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Itako City
Ibaraki Prefecture · City
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Itako City is known as a suigo (waterside town). During the Suigo Itako Iris Festival, a bridal boat travels along the canal. Irises bloom mainly at the Suigo Itako Iris Garden, and the scenery is surrounded by the waters of the Tone River and Lake Kasumigaura.
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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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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