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Shimotsuma City
Ibaraki Prefecture · City
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Shimotsuma City lies on a plain between the Kinu River and the Kokai River, and it produces many fruits and vegetables, such as Japanese pears and watermelons. The area around Lake Sanuma is known for its cherry blossoms. With large shopping facilities and the Sun Beach pool, the city is a center of western Ibaraki.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ibaraki Prefecture
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