Top Things to do in Hitachi
10 Things to Do in Hitachi That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Hitachi, Japan including Kamine Park, Oiwa Shrine, Hitachi Station, Hitachi Civic Center, Museum of Science, Hitachi City Kamine Zoo, Okuhitachi Kirara no Sato, Kujihama Beach, Hoitachi Station Exchange of Information Plaza, Ukiuki, Nikko Memorial Hall.
Restaurants in Hitachi
1. Kamine Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By Ronni L - Sittingbourne, England, United Kingdom
Not many western faces in Hitachi, so be prepared to be a minor attraction yourself! Good little zoo, great views over the Pacific.
2. Oiwa Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By ART196
O'Iwa-jinja is a shrine located on a mountain slope surrounded by moss-floored forest. Possessive of great natural beauty, the shrine has become popular due to its reputation as a "power spot," a phenomena of modern Japanese spirituality preoccupied with the borderlands of reality and the preternatural. Combining the mists of time and fables of history with the boundless mystery of nature, shrines in natural settings like O'Iwa-jinja are the chief beneficiaries of young people's peaked interest in their nation's sacred sites. There were lots of people at this isolated shrine, many of them younger, and some of them discussing power spots. Certainly I admit that there is something mysterious in the "sanbon-sugi", a five hundred year old, 50m tall and 8m thick cedar tree with three trunks conjoined at the base soaring up into the tree line like the giant trident of some earth-buried ancient deity. The moss I ran my hand over was soft and springy enough to sleep on. There is much to like in this shrine as it recalls us back to a nature-worshipping civilisation of the forest which existed amidst the trees and made ablutions in the streams long ago. The structures are somewhat more recent. The veranda of the honden (main shrine) has been recently refurbished and the fresh scent of hinoki cypress envelopes all who pray before it. Particular note should be paid to the shrine's impressive rōmon (main gate). Sub-shrines exist spread across the mountain.
最近の人気な「パワースポット」。やはり三本杉は不思議だね。それに苔が柔らかくて、ヒノキにおいしてるお宮だ。素敵な楼門もあった
3. Hitachi Station
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By Iris C - Hong Kong, China
Hitachi is a major industrial centre, and is the headquarters of the Hitachi brand and various of its group companies.
There are not that many places of interest as expected; yet the Hitachi Bypass caught my eye. What an amazing view driving along the great Pacific Ocean.
But the real (and honestly, the only) reason why I was here was this: the JR Hitachi Station.
Designed by the ingenious Kazuyo Sejima (妹島和世), who is from Ibaraki herself, the Station is beyond impressive. I can so sit here for hours and just gaze at the Pacific Ocean.
4. Hitachi Civic Center, Museum of Science
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By Dave K - United States
This is a great place for families. It has a lot of science based interactive demonstrations. It is particularly aimed towards children, but can be fun for adults too.
5. Hitachi City Kamine Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By panparipanda - Japan
常磐線日立駅から六号国道を北方面へ車で10分位。
ほどよい広さでコンパクトに見やすくできてるので飽きずに楽しめます。
動物の見せ方がいいです。
ちょうど5歳のライオンの誕生日でバースデーのお祝いイベントをしてました。
５の文字に見せた牛肉や消防ホースの牛肉をくくりつけてのパフォーマンスも見れてタイミングがよかったです。
地方のローカルさがいいです。
6. Okuhitachi Kirara no Sato
Overall Ratings
4 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By HIROKO G - Ushiku, Japan
町内の日帰り旅行で行きました。宿泊バンガローが立ち並ぶ大きな公園で、お勧めはワクワクスライダーという日本一長い滑り台だそうです。日帰りバーベキュー施設やふれあい牧場もあり、人気ない茨城県はPRも下手ですね。こんな場所がある事知りませんでした。ロードトレインで公園を一周後、散策しました。季節を選べば子連れで楽しめる場所でした。12月～3月はバンガローの利用料金も半額なので、星を見たりするにはいいかもしれません。
7. Kujihama Beach
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By Asterix135 - Toronto, Canada
It seems kind of strange to review a beach - ocean, sand & sun.
We were there on a weekday and it wasn't very crowded.
A couple visit hints:
1) There are free (cold) showers near the parking lot entrance, if you want to avoid paying ¥300 for the hot showers at the beach station.
2) It's really hard to find the parking lot to this place - there are no signs that we saw. You go in the Hitachi port entrance, bear left immediately, and then left again and follow the road to the beach. Parking is ¥1000
Nice enough beach - I'd be happy to go back here.
8. Hoitachi Station Exchange of Information Plaza
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By manimanimani - Tokyo, Japan
日立駅の駅と同じ建物にある施設で、ガラス張りになっていて駅の通路からも中が見えました。日立市の名産品などを販売するショップと、観光案内所などがありました。
9. Ukiuki
10. Nikko Memorial Hall
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