Ibaraki Prefecture’s success from promoting its beauty and charms was short-lived. The prefecture returned to its familiar bottom-basement ranking in a survey this year of “attractive prefectures.” ...

Ibaraki Prefecture has reclaimed the dubious honor of least attractive of Japan’s 47 prefectures, according to an annual survey — one year after losing its cellar-dweller title to Saga Prefecture. In ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture—A man in his 60s who fell hard on his left shoulder in Tokyo managed to board a train that took him to the nearest station to his home here early the following morning. By ...

The lesser-explored prefecture of Ibaraki offers visitors a range of experiences, such as the opportunity to bungee jump at Ryujin Suspension Bridge, which sits 330ft above Ryujin Lake in Hitachiota.

Tokyo’s cycling scene conjures up images of basket-laden bikes idly wading through the crowds, or commuter cyclists perilously weaving through city traffic. Not exactly a cyclist’s paradise. However, ...

Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa speaks at a news conference held at the prefectural government building in Mito on July 26, 2024. (Mainichi/Kazuki Kawashima) MITO -- Large hospitals in Ibaraki Prefecture ...

The prefecture is just north of Chiba on the Pacific coastline. Mito, the capital, is the largest city, followed closely by others including Tsukuba in the prefecture’s southwest and Hitachi and ...