Tsuchiura (Ibaraki)
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Ibaraki tourist attraction which can also be enjoyed in the rainy day when I go by Tsuchiura stay

Ibaraki is dotted with "indoor tourist attraction" where you can also play slowly surely in the day and the hot summer day when it rains. I made a list of the all-weather aquarium where a performance of a dolphin is judged from a train using good Tsuchiura-shi in Direction as a foothold with 45 minutes at the least at about 60 minutes by car from downtown and 5 of indoor Property which tends to go out to a factory tour and a roast sweet potato professional museum with sampling Experience by car. Please use it for planning on the day when the weather is a downward forecast by all means.

Experience type museum of charm filling of sweet potato

The market area light of the sweet potato type lights up from the ceiling of the wellhole
The market area light of the sweet potato type lights up from the ceiling of the wellhole

Theme park of the Japanese agricultural Experience which has eminent sweet potato in a producing center and a whereabouts (by a lick, TA) city type. Grand ping with profit Experience of vegetables can be enjoyed in the vast outdoor area. A day of a rainy day is to an indoor area of substantiality. "Shop&Museum" which made use of a schoolhouse in old "Daiwa 3rd elementary school" has complete set of MARCHE of farmers the cafe where you can take a rest, local local specialty and vegetables of morning gathering equal in potato sweets and the "roast sweet potato factory museum" etc. which can visit a factory, and you can play much at an interior.

I approach a secret of a sweet potato by "school of a potato".

The "roast sweet potato class meeting" great persons tell about history of sweet potato
The "roast sweet potato class meeting" great persons tell about history of sweet potato

The "roast sweet potato factory museum" where a sprite of a roast sweet potato "baking Uemon (and, disappearance gate)" (voice: Actress from the Namegata city) shows the 2nd floor. A student's handbook is received at the entrance and advances 4 exhibition halls while answering a roast sweet potato quiz of homework. It continues, "an assumption, factory", minus 30 ℃ of freezer Experience where well can freeze a tour of "tunnel oven" of roast sweet potato exclusive use which takes pride in its length 19m and a potato product quickly. When a factory tour is finished, the sampling time of the crisp fried sweet potato seasoned with caramel and roast sweet potato is waiting.

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The mechanism that sweet potato becomes sweet at a museum and "Why doesn't a fart of a roast sweet potato smell?" Trivia of etc. can be learned happily. When a tour is finished, surely, I should become a potato master.

RAPOPPONAMEGATA Village of farmers
  • The addressIbaraki Namegata city 1561, Uzaki MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR Tsuchiura Station, about 55 minutes
  • Business hours10:00-18:00 (at the last reception desk in a roast sweet potato factory museum, 15:30)
  • Days closedMonday-Friday (It's run in case of a holiday.)
  • AdmissionEntrance no charge (900 yen for an adult of junior high school student sheep rise of 700 yen is free less than 3 years old in a roast sweet potato factory museum.)
  • TEL0299-87-1130
  • ParkingFree

The beachfront large aquarium 20,000 fish swim in a big water tank

An water tank of the water depth 10m which reproduced an ecosystem abundant in a sea in a junction line between two sea currents where the Kurile Current crosses a Kuroshio Current at Ibaraki offing
An water tank of the water depth 10m which reproduced an ecosystem abundant in a sea in a junction line between two sea currents where the Kurile Current crosses a Kuroshio Current at Ibaraki offing

Aquarium of the Ibaraki maximum scale which opened in 2002. 68,000 points of creature is exhibited about 580 kinds. Of 1300 tons of quantity of water, then "IWASHILIFE (sardine life)" is performing "big water tank in" a sea of an encounter. The dynamic form that sardine moves by the big group is seen according to the flash and the BGM. The large jellyfish water tank remodeled in 2020 "jellyfish 365" is the space where the mood from which the color and a picture change with the theme of the four seasons is much. The form that about 10,000 bodies of moon jellyfish is floating is fantastic.

I'll sense an uplifting feeling of dolphins at an ocean theater.

The ocean live broadcasting by which an original performance is also a fun dolphin hair seal
The ocean live broadcasting by which an original performance is also a fun dolphin hair seal

The "ocean theater" where a show of a dolphin and a hair seal is performed is the all-weather open theater space the blue Pacific Ocean can look around over the window. An audience from the first row to about 5th line is a challenge seat of soaked resolution. The gallery is also prepared in the back and you can laugh, have that and enjoy a performance with impressions. If I take a rest at inside of the building, a cafe in the building "mermaid" is recommended. The original menu with shark meat such as "shark curry" and "shark nugget" is very popular.

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The number of culture kinds of "shark" which are also a logo in an aquarium is best of Japan at about 60 kinds. "SHAKUDADIZURUMU" then, the "VR water tank" which reproduced a difficult white shark of culture by digital technology, Experience, can.

Aqua world Ibaraki Oarai aquarium
  • The address8252-3, Isohamacho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car more than JR Tsuchiura Station, than about 57 minutes/eastern Mito road "Mito Oarai" IC, about 15 minutes
  • Bus DirectionIt's Oarai-machi Circular Route Bus "umiyuugou" aqua world Oarai route more than Kashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Station, about 15 minutes and aqua world Oarai getting off, immediately.
  • Business hours9:00-17:00 (16:00 last entry) has change by a※ season.
  • Days closedThere is closed in 6 and December.
  • AdmissionAdult of 2000 yen, small size and more than 3 years old for 900 yen for a junior high school student of 300 yen
  • TEL029-267-5151
  • ParkingI have that.
  • MemoThere is free rental of a stroller in an entrance.
    Nursing Room is in 2 parks.

The scientific spot which touches a tip of space technology

A model of a successive generations rocket (1/20 sizes) assembles in the space dome.
A model of a successive generations rocket (1/20 sizes) assembles in the space dome.

Study Property of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency which carries Japanese space development and study (JAXA). But you meet a scale of global model brilliant in lapislazuli "dream port" at the permanent pavilion "space dome" entrance in the site. The realistic model display which feels outer space such as the International Space Station "Kibo" Japan experimental ridge where an astronaut makes an experiment and a mockup of an asteroid probe "falcon 2" close is much. The state a domestic rocket of successive generations equals in a row is the spot which can't be overlooked by force perfection.

Inspection tour with a tour guide who goes around by astronaut feeling

"Closed environment adaptive training equipment" in the astronaut training facility is astronaut's employment examination and Property used by a space medicine study.
"Closed environment adaptive training equipment" in the astronaut training facility is astronaut's employment examination and Property used by a space medicine study.

There is display space in a general tour area in addition to the permanent display, and there is also plan display to which a theme was changed every period, and the aspect from which space development isn't learned about can be learned. If I'd like to know more outer space deeply, participation in an inspection tour (charge and Reservation required) is also recommended. The education area used for astronaut's selection and drill, usually, Direction, can, Property can be visited with a guide. A museum shop of establishing as an annex "planet Cube", then a JAXA goods can enjoy original gift election.

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II "rockets of H-" by which it's length 50m I enter a front gate, and that it's suddenlying come into view at the rocket square which is immediately. The original who has finished business for base-line check is exhibited.

JAXA Tsukuba Space Center (JAKUSA Tsukuba UCHUU center)
  • The address2-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car more than JR Tsuchiura Station, about 18 minutes
  • Business hoursA space dome, a museum shop in 10:00-16:00 and planet Cube is 10:00-16:30.
    ※ Preliminary reservation by a web is necessary for arrival.
  • Days closedThe regular holiday-lessness, New Year's (12/29-1/3) and Property inspection day, etc.
  • AdmissionFree entrance (An inspection tour is 500 yen. It's free less than 18 years old.)
  • ParkingFree
  • MemoAn inspection tour is suspended current as of October, 2021. There is a part of the display in case of entering regulation.

    There is a diaper switchboard in multipurpose Toilet in a space dome.
    ※ An inspection tour is suspended current as of November, 2021. There is a part of the display in case of entering regulation.

The real wine brew place which continues from Meiji Period

The "Kamiya den Hyoe museum" I go around while asking the sound comment which flows to inside of the building
The "Kamiya den Hyoe museum" I go around while asking the sound comment which flows to inside of the building

The Japan's first authentic winery a businessman and Kamiya den Hyoe founded "old Kamiya sake brewing brew place". It was built by layout of Tokitarou Okada who were an architect and a pupil in Kingo Tatsuno (in 1903) in 1903. 3 houses of western architecture is designated as national important cultural property, and the building which was a fermented room is remodeled in "Kamiya den Hyoe museum". Otaru of an oak lines up both sides in an aisle the 1st floor, and the peculiar atmosphere is caused. The 2nd floor of wine brew apparatus in at that time and valuable photograph material den Hyoe records the showy companionship are exhibited, and it can be visited for free of charge.

Casual French Restaurant of national designation important cultural property

In the Restaurant store a wall of red brick is high-ceilinged and where beautiful
In the Restaurant store a wall of red brick is high-ceilinged and where beautiful

The "stockrooms" where secondary fermentation of wine and maturity were performed formerly are open as Restaurant at present. The wine and the French food tasted at the winery in Meiji Period are the special taste. The grape grown at this place is used at a shop in the site, and the collaboration wine "chateau Du Van Muscat Bailey A" etc. a winery of Yamanashi prefecture "Rumi ale" took charge of brewing is sold. The original with the proud food texture "wine cake" is recommended to a gift for the person who doesn't like liquor and a child softly.

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In the Kamiya den Hyoe museum, huge funnel of glass and flask are put by "METORU do and room in SHE (brew person in charge)", the atmosphere just like the laboratory. Tile usage on a floor is nostalgic space remarkably.

Ushiku chateau
  • The address3-20-1, Chuo, Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car more than JR Tsuchiura Station, about 25 minutes or JR Ushiku Station east exit (the chateau mouth) choice for 8 minutes on foot
  • Business hoursTour Property10:00-16:00, Restaurant11:30-15:00 (L.O.14:00), 17:30-21:30 (L.O.20:00) and Shop 10:00-18:00
  • Days closedYear-end and new year holidays (in Restaurant and Shop, Monday)
  • AdmissionFree entrance
  • TEL029-873-3151, Restaurant029-896-3612 and shop 029-896-3615
  • ParkingPayment required (Times Ushiku center across Property is used. Only 60 minutes/100 yen and a weekday, at most 300 yen for 1 day)

The theme park of rendering service of spicy fish eggs where I play and learn

The tour gallery where how to make spicy fish eggs can be learned happily by a touch panel game
The tour gallery where how to make spicy fish eggs can be learned happily by a touch panel game

Direct sales store and tour gallery of the factory establishing as an annex which opened for a long-established store of manufacturing and sales of spicy fish eggs "It served both and spouted." to deliver spicy fish eggs just made to Kanto area. Then "gallery of spicy fish eggs" of about 100 m of full length explains the state of the ecology and the fishing of the Alaska pollack which is a parent of spicy fish eggs clearly by panel exhibition and a picture. The attraction from which knowledge of spicy fish eggs can be learned through a game and a quiz "strange undersea Sanpo" is popular with children, too. Spicy fish eggs making of handwork by about 100 factory workers who arranged an aspect of good hygiene in thoroughgoingness can be visited over glass in the factory tour area.

I'll enjoy a gourmet of spicy fish eggs just made profitably.

"One just made "draft beer" spicy fish eggs" of factory direct delivery can be tried.
"One just made "draft beer" spicy fish eggs" of factory direct delivery can be tried.

The raw spicy fish eggs I have just finished pickling on the day can be tried at one corner in an area sold directly. SHU of spicy fish eggs is good, goods of the wide line-up equal a squid cod, and gift election is the reasonable price the other factory direct sales which can be enjoyed, and I get spicy fish eggs just made. The "cod soft ice cream" by which the stimulus hot with kan JOPPA SA at a food corner will be a habit is the popular menu. It was heaped with raw spicy fish eggs, "demon prime! Cod Rice Bowl" can enjoy the food texture of the overwhelming voluminousness and the petite petiteness.

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The original article not for sale which combines the "cod catcher" installed in an entrance and exit way aside of the food court and spouts "snack bar of spicy fish eggs" is a free gift. Please try by all means.

Red snapper park Oarai which serves both and isn't included (the red snapper park wash which serves both and isn't included)
  • The address8255-3, Isohamacho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR Tsuchiura Station, from about 55 minutes/Kitakantou motorway "Mito and Oarai" IC, about 10 minutes
  • Business hours9:00-17:00 and Saturday . Sunday are-18:00.
    The factory running time, 9:00-16:30 (except for 11:30-12:30 in Sunday and a holiday)
  • Days closedOpen everyday
  • TEL029-219-4101
  • ParkingFree
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