Our days in Japan
About Hitachi Seaside Park Hitachi Seaside Park is a sprawling 470 acre public park located on the coast of Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki Prefecture. The site of a former military airbase, the area was reclaimed by the city in 1973. Hitachi Seaside Park was born out of the locals desire to create a park that […]
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About Kairakuen Garden Kairakuen Garden is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is most known for its collection of 3,000 plum trees. The garden is located in Mito city which is the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture. Kairakuen Garden was completed by Nariaki Tokugawa the ninth feudal lord of the Mito domain in […]
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We heard about this small festival from an Instagram advertisement. We decided to check it out the Ibaraki Urban Green Festival in Mito. The festival was located in the open area near Shojo Bairin (猩々梅林) & Tazuruma Bairin (田鶴鳴梅林) which were just south of Kairakuen Garden. We were able to park for free at the […]
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