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Ibaraki Prefecture

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    Ibaraki

  • The garden Kairakuen is particularly famed for its thousands of plum trees, of some 100 varieties. (© Pixta)

    The garden Kairakuen is particularly famed for its thousands of plum trees, of some 100 varieties. (© Pixta)

  • Nattō in its traditional straw wrappings. (© Pixta)

    Nattō in its traditional straw wrappings. (© Pixta)

  • Nebāru-kun, the prefecture’s official mascot whose name evokes the stickiness of Ibaraki’s nattō, appears (at left) with his friend Umeneba-chan, who also references the plums grown in the prefecture. (© Jiji)

    Nebāru-kun, the prefecture’s official mascot whose name evokes the stickiness of Ibaraki’s nattō, appears (at left) with his friend Umeneba-chan, who also references the plums grown in the prefecture. (© Jiji)

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