Ibaraki Prefecture Municipalities

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Municipalities of Ibaraki.

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by Philbert Ono

As of March 31, 2006, Ibaraki has 32 cities (-shi; 市), 10 towns (-machi; 町), and 2 villages (-mura; 村).

Cities

The major cities are Mito (capital), Hitachi, Tsuchiura, and Tsukuba. *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Bando (坂東市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Chikusei (筑西市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Hitachi (日立市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Hitachi-naka (ひたちなか市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Hitachi-omiya (常陸大宮市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Hitachi-ota (常陸太田市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Hokota (鉾田市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Inashiki (稲敷市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Ishioka (石岡市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Itako (潮来市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Joso (常総市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Kamisu (神栖市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Kasama (笠間市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Kashima (鹿嶋市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Kasumigaura (かすみがうら市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Kita-ibaraki (北茨城市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Koga (古河市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Mito (水戸市) - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Moriya (守谷市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Namegata (行方市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Naka (那珂市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Ryugasaki (龍ケ崎市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Sakuragawa (桜川市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Shimotsuma (下妻市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Takahagi (高萩市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Toride (取手市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Tsuchiura (土浦市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Tsukuba (つくば市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Ushiku (牛久市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
• Yuki (結城市) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site

Towns and Villages

Towns (-machi; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.

• Higashi-ibaraki-gun (東茨城郡)
  • Ibaraki-machi (茨城町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Minori-machi (美野里町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Oarai-machi (大洗町) – Beach resort town. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Ogawa-machi (小川町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Shirosato-machi (城里町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Inashiki-gun (稲敷郡)
  • Ami-machi (阿見町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*
  • Kawachi-machi (河内町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Miho-mura (美浦村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Kitasoma-gun (北相馬郡)
  • Tone-machi (利根町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Kuji-gun (久慈郡)
  • Daigo-machi (大子町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Naka-gun (那珂郡)
  • Tokai-mura (東海村) – Nuclear power town. Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Niihari-gun (新治郡)
  • Tamari-machi (玉里村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Nishi-ibaraki-gun (西茨城郡)
  • Iwama-machi (岩間町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Tomobe-machi (友部町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Sashima-gun (猿島郡)
  • Goka-machi (五霞町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Sakai-machi (境町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Tsukuba-gun (筑波郡)
  • Ina-machi (伊奈町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
  • Yawara-mura (谷和原村) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site
• Yuki-gun (結城郡)
  • Yachiyo-machi (八千代町) - Train stations: JR | Photos | Official site*

Municipal Mergers

On March 31, 2001, Ibaraki had 20 cities (-shi; 市), 48 towns (-machi; 町), and 17 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 32 cities, 10 towns, and 2 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:

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