Ibaraki Prefecture is blessed with green mountains such as Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Hachimizo, and is blessed with lakes and marshes such as Kasumigaura and Kitaura, as well as abundant water such as the Tone River, Kogai River, and Kinugawa River.
Ibaraki Prefecture is blessed with green mountains such as Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Hachimizo, and is blessed with lakes and marshes such as Kasumigaura and Kitaura, as well as abundant water such as the Tone River, Kogai River, and Kinugawa River. Ibaraki's weather conditions, which are ideal for growing rice, with plenty of rain in June, sunny weather in July and August, and dry air in September, make it possible to grow delicious rice. The rice paddies in the blessed climate have protected not only rice cultivation but also the natural environment and the rural scenery of their hometown. Ibaraki's "Koshihikari" has three beats, gloss, firmness, and stickiness, and the more you chew it, the sweeter and more umami it becomes, and it is a delicious rice. Ibaraki Prefecture boasts the second largest yield in Japan after Niigata Prefecture.
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