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Hitachiota City
Ibaraki Prefecture · City
Official websiteIbaraki Prefecture page
Hitachiota City has Seizanso, the retreat where Tokugawa Mitsukuni (known as Mito Komon), the 2nd lord of the Mito domain, spent his last years. The city has the largest area in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is a mountain area close to the Ryujin Big Suspension Bridge and to the Fukuroda area, which is famous for autumn leaves.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
GardenSeizansoresidence in Hitachiōta, Ibaraki, Japan
Historic siteZuiryusancemetery in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
CastleOda Castlebuilding in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeSatake-ji Templetemple in Hitachiōta, Ibaraki
GorgeRyujin kyocanyon in Japan
Buddhist templeKyusho-ji TempleBuddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Hitachiota, Japan
Shinto shrineSato ShrineShinto shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineWakamiya Hachiman-guShinto shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hitachiotaroadside station in Hitachiota, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Satomiroadside station in Hitachiota, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ibaraki Prefecture
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