The Historical Lagoon City | ITAKO 茨城県潮来市 | JAPAN 4K CINEMATIC TRAVEL VLOG

Itako which is located in Ibaraki prefecture is a small town known for its canals and popular iris festival. This town has flourished as a distribution point which connects the capital Edo(present Tokyo) with Tohoku(north area of Japan) since the Edo period(the Year 1603-1868).

Recently, I went on a two days trip to this town as a project with Itako City(local government office) and Stayway(travel tech company). To be honest, I was not familiar with this town at all before but was really amazed by this historical lagoon city through this trip.

This town surrounded by nature lets you contact with living things, experience unique activities such as a traditional hand boat ride, and also have elaborate local dishes. Also, you can learn Japanese history in the old shrines and temples like the Cho-shoji temple. Moreover, what makes you attracted the most is the warmth of the local people. It was the off-season, but all these experiences made me wanna come back here in June and join in the popular “Suigo Itako Iris Festival”

In this video, I introduce you along with recommended spots and activities, and hope you’ll see the way of enjoying Itako, have fun!

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関東が誇る水郷の街、茨城県潮来市。
江戸と東北地方を結ぶ物流拠点として、江戸時代から発展してきた場所です。

先日、潮来市役所の皆様、及び旅行メディアStayway様とのプロジェクトとして、1泊2日で潮来市を観光してきました。
今回のオファーを頂く前まではあまり馴染みのない場所でしたが、今回の旅を通じて、この歴史的な水郷の町、潮来の素晴らしさに魅了されました。

霞ヶ浦や北浦などの水辺に囲まれたこの町では、生き物と触れ合い、昔ながらのろ舟など貴重な体験ができたり、こだわりの郷土料理を楽しんだり。長勝寺のような古い神社仏閣で、日本の歴史を改めて学びなおしたり。そしてなんといっても一番の魅力は地元の方々の温かさ。
今回はオフシーズンでの旅行でしたが、ぜひ6月にまたここに来て「水郷潮来あやめ祭り」に参加したいと思います。

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■Thanks for your collaboration!
Itako city local government office
https://www.city.itako.lg.jp/2020pre-camp/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-JcAKrLM0sy-NpkSC3c8XA

Stayway
https://stayway.jp/tourism
https://www.instagram.com/stayway_japan/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEzBHNaheS-PpNLO6le1Ypg/featured

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■Overview
0:00 Cinematic Travel Video
2:15 Introduction of Itako
2:50 Suigo Tonbo Park トンボ公園&万葉の碑
3:07 Roadside station Itako 道の駅いたこ
3:25 Oou shrine 大生神社
3:43 Suigo Prefectural Forest Park 県民の森
4:00 Ozawa Confectionery おざわ菓子店
4:17 Nishikura Hand-baked RIce Crackers Shop にしくらせんべい
4:35 Cho-shoji Temple 長勝寺
5:01 Swans Stopover in Kitaura 白鳥の里
5:28 Aiyu sake brewery 愛友酒造
5:40 Kappo Shimizu-ya 清水屋
5:54 Suigo Hokusai Park 北斎公園
6:06 Kashima-Jingu shrine 鹿島神宮
6:25 Katori-Jingu shrine 香取神宮
6:35 Shimura shoten – candy shop 紫村商店
6:41 Shogen – Okonomiyaki restaurant 将藍(しょうげん)
6:48 Former Isoyama Residence 旧磯山邸
7:01 Tsugaru Riverside Plaza 津軽河岸
7:20 Suigo Itako Iris Garden 水郷潮来あやめ園

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