The Kashima-Kasumigaura area offers tourist attractions such as Itsukushima Shrine, Kashima Jingu Shrine, and Kasumigaura, tourist events such as the Kashima Fireworks Festival, Kikka Exhibition, and Kirakase Festival, and local gourmet foods such as Ainame, Renkon-ryori, and Yukata Burger.
Kashima City is located in the southeastern part of Ibaraki Prefecture and once prospered as the gate town of Kashima Jingu Shrine, the first shrine in Hitachinokuni. Today, the city forms the Kashima Waterfront Industrial Zone, centered on the important port of Kashima.
It is also the hometown of the Kashima Antlers of the J. League, and is famous as one of the leading soccer cities in the Kanto region. When the city was incorporated, "island" was changed to "嶋" and the name was changed to Kashima to avoid confusion with Kashima City in Saga Prefecture.
Let us introduce Kashima City Ono Shiosai Hamanasu Park as a sightseeing spot in Kashima City. The jumbo slide, 154 meters long, is very popular among children; pretty hamanas bloom from May to July, and the panoramic view of the Sea of Kashima and Mount Tsukuba from the Space Observation Tower, 77 meters above sea level, is also attractive.
Kashima Soccer Stadium is the home stadium of the Kashima Antlers, which was also the venue for the 2002 World Cup, and the Kashima Soccer Museum displays the championship trophies and autograph jerseys won by the Kashima Antlers.
Ushio City is located in the southeastern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, facing Kasumigaura, Kitaura, and Hitachi-Tone Rivers, and is famous for its waterways. The city flourished as a port town on the Tone River in the Edo period (1603-1867) and is now part of the Suigo Tsukuba National Park.
In addition to the famous sightseeing spots unique to Suigo, such as the Maekawa Iris Garden and the Twelve Bridges Tour along the river, agriculture, especially rice cultivation, is also flourishing in the area.
Gongenyama Park is a great place for sketching and photography, as flowers bloom from season to season and Mount Tsukuba and Mount Fuji can be seen on a fine day.
Ushiori is famous for its irises, and the Maekawa Iris Garden is an iris garden built along the banks of the Maekawa River. About 500 species and 1 million irises are planted in the garden, and the white, purple, and yellow flowers bloom beautifully in season.
Kasumigaura is a lake that stretches from southeastern Ibaraki Prefecture to northeastern Chiba Prefecture, and is designated under the Law Concerning Special Measures for Preservation of Lake and Marsh Water Quality. Kasumigaura is the totality of the waters of Nishinoura, Ura, Sotonamigaura, Kitatone River, Wanigawa River, and Hitachinokawa River.
The main water areas of Kasumigaura are Nishinoura (172 square km), Kitaura (36 square km), Sotonamigaura (6 square km), and the Hitachi-Tone River (6 square km).
This is a project City of Namekata which is located between two lakes, Kasumigaura and Kitaura, in Ibaraki is promoting. “Namegata Don” is their proud food that 18 member stores are exercising their ingenuity to make the most of the local vegetables from Namegata plateau and the seafood from Kasumigaura. For example, they deep fry or tempura catfishes, whitebaits, 川 shrimps and carps. Normally it ...»
Ishioka-shi where shipment of wild boar meat is permitted only in Ibaraki-ken. This area was the area where damage to agricultural produce by a wild boar is more serious than before, and a game friend meeting in a prefecture was doing an extermination every year. Whether the wild boar can be used for town promotion, the this place gourmet who cooperates with Ishioka-shi Yasato chamber of commerce ...»
Lotus roots in Ibaraki are mostly grown in Kasugaura and Tsuchiura city. The best season is November. Boiled lotus root is often used for happy ceremonial occasions, as its holes are taken as a lucky charm saying the holes bring a visible and predictable future. きんぴら(Kinpira) and fill-and-fry are its long-time standard menu. People in the local area host some events to suggest good recipes to cook...»