Precious Wood Spots in Northern Ibaraki Area

  • Three-Trunked Cedar Tree (Mt. Oiwa)
    Travel / Tourism
    Ibaraki Hitachi-shi Irishikencho 752
    A cedar tree on the grounds of Oiwa Shrine in Irishiken-cho, Hitachi City. The sacred three-trunked tree is about 50-meters tall and is said to be 500 years old. It's been designated a Prefectural Natural Monument. The shrine is surrounded by 70,000 square meters of national forest.

Ibaraki Areas

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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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