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is located in the Kanto Region on Honshu Island , Japan. The capital is Mito . HISTORY Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province , until the Abolition Of The Han System in 1871. GEOGRAPHY Ibaraki Prefecture is the northeastern part of the Kanto region, stretching between Tochigi Prefecture and the Pacific Ocean and bounded on the north and south by Fukushima Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture . The northernmost part of the prefecture is mountainous, but most of the prefecture is a flat plain with many lakes. Cities 32 cities are located on Ibaraki Prefecture. Towns and villages These are the towns and villages in each District . Mergers (as of Mar 27, 2006 )
ECONOMY Ibaraki's industries include energy, particularly nuclear energy, production, as well as chemical and precision machining industries. The Hitachi company was founded in the Ibaraki city of the same name. DEMOGRAPHICS Ibaraki's population is increasing modestly as the Greater Tokyo region spreads out. CULTURE Famous foods of Ibaraki include Natto , of Mito , the watermelons produced in Kyowa (recently merged into Chikusei ), and the Chestnuts grown in the Nishiibaraki region. There are castle ruins in many cities, including Mito , Kasama , and Yuki . Kasama is also famous for its Shinto and art culture. TOURISM PREFECTURAL SYMBOLS MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS The prefecture is often mispronounced "Ibara''gi''". However, the correct pronunciation is "Ibara''ki''." According to the author of "Not Ibara''gi'', Ibara''ki''" (いばらぎじゃなくていばらき ''ibaragi ja nakute ibaraki'') {Link without Title} , this is most likely due to a mishearing of the softening of the 'k' sound in Ibaraki dialect. It is mispronounced to such a degree that it has nearly become standard. (''also see Nucular '') It is also sometimes jokingly referred as part of "Chibaragi", a combination of Chiba , Ibaraki, and Tochigi together. (From a Tokyo metropolitan point of view, all three are sometimes disparagingly considered to be nondescript suburbs or empty countryside, thus indistinguishable.) Similarly, Tokyo suburbs Gunma and Saitama are jokingly called "Guntama" and especially "Dasaitama," ''dasai'' meaning "uncool." EXTERNAL LINKS
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