Tsukuba and Tsuchiura include the 877-meter-high Mt. Tsukuba, consisting of Mt. Nantai on the west side and Mt. Nyotai on the east side, and the Mt. Tsukuba Shrine at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba; the Tsukuba Expo Center, which is unique to the Research Park City; the Ushiku Great Buddha, which is as tall as the Kasumigaseki Building in Tokyo (120 meters); the Science Expo Memorial Park; the Mt, Tsukuba Cable Car, Tsukuba Museum of Art, Tsukuba Space Center of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kamegiro Park, and Cyberdyne Studio, a robot museum in iias Tsukuba.
Tsukuba City is located in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, and Tsukuba Science City, an academic and research city, covers the entire city area. Tsukuba City is designated as a special exception city, a core business city, and an international convention and tourism city.
Tsukuba City is home to Mount Tsukuba, which gives the city its name. Tsukuba is the highest peak in the Tsukuba Mountains located in the eastern part of the Kanto Plain, and consists of two peaks, Nyotaiyama and Nantaiyama. At 877 m above sea level, it is the lowest of Japan's 100 most famous mountains, but it is a famous peak that was mentioned in the Manyoshu (Anthology of Myriad Leaves) in ancient times.
Ropeways and cable cars run from the foot of the mountain, and there are also several climbing courses. The most common tourist route is up from Mt. Tsukuba Shrine and down to Tsutsujigaoka, and there is also a hiking course that connects the summits of Nantaiyama and Nyotaiyama.
Tsukuba, with a view of the countryside at the foot of the mountain, the cityscape of the school town, and even Mount Fuji and the skyscrapers of central Tokyo in the distance. The contrast between the reddish-white plum blossoms and the Tsukuba Stone is a wonderful sight to behold.
Tsukuba Expo Center is a science museum where visitors can enjoy seeing and touching, and is equipped with a state-of-the-art planetarium digital projector.
Tsuchiura City is located in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, and has been designated as a business nucleus city and an international convention and tourism city. Tsuchiura City is famous for Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa, which is a tourist attraction.
The White Iris is a sightseeing boat that cruises around Kasumigaura, which is the second largest lake in Japan in terms of area, and allows passengers to fully enjoy the magnificent view of Mount Tsukuba and other natural wonders. On the first Saturday in October, a fireworks viewing boat also operates.
Ushiku City is located in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, approximately 50 km from central Tokyo, and the area around Ushiku Station has recently seen an increase in population due to the development of residential areas as a bedroom town for Tokyo.
In the eastern part of Ushiku City, the famous Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha) stands as a tourist attraction. Ushiku Daibutsu stands 120 meters tall, about the same height as Tokyo's Kasumigaseki skyscraper. It is possible to enter the body, and an elevator can take visitors up to 85 meters above the ground.
This bronze statue of the Great Buddha stands 120 meters tall, comparable in size to the Kasumigaseki skyscraper.It is the sixth tallest standing statue in the world.It is the world's largest "bronze" humanoid structure (Buddha statue) above ground level and is registered in the Guinness World Recor...»
The Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Nature opened with the basic philosophy of "learning from the past, understanding the present, and measuring the future. The museum is characterized by the following three features. First, the museum has a vast site area of 15.8 hectares, which includes a wooded ar...»
The shrine was originally built in 701 by Fujiwara no Tokitada, a lord of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, as an offering from Usa Jingu Shrine in Tsukushi. An old Tendai Sect scripture states, "In the early hours of July 22, 1179 (the 3rd year of Jisho), a letter was written at Shimotsuma Hachimangu Sh...»
Touching, making, playing, and eating: this is a theme park where you can create these memorable experiences. Visitors can enjoy the blessed natural surroundings, the townscape inspired by the European countryside, and the animals. This is a hands-on agricultural park that fosters excitement. With...»
The Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden covers an area of approximately 140,000 square meters. The garden is home to approximately 4,000 plant species, including major Japanese plants, plants closely related to our daily lives, and rare plants that grow in tropical, subtropical, and arid regions o...»
One of the largest facilities in the Kanto region, it offers a wide variety of facilities, including a restaurant, convenience store, direct sales of agricultural products, processing and sales facilities for specialty products, and an observation gallery. It is located in Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki ...»