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Ibaraki

Located in Japan Coordinates: 36°18′00″ N 140°19′00″ E

Ibaraki
t.kunikuni · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
2,852,515
2.9M
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
44
listed under Ibaraki
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport16 km
NRT Narita International Airport59 km

About Ibaraki

Ibaraki is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 2,852,515.

From Wikipedia

Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県, Ibaraki-ken, -gi-; Japanese pronunciation: [ì.bä́.ɾä̀.k̟ʲì, -ɡ̟ʲì, -ŋ̟ʲì, -ɾä́.k̟ʲi̥.kè̞ɴ̀, -ɡ̟ʲí-, -ŋ̟ʲí-]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. 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).

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At a glance

Area
6,097 km²
Official website
pref.ibaraki.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Ibaraki

Twin towns and sister cities of Ibaraki

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Ibaraki over time

Population of Ibaraki over time
2005 2,975,167
2010 2,969,770
2015 2,917,857
2021 2,862,372

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ibaraki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ibaraki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°17°21°23°27°29°25°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°7°12°16°20°21°18°12°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)3658901161281661461391841748145

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

Airports nearest to Ibaraki

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 16 km
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 59 km
  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 96 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Ibaraki

44 places
  1. 1 Mito Shi 273.1K
  2. 2 Tsukuba Shi 218.9K
  3. 3 Hitachi Shi 191.3K
  4. 4 Hitachinaka Shi 159.4K
  5. 5 Koga Shi 145.8K
  6. 6 Tsuchiura-shi 144.4K
  7. 7 Toride Shi 109.6K
  8. 8 Chikusei Shi 109.6K
  9. 9 Kamisu-shi 94.5K
  10. 10 Ushiku Shi 84K
  11. 11 Ryūgasaki Shi 79.5K
  12. 12 Kasama Shi 78.9K
  13. 13 Ishioka Shi 78.9K
  14. 14 Kashima-shi 68.1K
  15. 15 Jōsō Shi 65.8K
  16. 16 Moriya-shi 64.3K
  17. 17 Bandō Shi 56.9K
  18. 18 Hitachi-ōta Shi 56.3K
  19. 19 Naka-shi 55.9K
  20. 20 Omitama Shi 53.4K
  21. 21 Yūki Shi 53K
  22. 22 Hokota Shi 51.4K
  23. 23 Tsukuba-mirai Shi 47.9K
  24. 24 Kitaibaraki Shi 46.5K
  25. 25 Sakuragawa Shi 45.7K
  26. 26 Shimotsuma Shi 45.4K
  27. 27 Hitachi-ōmiya Shi 45.2K
  28. 28 Inashiki Shi 44.9K
  29. 29 Kasumigaura Shi 43.9K
  30. 30 Namegata Shi 37.7K
  31. 31 Naka-gun 35.5K
  32. 32 Takahagi Shi 30.8K
  33. 33 Itako Shi 29.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Ibaraki

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources