Itako

Itako is a city situated in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an expected populace of 29,047, and a populace thickness of 407 people for every km2. Its absolute territory is 71.40 square kilometers. It is known for its yearly iris celebration Itako Ayame Matsuri. A great part of the city is inside the outskirts of the Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park. Itako is situated in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, flanked by Chiba Prefecture toward the south, and sandwiched between Lake Kasumigaura toward the west and Lake Kitaura toward the east.

The Tone River additionally moves through the city, which has been noted since the Edo time frame for its system of trenches. The city is roughly 80 kilometers north of Tokyo. The town of Itako was set up inside Namegata District with the making of the regions framework on April 1, 1889. New Itako-town was built up in the merger old Itako-town and neighboring towns of Tsuwa, Nobutaka and Ouhara on February 11, 1955. The city of Itako was shaped on April 1, 2001, from the merger of the previous town of Itako, engrossing the town of Ushibori.

Neighborhood attractions:

• Suigo Itako Iris Gardens

• Junikyo Bridges

• Kongenyama park

• Nihonmatsu-dera Buddhist sanctuary

• Inariyama Park

• Chosho-ji Buddhist sanctuary

• Suigo Hokusai Park

• Street Station Itako

• Suigo Dragonfly Park