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unusual facts about Ibaraki Prefecture


Otukaia kiheiziebisu

-- or Kashima-Nada --> 600 m in depth, off the east coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.


2012 Chiba earthquake

Although its epicentre lay just offshore near Chōshi city, the earthquake produced considerable shaking inland through much of the Bōsō Peninsula and lower Ibaraki Prefecture.

Cox's Sandpiper

In late August, 2001, another juvenile Calidris showing features of both Pectoral and Curlew Sandpipers was found at Shintone, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Ibaraki Airport

The original plans for a three-story terminal with separate arrivals, departures, and sightseeing levels was scrapped by the governor of Ibaraki Prefecture, Masaru Hashimoto, who ordered the building to be reduced to one story in height, to reduce costs.

Japan Collection of Microorganisms

It is a semi-governmental collection maintained by RIKEN BioResource Center and it is located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.


see also

Iwama

Iwama, Ibaraki, former town in Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Iwama Station, train station in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Kanto Tsukuba Bank

While the bank has a majority of its branches in Ibaraki Prefecture, it operates several branches outside the prefecture, notable in Tokyo, Chiba, Tochigi, and Saitama Prefectures.