Sightseeing Spot Spots in Tsukuba / Tsuchiura / Ushiku / Kashima Area

  • Ushiku Chateau
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    4.0
    96 Reviews
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    Ibaraki Ushiku-shi Chuo 3-20-1

    Ushiku Chateau is a nice place to unwind. The Chateau was recognised in 2008 as a National Important Cultural Property. About a 50 minute ride on the Joban line from Ueno/Nippori stations to Ushiku...

  • Peony Garden Tokyo in Tsukuba
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    4.5
    32 Reviews
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    Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Wakaguri 500
    Some 10 thousand tree peonies spanning 550 varieties as well as 20 thousand Chinese peonies spanning 250 varieties are grown on the vast, approximately 60 thousand square meter grounds of this botanical garden. During the peak blooming period in early summer, the garden sees many visitors. The garden is open from late April to May.

    So many beautiful flowers in such a peaceful setting. Our grandmother does watercolor painting of flowers so we plan to take her there this coming season.

  • Tsuchiura Machikado Kura Daitoku
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    4.0
    19 Reviews
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    Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Chuou 1-3-16
    Tsuchiura Machikado Kura Daitoku is a showroom for local products, and kura (a storehouse) in Tsuchiura which has been there since the Edo period (1615–1865) and was renovated. It has two sections; Daitoku which consisted of misegura (a kura with a dwelling) and sodegura (a small side kura) for a kimono shop and Nomura which consisted of the main residence, sodegura, bunkogura (a kura as a closet) and rengagura (a brick-layered kura) for a sugar wholesaler. In Daitoku, it sells souvenirs, exhibits historical folk documents and leases rental bikes. In Nomura, the rengagura is used as a café and sodegura is used for a soba noodle making experience.

    大徳の斜めな前の駐車場に車を止めて見学しました。無料です。たんなるお土産屋かと思ってたけどとんでもない。半端でない豪商いわゆるセレブそのもの。ボランテェアのガイドさんの案内で2階へ。屋久杉の1枚板で作った天井の板の配置は床の畳と同じ、ザクロの床柱って初めて見た。廊下は10メートル位かな、松の木の1枚板で継ぎ目がない。欄干には近江八景の透かし彫り。勿論ガイドさんから聞いてだが、只々ビックリするやら関...

  • Tsukubasan Plum Grove
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    Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Numata 1688
    Tsukubasan Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest where white Japanese plum, red Japanese plum and ryokugakubai are planted and please the eyes. From Tenbo Azumaya observatory on the highest point of the plum forest, you can get a panoramic view up to Mt. Fuji and the skyscrapers in Tokyo on a fine day. From the end of February to the last day of March, the plum festival is held and many tourists visit.
  • Hanyain Temple Weeping Cherry Tree
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    Ibaraki Ryugasaki-shi Nemachi 3341
    A cherry tree on the precincts of Hannyain Temple in Ne-machi, Ryugasaki City. The Edo-higanzakura weeping cherry is about 10-meters high, about five-meters in circumference, and is about 400 years old. It's been designated a Prefectural Natural Monument. Many sightseers visit in the spring.
  • Tsukuba Norinkenkyudanchi Sakura-dori Street
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    3 Reviews
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    Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Kannondai 2-chome3-chome
    A street in Kannondai, Tsukuba City. It's located in the Tsukuba Agricultural and Forestry Research Complex, which is used for the study and advancement of agriculture. It is famous for cherry blossom viewing, with about 500 cherry trees including Yoshino cherries and double-flowered cherries. Visitors enjoy the contrast in color with the adjacent rapeflowerfields.

    つくばで一番の桜の名所で、毎年 観に行っています。道の両側からみごとな枝ぶりの桜が楽しめます。夜もおすすめです。

  • Manabe Cherry Trees
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    Ibaraki Pref. Tsuchiurashi Manabe 4-3
    These commemorative cherry trees were planted when Manabe Elementary School was dismantled and moved. They are 100 years old, and they have been designated a Natural Monument by the prefecture and each year in spring they come into spectacular bloom.
  • Hojo Oike Pond
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    Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Hojo
    This pond is located inside Tsukuba City Oike Park. In the spring, the cherry trees planted around the pond bloom, making it a well-known spot for viewing cherry blossoms. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scene created by the combination of Mt. Tsukuba looming in the background, the rows of blooming cherry trees, and the blossoms reflected on the surface of the pond.
  • Kasumigaura
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    Ibaraki Tsuchiura-shi Kawaguchi 2 Chisaki
  • Yanaka no Mori
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    Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Hojo 94-1
  • Kennedy Denki
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    Ibaraki Pref. Inashikigunkawachimachi Nagasao 3540-1
  • Minami En Ji
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    Ibaraki Kasumigaura Kamo 4476
  • Ko Minamoto Ji no Jizo Keyaki
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    Ibaraki Toride-shi Shimotakai
  • Futoshitukakajutaku
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    Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Kurihara 835
  • Tokyo Honganjihonbyo Ushiku Akayidia
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    Ibaraki Pref. Ushikushi Kunochou 2083
  • Ariake no Matsu
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    Ibaraki Ishioka-shi

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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.

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