What does Ibaraki mean in Japanese?
Ibaraki is a city located in Osaka, Japan. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 273,992 and the density of 3,580 persons per km². The total area is 76.52 km².
Is it Ibaraki or Ibaragi?
The prefecture is often alternatively pronounced “Ibaragi” by those who speak the regional dialect known as Ibaraki-ben. However, the standard pronunciation is “Ibaraki”. According to the author of “Not Ibaragi, Ibaraki”, this is most likely due to a mishearing of the softening of the “k” sound in Ibaraki dialect.
What is Ibaraki known for?
Easily accessible from Tokyo by the Tsukuba Express, Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken) is known historically for being the home of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan during the Edo Period, including the famous daimyo Tokugawa Mitsukuni, or “Mito Komon,” the subject of a popular long-running TV series in Japan.
What is the state of Ibaraki Japan?
Osaka Prefecture
Ibaraki (茨木市, Ibaraki-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.
Is Oarai beach open?
The Oarai beach is one of the biggest beaches in Ibaraki….Oarai Sun Beach swimming area.
| Swimming area opening period | From mid-July to mid-August. The beach is closed for 2021. |
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| Rental | (During the open season) Rental boat Rental parasol |
What’s the capital of Tochigi?
Utsunomiya
Tochigi/Capitals
Utsunomiya, city, capital of Tochigi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. The city is situated on the alluvial plain between the Ta River and the Kinu River. A castle town in the 11th century, it later served as a post town on the Nikkō Highway during the Tokugawa era (1603–1867).
Why does Japan call prefectures?
Background. The West’s use of “prefecture” to label these Japanese regions stems from 16th-century Portuguese explorers’ and traders’ use of “prefeitura” to describe the fiefdoms they encountered there. Its original sense in Portuguese, however, was closer to “municipality” than “province”.