famous for its
angler ﬁsh● Rhododendron (May)

Sweet Hometown, Tenshin thought, Taikan drew and Ujo wrote

About Kitaibaraki City
Located on the northernmost tip ofIbaraki Prefecture adjacent toTakahagi City in the south
Kitaibaraki City became the 15th cityof Ibaraki Prefecture in 1956.
About 80 % of the city is covered withforest. The eastern part is lowland
facing the sea. Rich ﬂat land is foundalong the Okita River and the Satone
River.
In the old days, Kitaibaraki City
ﬂourished as a center for agricultureand ﬁshery. Late in the Edo Period,coal was found and the city thrived
thanks to the Joban Mine. Now it has
transformed into an industrial hub.
There are also hot springs inHirakata, Otsu and Isohara where
many reputed Minshuku (touristhomes) and Japanese-style inns are
waiting for you.

According to the tradition, the founderof the Hanazono Shrine was either
General Tamuramaro Sakanoue or a
Buddhist monk called Jikaku. The
magniﬁcent Nio Gate and the shrinebuildings stand in the foreground of aforest of gigantic Japanese cedar andold Koya-maki trees.
You can enjoy therare scenery of theshrine covered with
Shakunage in spring.
●【Telephone】
0293-43-9212●【Location】
567 Hanazono, Hanakawa

Town, Kitaibaraki City

About 12,000 yen for 2 hours
About 20,000 yen for 4 hours
About 30,000 yen for 6 hours* Doburoku is the original method of Sake
making, using boiled rice and fermentation.

In 2004, this district wasdesignated as a special
district of unprocessed
sake, Doburoku and it
was the ﬁrst placedesignated in the Kanto
area.There are threefarm tourist homes where you canenjoy Doburoku. In each farm tourist
home, home-made Doburoku andlocal foods are served.

This studio overlooks the city from Doyo-no-mori Fureai
Park, Akanehira. It holds workshops and exhibitions offantastic glass works. ●【Opening Hours】From 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.) ●【Closed】The ﬁrst

Public Accommodation with a full-view on the PaciﬁcOcean. Take some time to relax in its peaceful andwarm atmosphere. ●【Telephone】0293-30-0606●【Location】2747 Azuhata, Hanakawa Town, Kitaibaraki
Cityand third Wednesday of the month ●【Admission】Free●【Telephone】0293-42-3550 ●Reserve to try out glass
blowing and burner work. ●【Location】2747 Azuhata,
Hanakawa Town, Kitaibaraki City ●【Parking】50 cars

Take a break and refresh yourself at the hot spring.
●【Opening Hours】From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (evening
special fee: from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.) ●【Closed】The ﬁrst
and third Wednesday of the month (or the next day
when a national holiday falls on the ﬁrst and third

Wednesday of the month) and from December 31st toJanuary 2nd. ●【Admission】Adults: weekdays 600 yen(evening: 500 yen), weekend and national holidays 800yen (evening: 500 yen), Children: weekdays 300 yen(evening: 250 yen), weekend and national holidays 400yen (evening: 250 yen). Hot spring water to take home is
100 yen per 100 ℓ. ●【Telephone】0293-44-0026●【Location】 1748 Hitana, Nakago Town, Kitaibaraki
City ●【Parking】100 cars

Located near the Hanazono River, the camping area issurrounded by abundant nature. There are 60 auto
camping sites, 5 cabins, a BBQ facility,a Jacuzzi bath and a kitchen house.
●【Telephone】0293-43-9277●【Location】454 Hanazono,Hanakawa Town, Kitaibaraki City.

R e f re s h y o u r s e l f t h ro u g hfarming and a unique farm
life experience surroundedby abundant nature.
●【Inquiry】Mount Akane●【Telephone】0293-30-0606

Joren Temple stands quietly surrounded by rich greenery.
The tradition says that the founder was a Buddhist monk called
Jikaku. There is the Aizen Hall where
Myo-ou Aizen was enshrined.
●【Admission】200 yen ●【Opening Hours】
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (from October toMarch,from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Open 365 daysa year ●【Access】6.9 km from Kitaibaraki I.C.
●【Parking】municipal ●【Telephone】
0293-42-0767 ●【Location】2733 Azuhata,
Hanakawa Town, Kitaibaraki City

Ujo Noguchi, together with Hakushu Kitahara and Yaso Saijo are

You can learn about the traditional culture of Kitaibaraki Cityand the ﬁshery of Ibaraki. Try out Shirasu ﬁshing and take a ﬁshcooking class. There is also a souvenir shop and a restaurant

where you can enjoy fresh ﬁsh food products. ●【Admission】
Adults: 300 yen (250 yen) Students and children: 100 yen(80yen) Over 65 years old: 200 yen (Group fee: more than 20people) ●Fishing: 4,000 yen for adults and 2,000 yen forchildren ●【Opening Hours】 From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (lastadmission 4:30) ●【Closed】Wednesday (or Thursday when anational holiday falls on a Wednesday) and the year end andNew Year’s holidays ●【Access】8 km from Kitaibaraki I.C.

●【Parking】55 cars ●【Telephone】0293-46-8600 ●【Location】
789 Niida, Sekiminami Town, Kitaibaraki City

the most famous writers of Japanese children songs. The houseby the sea where he was born is called “Kankai-tei” and is visitedby many people. ●【Admission】
100 yen for adults and free forelementary and junior high school

This facility combines a folk museum and the Ujo Noguchi
Memorial Museum where many of Ujo’s works and some of his
personal items are on display. ●【Opening Hours】From 9 a.m.

●【Location】73 Isohara, Isohara
Town, Kitaibaraki City

0293-43-4160 ●【Location】 130-1 Isohara, Isohara Town,
Kitaibaraki City

students ●【Opening Hours】From9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ●【Parking】20 cars●【Telephone】0293-42-1891

to 4：30 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.) ●【Closed】Monday (orTuesday when a national holiday falls on a Monday) and from
December 29th to January 1st ●【Admission】Adults: 310 yen(260 yen)Students and children: 100 yen (Group fee: more than20 people) Free for citizens over 65 years old. ●【Telephone】

At hotels, Japanese-style inns, tourist
homes and restaurants (from Octoberto April)●【Telephone】0293-43-1111●【Inquiry】Commerce, Industry andTourism Promotion Section, Kitaibaraki
CityHirakata Port is famous for picturesque andunique rock formations and vegetation
reﬂected by its mirror-like quiet waters. The
port is surrounded by Yakushi-do in the eastand the Hachiman Shrine in the west.

The museum exhibits many works of Japaneseartists such as Tenshin Okakura and his pupils.
Masterpieces of Japanese and foreign artists
are exhibited along with the permanentcollections of the museum. ●【Opening Hours】From 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4:30p.m.) ●【Closed】Monday (or Tuesday when anational holiday falls on a Monday) ●【Admission】Depending on the exhibitions ●For permanent corner: Adults 190 yen (140yen), high school and university students 110yen (80 yen), elementary and junior highstudents 80 yen (50 yen) (Group fee: more than20 people) Free for people over 70 years old ●【Telephone】 0293-46-5311●【Location】 2083
Tsubaki, Otsu Town, Kitaibaraki City

Rokkakudo is locatedon the Izura sea shore,
maintained under theauspices of the Izura

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Institute of Art ＆ Culture, Ibaraki University.
Tenshin Okakura is said to have come here tocontemplate and enjoy nature in this small
house surrounded by pine trees while looking
at the rough waves of the Paciﬁc Ocean
crashing against ﬁve inlets. These magniﬁcentfeatures produce long lasting impressions forthe visitors. ●【Illumination】From sunset to 9p.m. ●【Admission】300 yen (250 yen) yen forthe people over 16 years old (Group fee: morethan 20 people) ●【Opening Hours】From 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admission 4:30 p.m.)●【Closed】Monday (or Tuesday when a national
holyday falls on a Monday) ●【Telephone】
0293-46-0766 ●【Location】727-2 Izura, Otsu
Town, Kitaibaraki City

The only port in Ibaraki Prefecture that uses
the “Makiami” ﬁshing method. Several tens ofthousand tons ﬁsh go through the port everyyear. ●The scene is like an impressionistic
picture of ships moving in and out of the port
at sunrise and sunset. Matsugasaki’s beautiful
scenery spreads out in the eastern part of theport. ●Auction / Week days (from 2:30 p.m.)
Saturday (from 1:00 p.m.)●Admission free * Unable to purchase at the auction

Enjoy ﬁshing and the sea breeze.
●【Inquiry】Fishery History Museum (Yo-soro)
0293-46-8600●At JR Isohara Station●The clock sounds seven

From this park you can enjoy thepicturesque view of a red small
house, Rokkakudo, surrounded bygreen pine trees and the whiterough waves of the Paciﬁc Ocean
breaking on the rough rocky shore.
Don’t miss it. ●【Parking】14 carsHanazono Valley is famous for its
fresh green and colored leaves.
There is also a Nordic walking
course for beginners.

times a day at 9, 12 a.m. 2,4, 5, 6, 7 p.m.

ameKitaibaraki Road Map

Walking Course

anJob

Introductory notesywasresExpTo Kameyaji MarshTo Hanazono Shrine
To Hanazono AutoCamp Site

To Glass Studio “Shirika”

To Joren Temple
To Birth Place of Ujo Noguchi
To History Folk Museum
To Fishery History Museum(Yo-soro)

To Izura Rokkakudo
To Tenshin Memorial
Museum of Art Ibaraki

To Birth Place of Ujo Noguchi
To Historic Folk Museum

To Hirakata Port
To Tenshin Memorial
Museum of Art Ibaraki

JR Joban LineTo Izura Rokkakudo

To Otsu PortTo Fishery History Museum(Yo-soro)

Seasonal Flower Information

Fishing Information
Fishingsites

Izura・
Hironiwa-iso

Isohara Seashore Otsu Port
Hirakata Port Izura Seashore

Type ofﬁshainametanago・kasago

black sea bream・ishimochi
sea bass・ainame・mackerel

BaitTools

lugworm・river shrimp
multipurposerodeating each other as
bait・lugworm・saury
multipurpose rod andreel rod

Isohara Seashore

ishimochi
ﬂatﬁsh・plaicesaury・
ugwormreel rod

Okita River
Hanazono River
sweetﬁsh・brook troutcharsashi・shirasu salmonroe・budo worm

multipurpose rod

0246-22-1111
0294-22-3111
0293-23-7316

This mark indicates hot springs.The circles number
refers to the “Hot Spring Information” section.
The rates as of January 2015.

Store's nameBusiness Hotel “Urban”

Isohara Town

Isohara Town

Central Hotel “Isohara”
Sarashina

Isohara Seaside Hotel
Futatsu Island Kanko HotelTo Sendai

Uguisudani Hot Spring “Takenoha”

HanakawaTown

Taikanso
Japanese-style inn “Nagahama-so”

Shikano-yu Matsu-ya

Seikai-tei
Tomono-yu“Shinohara” Annex

National Road 6

Tokami-ya
Hoyo-kan

Joban Expressway

Sakana-no-yado “Marumitsu”

Hirakata Town

Tohoku Expressway

Green Park Hotel

Otsu Sekiminami Town

・Otsu
Sekiminami Town

Itsuura Kanko Hotel

Japanese Style Inn “Marutaka”
HirakataTownPublic

Mount Akane

You can enjoy“Doburoku”in the farm tourist homes.
High season prices ８／１２～８／１６・１２／３１～１／１０费 用（ 日 元 ） 电 话 番 号

To Tokyo

HanakawaTown

IsoharaTown

室 数 人 数By car・ Sekiminami Town
Otsu

Otsu Town

AccessInformation

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From Tokyo to Kitaibaraki I.C. via Joban
Expressway Misato I.C. about 100
minutes
From Tochigi to Kitaibaraki I.C. via
Tohoku Expressway Utsunomiya I.C.
and Kitakannto Expressway about 90
minutes
From Shinagawa Station to Isohara
Station about 2 hours by “Hitachi” or“Tokiwa” express on the JR Joban Line.

Hirakata Town

Hirakata Town

Kitaibaraki Tourism Oﬃce（at JR Isohara Station）【Telephone】＋81-0293-44-3741（from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m）*♨This mark indicates hot springs. The circled number refers to the one in the“Hot Spring
Information”section.
1784 Hitana, Nakago Town

Adults 800yen Children 400yen

722 Otsu Town

Adults 1,000yen Children 500yen

To inquire about tourism volunteer
Social Welfare Association, Kitaibaraki City
【Telephone】＋81-0293-42-0782

2747 Azuhata Hanakawa Town Adults 350yen Children 250yen

There are day use hot spring facilities in the hotels and Japanese-style hotels. Please inquire about
them at the facilities.

Tourism Navigator of
Kitaibaraki City
“An-chan”

Image Character ofKitaibaraki City
“Ko-chan”

Sightseeing information handbooks are available at gas stations.

Hoikai Medical Association “Taki Hospital”

2-305 Isohara, Isohara Town

42-1221※There are day use hot spring facilities in the hotels and Japanese-style hotels. Please inquire about
them at the facilities.

Commerce and Industry Promotion Group Kitaibaraki City

1-3-9 Hon-cho Isohara Town

Shopkeepers Cooperative Kitaibaraki City

1-3-9 Hon-cho Isohara Town

Okitagawa Fishery Cooperative

340-9 Fukuda Sekimoto Town

Hitachi Farmer’s Cooperative

1-145 Toyoda Isohara Town

Otsu Fishery Cooperative

1-121-55 Otsu Town

Otsu Port Processed Sea Products Cooperative

121-31 Otsu Town

Hirakata Fishery Cooperative

605 Hirakata Town

42-251142-251146-5286
43-022146-111746-0127
46-1131

Editing/ translation (Commerce and Industry Promotion Group, Kitaibaraki City)
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