IBARAKIIbaraki Prefecture Information

IBARAKI PREFECTUREIbaraki Prefectural GovernmentInternational Affairs Division

978-6 Kasahara-cho, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8555 Japan

(2014.1)

Website http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/E-mail: kokuko@pref.ibaraki.lg.jp

Tel: +81-29-301-2853Fax: +81-29-301-1375

Hitachi Area

Tokai Area

Tsukuba Area

Kashima Area

Machinery and electrical appliance manufacturinghub

Concentration of nuclear power research institutions

Concentration of research institutions

Industrial materials manufacturing hub

• Around 1,300 companies, mainly support companies of Hitachi, Ltd.

• Japan Atomic Energy Agency• Nuclear Professional School, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo• Frontier Research Center for Applied Atomic Sciences, Ibaraki University• Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC)

・32 national educational/research institutions (roughly 1/3 of Japan’s national research organizations)・Tsukuba Innovation Arena・Robot Safety Research Center

・Around 160 iron, steel, and petrochemical manufacturing companies

Brief Summary of Ibaraki

Aqua World Oarai

Komatsu

Hitachi Ltd.

Kita-Kanto Expressway

Mito Line

Joso Line

Ryugasaki Line

Tsukuba Express Metropolitan

Inter-CityExpressway (Ken-O Expressway)

Tohoku Expressway

Kanetsu Expressway

Tokyo- Gaikan Expressway

Joban Line

Joban Expressway

Higashi-Kanto Expressway Mito Route

Oarai-Kashima Line

Higashi-Kanto Expressway

Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum

FukurodaFalls Hananuki

Gorge

Rokkakudo

Tenshin MemorialMuseum of Art

IzuraHot Spring

Mt. Yamizo

Kairakuen

Kasama Inari Shrine

Ishioka Festival

Ibaraki Airport

Lake Kasumigaura

Narita Airport

KashimaShrine

Kashima Soccer Stadium

Mt.Tsukuba

Tsukuba Science City

Ibaraki Nature Museum

J-PARC

Melon

Kashima Port

Ibaraki Prefecture

Osaka

Tokyo

Japan

Hitachinaka I.C.Katsuta

Hitachiota

MitoTomobe

Motegi

Tomobe JCT.

Ibarakimachi JCT.

Ibaraki Airport Kita I.C.

Oyama Shimodate

Tsukuba

Tsurugashima JCT.

Okegawa-KitamotoI.C.

Tsukuba JCT.

TorideRyugasaki

Narita I.C.

Miyanogi JCT.

Shin-Kuko I.C.

Itako I.C.Inashiki I.C.

Tsukuba Chuo I.C.

Kawaguchi JCT.

Oizumi JCT.

Misato JCT.

UenoAkihabaraTokyo

Hitachi Construction Machinery

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal

Mitsubishi ChemicalChugoku Lumber

Fanuc

Asahi Breweries Kirin Brewery

Company

Canon

Tokyo

Pacific Ocean

Saitama Prefecture

Gunma Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

Various Industrial Centers

Hitachinaka District

Oarai District

Hitachi District

Ibaraki Port

Shiraoka-ShobuI.C.

Watarase Marsh(Registered withthe Ramsar Convention)

Yuki-tsumugi (Yuki Silk)(UNESCO IntangibleCultural Heritage)

Hitachi Traditional Culture(UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage)

JR Suigun Line(Oku-kuji

Stream Route)

Hino Motors

MegmilkSnow Brand

Ibaraki PrefectureInformation

Hitachi Beef

Population Total AreaNumber of Households

Gross Prefectural Production

Product Shipment Value

Land Used by Factories

Agricultural Production Output

Coastal Fishery Output

Per CapitaPrefectural Income

Number of Registered Foreigners

Habitable Area Budget

2,969,700(1st October 2012) (1st October 2010)

1,088,411Ranked Ranked Ranked Ranked Ranked Ranked

Ranked Ranked Ranked Ranked Ranked

th th th

th th st nd th

th th th11 13 (end of 2012)

50,5629 (1st October 2011)

6,095.72Ｋ㎡ Ｋ㎡24 （2013）

3981.734

$11.11billion 15

(2010)

$115.27billion dollars11

Ranked

(2011)

$108.56billion 8th5 (2011)

$4.22billion 2(from 2003 to 2012)

1,317hectares 1 (2012)

154,400metric tons 5(2010)

$30,682

Tsukuba Express

Ibaraki Airport

A high speed railway that can take you from Tsukuba toAkihabara (Tokyo) in just 45 minutes.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Area's 3rd major airport,shouldering the Kita-Kanto region's flight demandsand designed for LCCs.

Ibaraki Port Hitachinaka DistrictA new international container port for the Kita-Kanto trade route.

Kita-Kanto ExpresswayA major arterial road that has improved transportationand logistics in the Kita-Kanto area by providingconnections to Ibaraki Port and Ibaraki Airport.

Distinguishing Features of Ibaraki

Rankings are among Japan’s 47 Prefectures. $1 =97.06 yen (2013 average rate)

Transportation in Ibaraki

Ibaraki PrefectureInformation

(1st October 2011)

Tsukuba Science City Japan Proton AcceleratorResearch Complex (J-PARC)

Kashima CoastalIndustrial Zone

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

J-PARC is a world-class research facility in Tokai-mura. Through structural analysis using various particle beams (such asneutrons, antiprotons, etc.) we expect to see dramatic results inresearch and development in fields such as materials science andlife science.

One of the nation’s top hubs for industrial materials manufacturing.With many state-of-the-art plants already in operation, Kashima isbecoming an industrial zone with a competitive edge.

AIST carries out comprehensive research and development into all facetsof industrial technology and is one of Japan’s largest research organizations.Through cooperative partnerships with university and industry players,AIST is also focused on new industries.

Product ShipmentValue Percentageby Industry (2011)

Foods

Plastics

Beverages,Tobacco

Ceramics,Sand and Stone

Other Light

Other Heavy

ElectricAppliances

Chemistry

ManufacturingMachinery

Steel Industry

Total$108,55billion

Komatsu

Komatsu

Hitachi Construction Machinery

Hitachi ConstructionMachinery

Construction machinery manufacturing

Hino MotorsTruck and bus manufacturing

Construction machinery manufacturingChugoku Lumber

Chugoku Lumber

Composite lumber productionFanuc

Fanuc

Industrial robot manufacturing

20,258（2011） 5,078（2009）(with doctoral-level qualifications: 8,243)

9.8%

6.4%4.4%

2.7%

7.0%

31.1%

8.2%

8.0%

12.0%

9.8%

Ibaraki’s Industries

Number of Researchersin Tsukuba

Number of ForeignResearchers in Tsukuba

Recent KeyCompanies withFactories in Ibaraki

Nuclear and ParticlePhysics Experimental Hall

3 GeV SynchrotronLinac

Accelerator-DrivenTransmutationExperimental Facility

50 GeV Synchrotron

Neutrino Facility

Hino Motors

MegmilkSnow Brand

Ibaraki PrefectureInformation

Tsukuba, with its large number of research institutes and researchers,is the largest science and technology center of its type in Japan.Researchers and exchange students from overseas make it a truly international city.

Megmilk Snow BrandDairy production

Materials and LifeSciences Facility

Rich Lands andthe Bounty of the Sea

Fishing Industry

MelonIbaraki leads the nation in both melon production and acreageused for the cultivation of melons. Many delicious melons such as the popular Andes and Quincymelons, which have a high sugar content due to the hybridizationof honeybees, are being produced in Ibaraki.

Koshihikari rice

Hitachi BeefKnown for its great taste, Hitachi Beef is marbled beef of thehighest quality, produced from cows that graze on farms andranches in the Hitachi area.

Anko-nabe

Ayu, prawn (fresh water), farmed carp,mackerel, Japanese pilchard

Goby

Agricultural Production Output (2011)

Major Agricultural Products (2011)

Ranked Ranked nd nationally

Ranked nd nationally

st nationally

Ranked st nationally

Ranked rd nationally

Major Marine Products (2012) Coastal Fishery Output (t)

“Umai-Mon-Dokoro”

Flavor of Ibaraki

(home of tasty local products)

Melon, chicken eggs, bell peppers, lotus root, dried sweet potato, mizuna, bok choy, chestnuts, mitsuba, plant cuttings, turf

Anko, or anglerfish, is a typical winter food in Ibaraki. It is used with many other ingredients to make a very warming dish called anko-nabe, a sort of stew.

Ibaraki’s representative strain of rice, Koshihikari is grown on Ibaraki’s fertile plains with plenty of love from the sun. Ibaraki works to maintain stable production and consistent quality.

Pork, lettuce, Asian pears, burdock, peanuts, sweet potato，Chinese cabbage

Green onion, garlic chives, sweet corn, pumpkin, Japanese parsley, green shiso, broad beans， konnyaku, shallot, Cauliflower

20122007 2008 2009 2010 2011

181,900

138,200

Ranked

nationallyth5

154,400

Ibaraki PrefectureInformation

Total$4.2billion

Rice$0.94 billion

(22.3%)

Livestock$1.11 billion

(26.3%)

Other$0.10 billion

(2.5%)

Horticulture(vegetables, fruits, flowers, etc.)

$2.06 billion(48.8%)

Ibaraki has a long-stretching coastline totaling 190 km. Fertile fishing grounds are formed in the offshore areas where the Japan Current and the Oyashio Current meet.

KairakuenMito

Fukuroda FallsDaigo

Hobikisen (sightseeing sailboats) Kasumigaura

Mt. TsukubaTsukuba

Ishioka FestivalIshioka

Izura Hot SpringKita-Ibaraki

Hananuki GorgeTakahagi

Aqua World OaraiOarai

Kasama PotteryKasama

Yuki-tsumugi(Yuki Silk)

Kasama Inari ShrineKasama

Ibaraki Ceramic Art MuseumKasama

Golf Courses

Tourism in Ibaraki Ibaraki PrefectureInformation

Crafts of IbarakiFamous throughout Japan and all over the world, Kasama pottery can be traced back to the An’ei era of the Edo Period (1772-1781). Though valuing the transfer of tradi-tion from one generation to the next, it also promotes the individual personalities of the artists in its air of free-spiritedness.

YukiWith i ts 1300 years of history, Yuki silk has been designated as a National Important Intangible Cultural He r i t a ge a s we l l a s a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

This modern-designed museum located in Kasama Craft Hills and Park is the perfect location to see pottery and ceramic arts. It has a gift shop and restaurant, and chang-ing events throughout the year.Access: 5 minutes by car from the JR Mito Line’s Kasama Station.

Known for its blessings for a good harvest, business, and prosperity, this Inari shrine is one of the three largest Inari Shrines in Japan. It has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property.Access: 20 minutes walk from the JR Mito Line’s Kasama Station.

This aquarium, which encourages visitors to “see, touch, and enjoy” the exhibits, opened in March 2002. It boasts the most species of sharks in captivity in Japan, a huge tank that recreates the ocean of Oarai, and over 68,000 living sea crea-tures of 580 different species. Access: 15 minutes by bus from the Oarai-Kashima Line’s Oarai Station.

There are more than 100 golf courses in Ibaraki. These inviting courses, having easy access to the metropolitan area, can be enjoyed at a low price.

Beautiful scenery lines the Hananuki River. Equipped with a well-maintained path, you can enjoy walks through here any time of year.Access: 20 minutes by car from the JR Joban Line’s Takahagi Station.

This beautiful hot spring has an excellent view of the ocean. You can relax and refresh your spirit here.Access: about 7 minutes by car from the JR Joban Line’s Otsuko Station.

Fukuroda Falls is renowned as one of the three greatest waterfalls in Japan. Approxi-mately 120m in height and 73m in width, the power and grace of this scenic wonder are impressive throughout the year.Access: 15 minutes by bus from the JR Suigun Line’s Fukuroda Station.

Ishioka Festival is one of the three most famous festivals of the Kanto area. It is conducted for 3 days every year, and finishes on Respect for the Aged Day. At the festival, you can see a parade with lion dances, floats, and the prestigious portable shrines with the rare Imperial crest of the chrysanthemum.Access: Take the JR Joban Line and get off at Ishioka Station.

From the Meiji Period to the mid-Showa Period, these sailboats, called “Hobikisen”, were used for fishing on Kasumigaura Lake. Nowadays, they are only for display. The sight of these boats on the lake in the summer is very picturesque.Access: 50 minutes by bus from the JR Joban Line’s Tsuchiura Station.

Mt. Tsukuba, one of the hundred most famous mountains in Japan, is renowned for its abundant natural vegetation. Cable cars are in use and can ease your worries on a hiking trip up the mountain.Access: 40 minutes by bus from TX Tsukuba station.

One of Japan’s three greatest gardens, Kairakuen is renowned for its plum blossoms. From late February through March, the garden is filled with visitors who come to experience the brilliant color and fragrance of the nearly 3,000 plum trees.Access: 15 minutes by bus from the JR Joban Line’s Mito Station.