Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
An aquarium on the Ibaraki coast whose symbol is the shark, keeping about 60 shark species among some 580 species in 60 tanks.
Oarai · IbarakiIbaraki theme park dedicated to Sylvanian Families with life-sized replicas of homes, a treehouse, museum exhibits and interactive attractions.
Inashiki · IbarakiThe largest han school during the Bakumatsu period, established in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki with a wide-ranging curriculum, now a Special Historic Site.
Mito · IbarakiNature park of 30 hectares near Ushiku Station, with animal encounters, craft workshops, Sylvanian Families-themed areas and outdoor adventure activities.
Inashiki · IbarakiBelieved to have been founded in 660 BCE, this ancient shrine in the Kanto region is dedicated to a patron deity of martial arts and historic swordsman school.
Kashima · IbarakiOne of Japan's Three Great Gardens spanning 300 hectares, built in 1842 and renowned for its plum trees and cherry blossoms that bloom seasonally.
Mito · IbarakiA footbridge 375 metres long hanging 100 metres above a dam lake in a gorge in Ibaraki, with a bungee jump from the middle of it.
Hitachiota · IbarakiA vast seaside park in Ibaraki that changes colour with the seasons - blue nemophila hills in spring, scarlet kochia in autumn.
Hitachinaka · IbarakiCastle ruins in Mito, seat of the Tokugawa clan's Mito branch in the Edo period, with moats, gates and the adjacent Kodokan school still standing.
Mito · IbarakiBronze statue of Amitabha Buddha in Ushiku, 120 meters tall, built to honour Shinran, founder of the True Pure Land School, with Buddhism exhibits inside.
Ushiku · IbarakiJAXA space facility featuring satellite and rocket development programs, public planetarium, and exhibition spaces dedicated to space technology.
Tsukuba · IbarakiA botanical garden established in 1987 featuring Western-style landscapes, diverse garden elements, and approximately 28,000 trees across 80,000 square meters.
Mito · IbarakiA museum in Mito tracing Ibaraki's history through artifacts and documents from the Edo period, featuring preserved farm buildings and Meiji-era architecture.
Mito · Ibaraki
