Ibaraki Prefecture

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Ibaraki Prefecture 茨城県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	茨城県
• Rōmaji	Ibaraki-ken
Ibaraki Prefectural Hall
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Ibaraki kenmin no uta [ja]
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.pref.ibaraki.jp
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.