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Mito Natto — Fermented Soybean Breakfast
Ibaraki· Mito

Mito Natto — Fermented Soybean Breakfast

Natto — fermented soybeans bound by sticky, stringy threads — is Japan's most divisive food, beloved by locals and bewil…

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Updated Jun 2026
Oarai Fish Market — Morning Catch Kaisendon
Ibaraki· Oarai

Oarai Fish Market — Morning Catch Kaisendon

Oarai Port lands some of the finest Pacific seafood in the Kanto region — flatfish (hirame), Pacific saury (sanma), monk…

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Updated Jun 2026
Tsukuba Winery — Japan's Oldest Wine Estate
Ibaraki· Tsukuba

Tsukuba Winery — Japan's Oldest Wine Estate

Ushiku Chateau (despite the name, located in Ushiku, not Tsukuba) is Japan's oldest winery, established in 1903 by entre…

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Updated Jun 2026
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