Warm Your Mind and Body: Appease Your Cultural Soul

Carly Bode, International Affairs Division

Did you know there are over 100 different cultural, nature and science facilities in Ibaraki? Also, most of these places are heated! In the cold winter months, what better than to fill you mind with the warmth of knowledge?

The list below is just a beginning. As more places are discovered by our staff, they will be added to the list. If you have visited any and would like to add your comments, please email us.

Please note, avoid Mondays as most facilities are closed. Also, most places will be shut over the days surrounding new years. Please call first to check opening times.

Type of Museum Name Address Location Phone Closed Reviewed by E-Ibaraki
History Sashima Library and Museum "Muse"(external link) 2726 Yama Bandō 028‑088‑8700 Mon not yet
Nature Museum Park Natural Science Museum(external link) 700 Ozaki Bandō 029‑738‑2000 Tue yes
Art Shimodate Art Gallery(external link) 372 Hei Chikusei 029‑623‑1601 Mon not yet
Art Hazan Itaya Memorial Hall(external link) 866 Ta‑machi Chikusei 029‑625‑3830 Mon not yet
History Yamaoka Paper Doll Gallery(external link) 1920 Sanuki Daigo 029‑578‑0511 Wed not yet
Science Japan Mining Museum 3585 Miyata‑chō Hitachi 029‑421‑8411 Mon not yet
Nature Kamine Zoo(external link) 5‑2‑22 Miyata‑chō Hitachi 029‑422‑5586 - not yet
Nature Hitachi City Museum(external link) 5‑2‑22 Miyata‑chō Hitachi 029‑423‑3231 Mon not yet
Science Hitachi Civic Science Center(external link) 1‑21‑1 Saiwai‑chō Hitachi 029‑424‑7731 Mon not yet
Science Kodaira Museum(external link) 3‑1‑1 Saiwai‑chō Hitachi 029‑423‑5013 not yet
Music Yoshida Tadashi Memorial Museum of Music(external link) 5‑2‑25 Miyata‑chō Hitachi 029‑421‑1125 - not yet
History Hitachi-Naka Data Hall(external link) 9‑23 Minato Hon‑chō Hitachi-Naka 029‑262‑4650 Mon not yet
Art Gallery Saza(external link) 8‑1 Kyoei‑chō Hitachi-Naka 029‑274‑1151 Mon not yet
History Takedashi Kan(external link) 566‑2 Takeda Hitachi-Naka 029‑276‑2525 Mon not yet
History Hitachinaka City Archaeological Reserch Center 3499 Nakane Hitachi-Naka 029‑276‑8311 Mon not yet
History History and Salmon Museum 1339‑2 Tatunokuchi Hitachi-Ōmiya 029‑552‑1583 not yet
History Yamagata History Museum 969‑2 Yamagata Hitachi-Ōmiya 029‑557‑2616 not yet
Nature Yamagata Freshwater Fish Museum(external link) 535 Yamagata Hitachi-Ōmiya 029‑557‑6681 Mon not yet
Art Japanese Paper Museum(external link) 88 Funyu Hitachi-Ōmiya 029‑557‑2252 Wed yes
History Hitachi-Ōta History Museum 2186 Nishini‑chō Hitachi-Ōta 029‑472‑3201 Mon not yet
History Higashi‑machi History Museum(external link) 18‑1 Hassengoku Inashiki 029‑979‑3211 Mon not yet
History Fudoki no Oka(external link) 1646 Someya Ishioka 029‑923‑3888 Mon not yet
Nature Ibaraki Flower Park(external link) 200 Shimo-Aoyanagi Ishioka 029‑942‑4111 - not yet
History Ishioka City Folklore Museum(external link) 1‑2‑10 Sosha Ishioka 029‑923‑2398 Mon, Tue not yet
History Kakioka Koko Museum Kakioka Ishioka 029‑943‑6262 not yet
History Choshiji Tresure Museum 428 Itako Itako 029‑962‑3808 not yet
History Kamisu History Museum(external link) 4‑8‑5 Onohara Kamisu 029‑990‑1234 Mon not yet
Art Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum(external link) 2345 Kasama Kasama 029‑670‑0011 Mon yes
Art Craft Hills(external link) 2388‑1 Kasama Kasama 029‑670‑1313 Mon yes
Art Kasama Nichido Museum of Art(external link) 978‑4 Kasama Kasama 029‑672‑2160 Mon not yet
Art Kazo Tanaka Virtual Gallery(external link) 1377‑2 Ichige Kasama 029‑672‑3309 - not yet
Art Kasama Inari Gallery(external link) 1 Kasama Kasama 029‑673‑0001 - not yet
Nature Inada Stone Museum(external link) 4303 Inada Kasama 029‑674‑2901 Mon not yet
Nature Ono Shiosai Hamanasu Park Gallery and Museum(external link) 1187‑1 Hirai Kashima 029‑982‑2911 Mon not yet
Sport Kashima Soccer Museum(external link) 26‑2 Jinkoji Kashima 029‑984‑1155 Mon yes
History Kashima Shrine Treasure Museum(external link) 2306‑1 Kyuchu Kashima 029‑982‑1209 yes
History Kasumigaura History Museum 1029 Saka Kasumigaura 029‑896‑0017 Mon not yet
Art The Museum of Ujo Noguchi(external link) 130‑1 Isohara‑chō, Isohara Kita-Ibaraki 029‑343‑4160 Mon not yet
Art Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki(external link) 2083 Tsubaki, Ostu Kita-Ibaraki 029‑346‑5311 Mon not yet
Art Izura Institute of Art and Culture Ibaraki University(external link) 727‑2 Izura, Otsu Kita-Ibaraki 029‑346‑0766 Mon not yet
History Koga Bungaku Museum 3‑10‑21 Chūō Koga 028‑021‑1129 Mon not yet
Art Senseki Memorial Museum(external link) 3‑11‑2 Chūō Koga 028‑022‑5211 Mon not yet
History Koga History Museum(external link) 3‑10‑56 Chūō Koga 028‑022‑5211 Mon not yet
Art Tenkoku Art Museum(external link) 2‑4‑18 Chūō Koga 028‑022‑5611 Mon not yet
Art Koga Machikado Art Museum(external link) 2‑6‑60 Chūō Koga 028‑092‑3111 Mon not yet
History Tokiwa Shirne Museum(external link) 1‑3‑1 Tokiwa‑chō Mito 029‑221‑0748 not yet
History Kōbuntei 1‑1251 Mikawa Mito 029‑221‑6570 - yes
History Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History(external link) 2‑1‑15 Midori‑machi Mito 029‑225‑4425 Mon yes
History Mito City Museum(external link) 3‑3‑20 Ō‑machi Mito 029‑226‑6521 Mon not yet
Art Mito Art Tower(external link) 1‑6‑8 Goken‑chō Mito 029‑227‑8120 Mon not yet
History Jōyō Museum(external link) 6‑71 Bizen‑chō Mito 029‑228‑1781 Mon not yet
Art Jōyō Art Center(external link) 1‑5‑18 Sannomaru Mito 029‑231‑6611 Mon not yet
Art Art Works Gallery(external link) 1‑3‑11 Goken‑chō Mito 029‑233‑5620 Mon not yet
Art Citizen's Culture Center(external link) 697 Senba‑chō Mito 029‑241‑1166 - not yet
History The Tokugawa Museum(external link) 1‑1215‑1 Mikawa Mito 029‑241‑2721 Mon, Tue not yet
Art Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki 666‑1 Senba Mito 029‑243‑5111 Mon yes
Nature Mito Botanical Park(external link) 504 Kobuki Mito 029‑243‑9311 Mon not yet
Nature Okushi Shell Park 1010 Shiozaki‑chō Mito 029‑269‑5090 - not yet
History Kōdōkan(external link) 1‑6‑29 Sannomaru Mito 029‑301‑4655 - not yet
Food Candy Museum(external link) 2139‑5 Mikawa‑chō Mito 029‑305‑2211 - not yet
Science Kenshin Planatarium(external link) 2‑3‑12 Ō‑machi Mito 029‑231‑2131 - not yet
Nature Ibaraki Botanical Gardens / Tropical Gardens Museum(external link) 4589 To Naka 029‑295‑2150 Mon not yet
History Naka History Museum(external link) 428-‚Q Tosaki Naka 029‑297‑0080 Mon not yet
Nature Ibaraki Mushroom Museum(external link) 4589 To Naka 029‑297‑0198 Mon not yet
Nature Kasumigaura Fureai Land(external link) 1234 Tamazukuriko Namegata 029‑955‑3927 Mon not yet
Art Karo Yashiki Memorial Musuem 1221 Aso Namegata 029‑972‑0520 Mon, Tue, Wed not yet
Nature Ōarai Ocean Museum(external link) 6890 Isohama‑chō Ōarai 029‑266‑1444 Tue not yet
Art Ōarai Art Museum(external link) 8249 Isohama‑chō Ōarai 029‑266‑2637 Mon not yet
History Bakumatu Meiji History Museum(external link) 8231 Isohama‑chō Ōarai 029‑267‑2276 Mon not yet
Nature Aqua World Aquarium(external link) 8252‑3 Isohama‑chō Ōarai 029‑267‑5151 - yes
Science Ōarai Wakuwaku Science Museum(external link) 12 Minato‑chūō Ōarai 029‑267‑8989 Mon not yet
Food Tanano Foods Nattō Museum 1542 Noda Omitama 012‑058‑7010 - not yet
History Tamari History Museum(external link) 291‑3 Takazaki Omitama 029‑926‑9111 Mon not yet
Art Gourd Art Gallery(external link) 1677 Koiwado Omitama 029‑948‑4088 Mon not yet
History Ryūgasaki City Museum of History and Folklore 2488 Nareuma‑machi Ryūgasaki 029‑764‑6227 not yet
Art Kagami Crystal Museum(external link) 4‑5 Koyodai Ryūgasaki 029‑764‑7111 Sun not yet
History Makabe History Museum 57‑1 Makabe Sakuragawa 029‑655‑0556 Mon not yet
Art Amabiki Kannon Treasure Museum(external link) 1 Motoki Sakuragawa 029‑658‑5009 not yet
Nature Iwase Rock Museum(external link) 741 Kameoka Sakuragawa 029‑675‑1550 - not yet
Art Gassanji Art Gallery(external link) 1677 Nishi Kobane Sakuragawa 029‑675‑2251 Mon not yet
History Shimotsuma Town Museum(external link) 77 Nagatsuka Shimotsuma 029‑644‑7111 Mon not yet
Nature Kokaigawa Fureai Park(external link) 1650‑1 Horikago Shimotsuma 029‑645‑0200 Mon not yet
Art Tatami Art Museum(external link) 1915 Akahama Takahagi 029‑322‑5066 - yes
History Takahagi City History Museum(external link) 8‑1 Takahagi Takahagi 029‑323‑7229 not yet
Art Daihinen Small Art Museum 624 Takahagi Takahagi 029‑322‑2151 not yet
Science Atomic Power Museum 225‑2 Muramatsu Tōkai 029‑282‑3111 Mon not yet
Art Tōkai Station Gallery 1‑1‑1 Funa-ishikawa Tōkai 029‑287‑3680 not yet
Science Atom World 4‑33 Muramatsu Tōkai 029‑282‑2256 not yet
Science Tōkai PR Pavillion (Tōkai Terra Park)(external link) 1‑1 Shiragata Tōkai 029‑287‑1252 not yet
History Tomobe History Museum(external link) 29 Taira‑machi Tomobe 029‑677‑8925 not yet
History Tone History Museum 967 Nakaya Tone 029‑768‑4600 Mon, Tue not yet
Nature Yanagida Kunio Home and Gardens 1787‑1 Fukawa Tone 029‑768‑7189 Mon not yet
History Toride Juku Honjin(external link) 2‑16‑41 Toride Toride 029‑774‑2141 Mon-Fri not yet
Art The University Art Museum - Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music "in Toride"(external link) 5000 Omonma Toride 029‑773‑9166 Mon not yet
History Tsuchiura History Museum 1‑15‑18 Chūō Tsuchiura 029‑826‑1111 Mon not yet
History Local History Square 1843 Kami-takazu Tsuchiura 029‑826‑7111 Mon not yet
Nature Tsukuba Agriculture Research Galllery(external link) 3‑1‑1 Kannondai Tsukuba 029‑838‑8980 - not yet
Nature Toyosato Museum of Entomology 661 Ento Tsukuba 029‑847‑5061 Mon not yet
Science National Science Museum Tsukuba Botanical Gardens(external link) 4‑1‑1 Amakubo Tsukuba 029‑851‑5159 Mon not yet
Art Tsukuba Museum of Art(external link) 2‑8 Azuma Tsukuba 029‑856‑3711 Mon yes
Science Tsukuba Expo Center(external link) 2‑9 Azuma Tsukuba 029‑858‑1100 Mon not yet
Science Geological Science Museum(external link) 1‑1‑1 Higashi Tsukuba 029‑861‑3750 not yet
Science Science Square Tsukuba(external link) 2 Namiki Tsukuba 029‑862‑6215 Mon not yet
Science The Science Museum of Map and Survey(external link) 1 Kitasato Tsukuba 029‑864‑1872 Mon not yet
History National Archives of Japan - Tsukuba 6‑6 Kamizawa Tsukuba 029‑867‑1910 not yet
Science Tsukuba Space Center(external link) 2‑1‑1 Sengen Tsukuba 029‑868‑5000 - not yet
History Tsukuba Archeologic Research Center 81 Hirazawa Tsukuba 029‑867‑4757 Mon, Fri,. Sat, Sun not yet
Art Rinso Mamiya Museum(external link) 64 Kami-hirayanagi Tsukuba-mirai 029‑758‑6313 not yet
History 300 stones Museum(external link) 1647 Yaida Tsukuba-mirai 029‑758‑8822 Mon not yet
Art 1606‑1 Kashiwada‑chō Ushiku 029‑874‑3111 Mon not yet
History Ushiku Chataeu Museum(external link) 30‑20‑1 Chūō Ushiku 029‑873‑3151 not yet
History Yachiyo History Museum(external link) 1017‑1 Sugaya Yachiyo 029‑648‑0525 Mon not yet

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