About Hitachinaka City

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City Profile

The city of Hitachinaka is about 110 km from Tokyo and is located in the north east part of central Ibaraki Prefecture, it is bordered the west by the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 99.04 km 2. Two cities were incorporated to become Hitachinaka in 1994. Our city is the forth largest city in the prefecture with a population of 153,000.
Hitachinaka has been developed by commerce,industry,fisheries and agriculture. The dried sweet potato is the most famous specialty, which is grown and processed on many farms within the city.
Development projects in the Hitachinaka area, such as the Hitachinaka Port and the North Kanto Express way, are based on the concept of 'Business and Pleasure'. Also the Hitachi National Seaside Park is a beautiful place to unwind with everything from jet coasters to various kinds of blooming flowers year round. All of this is spread out over 1,182ha of breath takingly beautiful coastal land.
Aiming to develop a more invigorating international city of Harbors and Greened Environment, we are making efforts to create a green city and to realize a comfortable living environment. Our aim is to be an active city of exchange in goods, information and people in and outside Japan.