#ibaraki prefecture

[wanderingflier]

連休初日，まだ咲きはじめ。

笠間稲荷神社

April 2024

#wisteria #flowers #ibaraki prefecture #japan #photography #藤 #花

[mothmiso]

つくば牡丹園 | Tsukuba Peony Garden (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) by Masafumi Takahashi

#flowers #peonies #garden #sculptures #stone lanterns #japan #ibaraki prefecture

[pepperbag76]

Ibaraki Prefecture

📷 @hirokingraphy

Via japan_inside

#japan #japanese #nippon #travel #sightseeing #ibaraki #ibaraki prefecture #torii #spring #sakura

[travelella]

Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Kantō Region, Japan

Andre Benz

#Hitachinaka #Ibaraki Prefecture #Kantō Region #Japan #Ibaraki #Kantō #Asia #JapanNature #Flower #Flowers #Fav

[japanbizinsider]

#Space Burial #Funeral Business #Tsukuba #Ibaraki Prefecture #Space NTK Co. #Cremated Remains #Rocket #SpaceX #Teruaki Nagakura #Daughter's Dream #Memorial Service #Tomoko Kasai #Conventional Funerary Services #Stars #Night Sky #Natural Burial #japan #tokyo

[nixieofthenorth]

Ibaraki's Hananuki Gorge is home to the Shiomi Falls suspension bridge.

Credit

#ibaraki prefecture #Hananuki Gorge #Shiomi Falls #japan

[thepastisalreadywritten]

"A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms." ― Zen Shin

Hitachi Seaside Park on the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture includes around 4.2 hectares of nemophila (baby blue eyes). 💙💚

📹: YanGang

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Hitachi Seaside Park is a public park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan.

#Hitachi Seaside Park #Ibaraki Prefecture #Japan #nemophila #baby blue eyes #flowers #bloom

[alenasbdesign]

CAR MAGNET

Shape: Square 

Size: 3" x 3" Square

Style: Normal

#car magnet #magnet #magnets #grunge magnet #square magnet #customizable magnets #flag #Ibaraki #Ibaraki prefecture #Japan #茨城県 #Mito #水戸市 #Kantō #関東地方 #Honshu #本州

[tabul4rasa]

Santuario Ōarai Isosaki Acuarelas

#shrine #Oarai Isosaki shrine #Higashiibaraki District #Japan #Ibaraki Prefecture #watercolor #acuarela

[tokidokitokyo]

茨城県

Japanese Prefectures: Kantō - Ibaraki

都道府県 (とどうふけん) - Prefectures of Japan

Learning the kanji and a little bit about each of Japan’s 47 prefectures!

Kanji・漢字

茨　いばら、かや、くさぶき、シ、ジ　briar, thorn

城　しろ、き、ジョウ　castle

県　ケン　prefecture

関東　かんとう　Kanto, region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures

Prefectural Capital (県庁所在地) : Mito (水戸市)

Amidst sprawling fields of beautiful flowers, Ibaraki also hosts Tsukuba Science City, Japan's premier research center and the home of Japan's space agency and numerous museums. Ibaraki is known historically for being the home of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan during the Edo Period and has long been associated with notable events in Japanese history. The first Nuclear Energy Research Institute was founded here in 1956. You can see space exhibits, actual space craft, and simulations at Tsukuba Space Center.

Outside of the major cities there are many natural areas to explore in the Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-national Park. Hitachi Seaside Park is famous in the spring for its carpets of blooming blue nemophila. Kairaku-en is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Mt. Tsukuba is a famous night view spot with a view of the Kanto Plain, including Tokyo Tower and the Tokyo Sky Tree, with a ropeway for convenient access. Ibaraki is also a major producer of natto.

Recommended Tourist Spot・おすすめ観光スポット

Fukuroda Falls (Fukuroda no Taki) - 袋田の滝

Photo by Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link

One of the three most beautiful waterfalls in Japan, Fukuroda Falls is a 120-meter tall cascading waterfall in northwestern Ibaraki Prefecture in the remote hills of the town of Daigo. It is also on the registered list of the Top 100 Waterfalls of Japan (determined by the Ministry of Environment). These falls are also called the Yodo Falls (Yodo no Taki) because the water stream falls on four large rock faces. It is also said that the renowned monk Saigyo Hoshi greatly praised the falls by saying that you should view the different beauty of the falls in all four (yo) seasons.

They are particularly attractive in early November with the peak autumn foliage as well as peak water flow. There are several different views of the waterfall, and you cannot view it in its entirety all at the same time. Within the Fukuroda Waterfall complex there are neon tunnels and elevators to take you to different levels and viewing platforms. It is said that you will be successful in love if you find a heart in the waterfall. There are also numerous hot springs nearby.

Regional Cuisine - 郷土料理

Monkfish Hot Pot - あんこう鍋

Photo by yosshi / CC BY-SA 2.0

The monkfish (also referred to as angler fish, goosefish, depending on the source I found) is a prized delicacy of Ibaraki and is best eaten fresh. Because these fish are too soft and slimy to cut up on a chopping board, they are prepared using the traditional tsurushi-giri technique, which involves cutting up the fish while suspended from a hook. In Japan, almost all parts of the monkfish are eaten, including fins, skin, gills, liver, stomach, ovaries and flesh—referred to as the “seven tools of the monkfish” in Japanese. The steamed liver is called ankimo and is considered a delicacy that may be eaten alone, or added to the hotpot soup for extra flavor. Anko nabe (monkfish hot pot) is a seasonal favorite consisting of monkfish, vegetables, and flavored broth.

Ibaraki Dialect・Ibaraki-ben・茨城弁

りんごあっけ？　ringo akke?

Standard Japanese: りんごありますか？ (ringo arimasu ka?) English: Do you have any apples?

あしにあおなじみできちった　ashi ni aonajimi dekichitta

Standard Japanese: 足に青あざができちゃった (ashi ni aoaza ga dekichatta) English: I have a bruise on my leg

ごじゃっぺなやつだ　(gojyappe na yatsu da)

Standard Japanese: いい加減な人; やくにっ立たない人 (iikagen na hito; yaku ni tatanai hito) English: He's a good-for-nothing person

「行ってもいがっぺ？」　(itte mo igappe?) 「来たらいがっぺ」　(kitara igappe)

Standard Japanese: 「行ってもいいですか？」 「来てもいいですよ」 ("itte mo ii desu ka?" "kite mo ii desu yo") English: "Is it alright if I come?" "Yes please come"

あれは犬だっぺ　(are wa inu dappe)

Standard Japanese: あれは犬です (are wa inu desu) English: That is a dog

いがい車だな　(igai kuruma da na)

Standard Japanese: 大きい車ですね (ookii kuruma desu ne) English: That's a big car, isn't it

杖がおっちょれる　(tsue ga occhoreru)

Standard Japanese: 杖が折れた (tsue ga oreta) English: The cane broke in half

カラスををおっとばす　(hato o ottobasu)

Standard Japanese: カラスを追い払う (hato o oiharau) English: Drive away the crows

その日、大事？　(sono hi, daiji?)

Standard Japanese: その日、大丈夫？ (sono hi, daijyoubu?) English: Is that day ok for you?

#japanese prefectures #日本語 #japanese #japanese language #japanese langblr #langblr #studyblr #都道府県 #茨城県 #ibaraki

[burinazar]

Oh, wait, wait, ok, I can tell tumblr my news now.

I was accepted into the JET Program and will be moving to Japan for one year starting in late summer to teach English. : )

I don't know how many other applicants have ever had either of my specific application 'angles'. I think they were both pretty weird, but also very, very me, and I'm pleasantly surprised that they seemed to have worked, going off both by the acceptance and the very positive and warm reactions I got during the interview I had. These were:

Science/scicomm/museum background + implying mutual interest in and love of like insects and sea life could be an avenue of intercultural connection and exchange

India and Japan have always struck me as weirdly similar in ways nobody seems to discuss, especially in both being simultaneously hurtling into modernity and deeply traditional/conservative in many ways and places

So. Is this a silly idea considering most people in this program are fresh college grads, and people my age are expected to maybe be getting more settled rather than hopping continents? Is this a scary idea, considering I'll have to uproot all my shit and go exist in a foreign country whose language I really don't know beyond miniscule smatterings? I mean, hmm, yes on both counts, but I'm very excited. On count one, I'd only get older in the future and demonstrably *don't* already have a settled life and career here to disrupt (lol), and on count two...guys, I'm so so tired of letting fear and inertia make my life decisions.

Time to pack up and store most of my shit and end my lease and. Yeah. Also I haven't actually been to India in five years and will probably try to visit my relatives there in the coming months since idk if i'd had an opportunity for a prolonged visit in the future during the one year (at least) in jp. I'll also be probably selling, trading, or giving away a lot more of my hobby shit (that was sort of an ongoing project already but since I'll be unable to use most of it for a year plus it's another reason to do so), so uh, if you've ever wished I would sell any of my dolls now might be time to commit BJD Hobby Taboo and ask me lol. And, obviously, I'll be studying more Japanese, because mine is incredibly へたくそ at the moment. So much to do. But I'm really excited. And thank you to all of y'all that have been encouraging to me about anything related to this matter <3

#i don't know where they'll put me but i asked for ibaraki prefecture #during my research i became really endeared by the idea of The Prefecture Everyone Thinks is Ugly and Boring lol #seems like a good combo of 'not too far from urban things + cost of living + genuinely there ARE nice natural and cultural things there' #they could put me anywhere though lol #already one of my fandom friends from there wants to meet up ;; im so flattered #im obviously not going there to do doll and fandom bullshit but that stuff will be a nice bonus in off time #i have very little idea on what to expect specifically re japanese attitudes to south asian people and am interested to find out #and maybe be a bunch of kids' first exposure to both americans and south asians and like immigrants as a concept : 3 #keeping my expectations tempered though. It Could Suck #but it'll suck in a novel way and truly i thrive on novelty even though often i take the easy and familiar path to try to protect myself #just. aaAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa scary but exciting im so excited

[wanderingflier]

Rain falling on cherry blossoms.

Kashima Jingū

April 2024

#kashima jingu #shrine #rain #ibaraki prefecture #japan #photography #鹿島神宮 #神社

[mothmiso]

袋田の滝　Fukuroda Falls (2) (3) (4) by Akihiko Nakano

Via Flickr:

(1) 仏像群。/ Group of Buddha statues. (2) さらに登り。 / Climb further. (3) 振り返る。 / look back.     

#statues #forest #countryside #stairs #rivers #overlook #flowers #roses #wild berries #japan #ibaraki prefecture

[pepperbag76]

Hoshiimo Shrine - Ibaraki Prefecture

📷 @konny0_0

Via visitjapan.us

#japan #japanese #nippon #travel #sightseeing #hoshiimo shrine #ibaraki #ibaraki prefecture #shrine #torii

[sasdavvero]

I don't understand where the hell the Ibaraki Prefecture is. It's on the north of Tokyo, in the Kanto region(?), but the wikia says that Nanase (who's from there) speaks in a Kansai dialect? But the Kansai region is on the very south of Tokyo/Kanto region? I'm going insane help

#deep sigh #cus like Hiori too speaks with a dialect and has a Kansai accent #but Hiori is from Kyoto in Kansai #so technically Nanase is from around there too? I don't know #cus there's an ibaraki prefecture in Osaka (so Kansai) #but there's one also in Kanto (the one linked in Nanase's Wikia page. on the word “ibaraki prefecture”) #i am confusion #tay parla #blue lock #bllk #nanase nijiro #hiori yo #listato come idea

[crazyfox-archives]

A sculpted image of Jizō Bodhisattva (地蔵菩薩) on the grounds of Sōjiji Temple (総持寺) in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture

Photo by まあたろう [Maatarou] documenting their pilgrimage to this temple in January 2017

#buddhist temple #大阪府 #osaka prefecture #茨木市 #ibaraki #総持寺 #sojiji #buddhist art #地蔵菩薩 #地蔵 #jizo #西国三十三所 #真言宗 #shingon