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Not touristy and a taste of rural life in Japan, near to Tokyo
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Not so accessible by transportation unlike major tourist destinations
In a nutshell
It's the country side!
joiwatani Says: Commuting is part of the daily life of the Japanese workers. It is very seldom that the Japanese drive to their work (not unless they live in the provinces)....
joiwatani Says: Visit Oarai. This is a city close to the ocean where there's a lot of people surfing during the summer time. They have the Aquaworld, one of the biggest...
Mr.Sparkle Says: Kodokan was a famous school for Samurai in Edo era. The last Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa was once a student of this school. The school is well preserved and one...
sakikot Says: One of the greatest falls in Japan is in Fukuroda.It takes 1.5-hour to get there from Mito, but its worth visiting.Its said that you must visit there every...
joiwatani Says: When you happen to go to a restaurant and have a hibachi, make sure to just get the food that you can eat and finish even if it's an all you can eat restaurant....
Have your camera handy and pack all you need!
joiwatani Says: Japan is very expensive so make sure to pack all the things that you need not unless you have a lot of mooolaaah!!! I didn't pack a jacket when I went to Japan...
joiwatani Says: The school children in Japan are trained at an early age to become very independent and reliable. It is part of their culture. Although not literally imposed by...
Driving a small car in Ibaraki, Japan
joiwatani Says: Be very careful when driving in Ibaraki, Japan because the streets are very tiny and that on school days, the small children are walking and or biking.Usually,...
joiwatani Says: The garbage pick ups in Ibaraki, Japan are scheduled on a particular day. We set up the garbage bags at a designated area close to the road and the pick up...
Tokyo Interior: Buy Curtains with Japanese designs
joiwatani Says: The Tokyo Interior is a furniture shop but they sell different kinds of home decorations, too. The store has unique furnitures, mostly, the designs are modern...
Noodle House: Eat vegetable and seafood noodle soup!
joiwatani Says: Okay, I gotta try all the great foods in Japan! The soup was great but it was extremely hot! My tour guides were actually my brother and my brother-in-law who...
joiwatani Says: The first time I went to Ibaraki, I thought those pushcarts found at the grocery stores are so tiny! (I was comparing them to the huge grocery pushcarts we have...
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Here is a close-up of one of the interesting items of the museum of the herbal medicines factory, which is a multi-compartment small cabinet for storing raw...
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Q: Has Ibarki-ken been affected by the earthquake? Telephone lines, etc? If so, how long before they would be up. Traveling to that...
A: Ibaraki-ken has not been affected by the recent earthquakes. The quakes were centered around Miyagi-ken, in the northern region of the main island. They were around 6.2,...
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Ibaraki - A Visit to a Herbal Medicines Factory
Ibaraki is a prefecture which is located North-East of Tokyo, somewhere near the Narita International Airport. This prefecture is "off the beaten path" and seldom visited by tourists which tend to go...
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Bamboos, persimmons and vegetable farms
I stayed in Ibaraki for two weeks and I would say that this provincial farming town is very beautiful and quiet. This is a great place to observe the Japanese culture first hand. There are not a lot...
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Ibaraki: Cinderella among all Prefectures
I've got some interesting experiences in Ibaraki-ken. I'd love to share with you the 18 tips I've written, the 17 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Ibaraki-ken. I'd love to share with you the 7 tips I've written, the 16 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Ibaraki, the name of the prefecture comes from (no)ibara, a wild rose, and ki, a castle.So, we have a castle (or a land) of wild roses.... Not a bad name for a place.
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