Ibaraki
Americannoun
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a prefecture in central Honshu, Japan.
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a city in this prefecture.
Example Sentences
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The virus, named ushikuvirus after Lake Ushiku in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, where it was isolated, adds further evidence supporting the nuclear virus origin hypothesis.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
It's a simple issue of supply and demand, agricultural economist Kunio Nishikawa of Ibaraki University says.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Fishing officials said they remain opposed to the plan when they met Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday when he visited Fukushima and the neighboring prefectures of Ibaraki and Miyagi.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023
The ’80s-era Tsukuba Center Building in Ibaraki brought together the patterns of the Italian Renaissance with a Japanese garden.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022
When we had passed through Fukushima we were in Ibaraki, a characteristic feature of which is swamps.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson
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