate for Ishioka Elementary School but was transferred to and rebuilt at its current location in 2014."

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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.