Ibaraki Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 10,069 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #16 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Kazuhiko Ōigawa[5]
- Capital: Mito[6]
- Shares border with: Chiba Prefecture[7], Saitama Prefecture[8], Tochigi Prefecture[9], Fukushima Prefecture[10]
- Anthem: Ibaraki Kenmin no Uta[11]
- Named after: Ibaraki district[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Mito[13], Hitachi[14], Tsuchiura[15], Koga[16], Ishioka[17], Yūki-shi[18], Ryūgasaki-shi[19], Shimotsuma[20], Jōsō-shi[21], Hitachiōta-shi[22], Takahagi[23], Kitaibaraki City[24], Kasama[25], Toride[26]
- Flag: flag of Ibaraki prefecture[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Essonne[28], Emilia-Romagna[29], Alajuela[30]
- Legislative body: Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly[31]
- Executive body: Ibaraki prefectural government[32]
- Part of: Kantō region[33]
- Commons category: Ibaraki prefecture[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[35]
Why It Matters
Ibaraki Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]