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Ibaraki Prefecture
茨城県 | |
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Prefecture | |
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 茨城県 |
| • Rōmaji | Ibaraki-ken |
 Ibaraki Prefectural Hall | |
 Flag  Symbol | |
| Anthem: Ibaraki kenmin no uta | |
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| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Island | Honshu |
| Capital | Mito |
| Subdivisions | Districts: 7, Municipalities: 44 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kazuhiko Ōigawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,097.19 km2 (2,354.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th |
| Population (July 1, 2023) | |
| • Total | 2,828,086 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Ibaraki dialect |
| GDP [1] | |
| • Total | JP¥ 14,092 billion US$ 129.3 billion (2019) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-08 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols of Japan | |
| Bird | Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Flower | Rose (Rosa) |
| Tree | Ume tree (Prunus mume) |
Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.[2] Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,097.19 square kilometres (2,354.14 square miles). Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture to the northwest, Saitama Prefecture to the southwest, Chiba Prefecture to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
Mito, the capital, is the largest city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Other major cities include Tsukuba, Hitachi, and Hitachinaka.[3] Ibaraki Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the northeast of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Ibaraki Prefecture features Lake Kasumigaura, the second-largest lake in Japan; the Tone River, Japan's second-longest river and largest drainage basin; and Mount Tsukuba, one of the most famous mountains in Japan. Ibaraki Prefecture is also home to Kairaku-en, one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, and is an important center for the martial art of Aikido.
- ^ "2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ibaraki-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 367, at Google Books; "Kantō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 479, at Google Books.
- ^ Nussbaum, "Mito" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 642, at Google Books.