Hitachi Seaside Park
Hitachi Seaside Park draws visitors with sweeping hillsides of blue nemophila in spring and fiery...
Kairakuen Garden
One of Japan's Three Great Gardens
One of Japan's Three Great Gardens, Kairakuen is known for its collection of over 3,000 plum tree...
Kashima Shrine
Kashima Shrine is one of Japan's oldest and most venerated shrines, dedicated to the deity of mar...
Tsukuba-san Shrine
Tsukuba-san Shrine sits at the base of Mount Tsukuba, one of Japan's most famous mountains, where...
Oarai Isosaki Shrine
Oarai Isosaki Shrine features one of Japan's most photogenic views: a torii gate perched on rocks...
Fukuroda Falls
Fukuroda Falls is considered one of Japan's three great waterfalls, its 120 meters of cascading w...
Kasama Inari Shrine
An Inari shrine at the heart of Kasama, with shrine buildings and a shopping approach known for i...
Kodokan Mito Domain School
A former Mito domain school with surviving historic buildings and plum trees near Mito Station.
Michi-no-Eki Hitachi-Omiya Kawa Plaza
Western vegetables and river views on the Kuji
A riverside station on Route 118 that opened in 2016 beside the Kuji River. The farm shop draws o...
Michi-no-Eki Kasama
Kasama chestnuts and pottery town gateway
Opened in 2021 on Route 355, about 2 km from Tomobe IC, as the gateway to Kasama. Chestnuts are t...
Michi-no-Eki Tamatsukuri
Lake Kasumigaura views at the foot of the big bridge
A lakeside station at the eastern end of the Kasumigaura Ohashi bridge, next to the 60 m Rainbow ...
Ryujin Suspension Bridge
A Footbridge with a 375-Meter Span, 100 Meters Above a Dam Lake, with Bungee Jumps off the Middle
A pedestrian suspension bridge with a 375-meter main span, hung 100 meters above the lake behind ...
Ushiku Daibutsu
A monumental bronze Amida Buddha with interior worship spaces and observation windows, set in gro...