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Tsukuba / Tsuchiura / Ushiku / Kashima

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Tsukubasan Cable Car

4.0

28 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Tsukuba 1

Tsukuba cable car established in 1925 is a historic cable car which was the 2nd earliest cable car to operate in Kanto and the 5th earliest in Japan. It connects the 1,643 meters between Miyawaki Station half way up Tsukubasan (305 meters above sea level) and Tsukubasancho Station (800 meters above sea level) in about eight minutes. From its windows, you can gaze at seasonal plants and flowers, and it is a perfect place for foliage especially in fall. The view from the peak is magnificent, and you can see Tokyo Skytree in the distance.

ケーブルカーの乗車口は筑波神社のさらに上にあるので結構な登りでした。ペットはゲージに入れる必要がありますが無料で貸し出してくれるので愛犬2匹と乗車しました。山頂駅までは約8分で到着しますが、林に囲まれているので車窓からは近くの樹木しか見えませんでした。なお、日本100名山に楽々と登頂できるので便利です。
Ostrich Kingdom Ishioka Farm

3.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Prefecture Ishioka City half tree 14052

An activity-oriented tourism farm located a 10-minute drive from the Chiyoda-Ishioka Interchange. Visitors can get up close and interact with over 50 varieties of animals, including ostriches and alpacas. In particular, the farm keeps over 200 of its namesake ostriches at any given time in a free range area. Small children can also safely interact with smaller animals at the farm like rabbits and guinea pigs, petting them and giving them food. In summer, the farm has a blueberry patch where you can pick blueberries. In the farm's barbecue ground, you can enjoy unusual dishes like grilled ostrich meat and giant fried ostrich eggs, perfect for taking pictures of and uploading to a social media site.

ダチョウ肉の串焼きを食べました。ダチョウ肉は本当においしいです。もう少し安ければ、普段使いのお肉として使いたい！みんなで食べてメジャーなお肉にしていきましょう！
Ichigoya Nomunomu

4.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Ishiokashi Obata 1416

A strawberry farm situated along Prefectural Route 150 commanding a view of Mt. Tsukuba to the west. The farm grows some 20 thousand strawberry plants spread among 60-meter long 42 rows inside a giant greenhouse. The farm's strawberries span six varieties, including Tochiotome, Benihoppe, and Ibara Kiss. Visitors can enjoy 60 minute all-you-can-eat strawberry picking from January to May. The strawberries are grown using raised platforms, ensuring visitors don't need to worry about getting dirty; the farm also accommodates wheelchair users. In addition, the farm has moist towelettes and children's aprons, making it easy for parents to enjoy strawberry picking even with small children. Lastly, visitors can purchase strawberries to take home at the adjoining Yurinosato local specialty products shop.

毎年行っています。ここは、一時間食べ放題です。 30分制限のいちご狩りが多い中、一時間も食べるとお腹いっぱい。周辺のいちご狩りよりも、甘くて美味しいと評判です。冬は混みます。開店30分前から並んでチケットを購入します。ハウスの中は冬でもわりと暖かいですよ。今年は5月に行きました。シーズンは終了しているので、味はどうかなーと思いましたが、素人には冬のいちごと味は変わらないなと思うほど美味...
Tsukubasan Cable Car & Ropeway

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Tsukuba 1

A 1,300-meter long ropeway connecting Tsutsujigaoka Station (elevation 542 meters), the last point along the scenic Tsukuba Skyline road, and Nyotaisan Station (elevation 840 meters). Riders can enjoy sweeping views of the Kanto Plain, including Skytree and the sea of office buildings in Tokyo, and, on clear days, all the way to Mt. Fuji. The ropeway also operates at night, enabling visitors to take in the area's glittering nightscape.
Yasato Blueberry Farm

5.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Ishioka-shi Nakado 103-3

A blueberry farm on Prefectural Route 42 in Nakado, Ishioka City. It has about 900 pesticide-free blueberry bushes of numerous varieties planted across both sloped and flat terrain. They offer blueberry picking from late June to late August. You can also enjoy blueberry gelato and freshly squeezed juice at the cafe.

1か月の間に、3回訪れました。こんな場所に本格的ジェラートを食べさせてくださるところがあるのかと感激します。ブルーべリー、ナッツ、季節限定モンブランも最高です。お値段450円ですが、ボリューム満点、でも甘さ控えめで最後までおいしくいただけます。また、販売しているブルーベリージャム、マフィンがとってもおいしいです。10月まで営業とのこと
Lacus Marina Excursion Ship White Iris

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Kawaguchi 2-13-6

A Lake Kasumigaura sightseeing boat. The boat dock is located a 10-minute walk from JR Tsuchiura Station. Operating out of the Port of Tsuchiura year-round, the boat jets across the surface of Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan. With a capacity of 86 people, the boat can also accommodate large groups. From fall to spring, the boat is followed by flocks of gulls, while in winter the boat has toasty kotatsu heated table seating. Tour-goers can enjoy views of the Mt. Tsukuba and Abukuma Mountain Range and, on clear days, see all the way to Mt. Fuji. Tours take from 30 to 40 minutes, and during which time tour-goers will be exposed to the vast natural beauty of Lake Kasumigaura.
Rural Kise

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Kise 1679-1 Tsukuba Culture Village

A facility where visitors can enjoy seasonal agriculture, the great outdoors, and art. The facility is located a seven-minute drive from the Sakura-Tsuchiura interchange on the Joban Expressway. Here you can enjoy camping, ceramics classes, art, and food, and also experience the atmosphere and untouched scenery of a farming village. Some of the many facilities include a camp and barbecue ground (Forest Fontaine), a ceramics classroom (Togeisha), and gallery which sells works of art. In addition, the facility has rental offices and studios for working, hobbies, and other needs.
Hobikibune Sailboat Cruises

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Kawaguchi 2

Hobikibune are traditional fishing vessels which operate on Lake Kasumigaura close to JR Tsuchiura Station in Ibaraki Prefecture. Visitors can watch the boats plying their trade from cruise ships which depart from and return to the Port of Tsuchiura. This style of fishing was invented in Dejima Village in 1880. With the emergence of trawling boats around 1965, hobikibune disappeared, but today they have been brought back for tourists to watch as an important cultural legacy. Powered by a billowing white sail nine meters tall and 16 meters wide, the sight of these boats traveling crosswise to the wind is stirring. Note that the boats are operated from summer through fall.
Yaguchi Orchards

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Kasumigaurashi Shimotsuchida 477

A tourism-oriented fruit farm located close to the Chiyoda-ishioka interchange on the Joban Expressway. Sweet Japanese pears, grapes, Japanese chestnuts, and persimmons are grown organically on the farm's spacious 50 thousand square meter grounds, and visitors can enjoy the tastes of fall. The farm grows Kosui, Hosui, and Nitaka Japanese pears from around August 10 to September 30. The farm grows huge Kyoho grapes from August 20 to September 28. Chestnuts are grown from early September to mid-October, and persimmons from mid-October to late November. The farm offers all-you-can-eat Japanese pears, grapes, and persimmons. There's also a farm-fresh shop and visitors can enjoy fruit picking with their pets, as well.
Hobikisen Cruising Sailboat

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Kasumigaurashi Saka 4784 (boarding reception place)

These sailboats known as hobikisen ply Lake Kasumigaura. They were used for fishing on the lake from the Meiji to the Showa periods. The tour boats sail from the lakeside at Kasumigaura City, Tsuchiura City, and Namegata City. Visitors on the tour boats are easy to watch the sailboats moving across the lake with their large, billowing sails. The traditional net fishing done with these boats has been selected as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Yasato Kanko Kaju Kumiai

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Ishioka-shi Kakioka 5680-1

The Yasato area is blessed with a warm climate perfect for growing fruit and around 50 tourist farms can be found in the area. These farms grow strawberries, grapes, blueberries, Asian pears, persimmons, mandarin oranges, and a variety of other fruit, and visitors can enjoy fruit picking here year round.
Yamato Chestnut Orchard

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Kasumigaura Kamitsuchida 723

A chestnut orchard in Kamitsuchida, Kasumigaura City. Open from the first Sunday in September to mid-October, this tourist farm lets you gather your own chestnuts. It also sells raw chestnuts and chestnuts prepared in a pressure cooker.
Karatachi Farm

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Kasumigaura Kamitsuchida 882

A farm in Kamitsuchida, Kasumigaura City. They grow pears, chestnuts, and sweet potatoes. You can pick, collect, or dig your own from mid-August to mid-October. They offer a service of chestnuts fresh-cooked over a wood fire for those gathering chestnuts.
Chiyoda Engei

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Kasumigaura Nakasaya 744-1Dai2 Hitachi No Park Mae

An orchard in Nakasaya, Kasumigaura City. They grow Kyoho grapes, chestnuts, and pear varieties including Kosui, Hosui, and Niitaka. In addition to offering fruit picking from mid-August to mid-October, the park also has barbecue facilities available for use with a reservation.
Okano Orchard

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Kasumigaura Ichiiida 232

An orchard in Iida, Kasumigaura City. They grow pears, grapes, and chestnuts. You can pick pears from mid-August to mid-October and grapes from early September to mid-October. You can gather chestnuts from mid-September to mid-October.
Tsukuba Farm

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Oda 2830

A farm in Oda, Tsukuba City. They cultivate and sell a high grade of koshihikari rice called Hitachiodamai that minimizes pesticide use through Chinese milk vetch farming, special cultivation, rice-duck farming, etc. They also hold annual agricultural workshops during the rice planting season in May and when harvesting in September.
Nakano Mushroom Farm

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Nakano 145

A mushroom farm in Nakano, Tsukuba City. They cultivate shiitake mushrooms on logs without the use of pesticides or herbicides. Besides picking shiitake in their vinyl greenhouse, you can have a barbecue at their on-site facility. Both require reservations.
Tsukuba Blueberry Yu Farm

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi

A blueberry farm in Hakke, Tsukuba City. Dedicated to the succulence created by a balance of aroma, texture, and sweet and sour flavors, they grow about 50 varieties of safe, reliable, Eco Farmer certified blueberries. They hold blueberry picking from early June to late August, letting you eat freshly picked pesticide-freeblueberries on the spot.
Imahashi Kanko Fruit Orchard

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Ishioka-shi Obata 1959

An orchard on Prefectural Road 42 in Obata, Ishioka City. They grow grapes, strawberries, kiwi fruit, persimmon, and mandarin oranges. The area around Mt. Tsukuba is the northern limit of mandarin cultivation in Japan. They sell the fruit they grow and offer pick-your-own in season.
Kasumigaura Park Nature Center

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Tsuchiura-shi Oiwata 145

A nature observation facility at Kasumigaura Comprehensive Park in Oiwata, Tsuchiura City. Located on the shores of Lake Kasumigaura, it has displays of freshwater fish from the lake and around the world. There's also a telescope for bird watching. In addition, it holds events such as the Suigo Marche on the second Sunday of each month as well as handicraft workshops.

Ibaraki Tsukuba / Tsuchiura / Ushiku / Kashima

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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.