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Chikusei City
Ibaraki Prefecture · City
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Chikusei City is the central city of western Ibaraki Prefecture and was formed by a merger centered on the former Shimodate City. It is the birthplace of the potter Itaya Hazan, and it has Shimodate Station, the starting point of the Moka Railway. The city is also known for Kodama watermelons and Japanese pears.
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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