The Ultimate Ibaraki Travel Guide - japanstartshere. com Ibaraki has the dubious distinction of being Japan’s least-loved prefecture, and among those with the fewest tourists This is sad for many reasons, not least of which because of how close Mito (the prefectural capital) is to Tokyo Of course, there’s also the reality that Ibaraki-ken is just not that bad Sure, it’s no Shizuoka or even Yamaguchi, but there are plenty of amazing things