Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken) is a prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan on the island of Honshu.^[1] The capital is Mito.^[2]

Ibaraki Prefecture 茨城県
Prefecture
Flag Seal
Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan
Country	Japan
Capital	Mito
Subdivisions	List Districts: 7 Municipalities: 44
Government
• Governor	Kazuhiko Ōigawa
Area
• Total	6,097 km2 (2,354 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	2,867,009
• Density	470.2/km2 (1,218/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00
Area code	08000-4
ISO 3166 code	JP-08
Website	Official website

History

In 1871, Ibaraki Prefecture was created from Hitachi Province.^[3]

Geography

Map of Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of Kantō. It is between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean. Fukushima Prefecture is its neighbor to the north and Chiba Prefecture is to the south. Saitama Prefecture is to the southwest. There are many mountains in the northern part of the prefecture. The rest of the prefecture is a flat plain with many lakes.

Cities

There are thirty-two cities in Ibaraki Prefecture:

Bandō Chikusei Hitachi Hitachinaka Hitachiōmiya Hitachiōta Hokota Inashiki Ishioka Itako Jōsō

Kamisu Kasama Kashima Kasumigaura Kitaibaraki Koga Mito (capital) Moriya Naka Namegata Omitama

Ryūgasaki Sakuragawa Shimotsuma Takahagi Toride Tsuchiura Tsukuba Tsukubamirai Ushiku Yūki

Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district:

Higashiibaraki District Ibaraki Ōarai Shirosato Inashiki District Ami Kawachi Miho

Kitasōma District Tone Kuji District Daigo Naka District Tōkai

Sashima District Goka Sakai Yūki District Yachiyo

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 15% of the total land area of the prefecture.^[4]

Shrines and Temples

Kashima jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. ^[5]

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan
• Kashima Antlers
• Mito Hollyhock