Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Kantō Region, Japan

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🇯🇵 Ishioka is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 33.5%. The total area of the city is 215.53 square kilometres.

Ishioka is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, approximately 70 km north of central Tokyo. It is bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the south and by mountains on all other sides. The urban area of the city is in the east.

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Economy Ishioka has a diverse economy. Agriculture includes lotus roots, which are cultivated around Lake Kasumigaura, tobacco, and horticulture such as persimmons, mandarin oranges, and strawberries cultivated at the foot of Mount Tsukuba. In addition, the countryside is one of the leading rice areas in Ibaraki prefecture. Pig farming and chicken farming and dairy farming are also major agricultural contributors. The city has an industrial park, with factories owned by Panasonic and Toyo Seikan, among others. Sake brewing is a traditional local industry, as is the manufacturing of incense sticks.

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Railway JR East – Jōban Line • Takahama – Ishioka

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Highway • Jōban Expressway – Ishioka-Omitama Smart Interchange • National Route 6 • National Route 355.

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Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Kantō Region, Japan 

Ishioka has a population of over 72,351 people. Ishioka also forms one of the centres of the wider Ibaraki Prefecture which has a population of over 2,871,199 people.

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