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Ibaraki prefectural route 150 (Tsukioka-Makabe line) in Makabe-cho-Ta,Sakuragawa city
Ibaraki prefectural route 150 (Tsukioka-Makabe line) in Makabe-cho-Ta,Sakuragawa city · 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 3.0
Makabe high school
Makabe high school · Miyuki Meinaka, Public domain
Ibaraki pref road 7 in Makabechō-Furushiro
Ibaraki pref road 7 in Makabechō-Furushiro · On-chan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ibaraki Prefectural Road Route 7 (Ishioka-Chikusei Line) at Yamao, Makabe-cho, Sakuragawa City
Ibaraki Prefectural Road Route 7 (Ishioka-Chikusei Line) at Yamao, Makabe-cho, Sakuragawa City · 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ibaraki Prefectural Road Route 348 (Makabe Station Line) in Furushiro, Makabe-cho, Sakuragawa City 02
Ibaraki Prefectural Road Route 348 (Makabe Station Line) in Furushiro, Makabe-cho, Sakuragawa City 02 · 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ibaraki Prefectural Road Route 348 (Makabe Station Line) in Furushiro, Makabe-cho, Sakuragawa City 03
Ibaraki Prefectural Road Route 348 (Makabe Station Line) in Furushiro, Makabe-cho, Sakuragawa City 03 · 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0

Makabe, Japan

真壁町

Makabe is a town of 19,293 people in Ibaraki, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.

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Population19,293 GeoNames
Local name真壁町
RegionIbaraki
Elevation42 m 138 ft
FoundedApril 1, 1889
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportIbaraki Airport (IBR) 30 km

Why visit Makabe

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 2 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Makabe Castle Site.

About Makabe

Makabe (真壁町, Makabe-machi) was a town located in Makabe District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

From the Wikipedia article Makabe, Ibaraki (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do1

真壁トライアルランド

Scenic view · 0.7 km

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Museums and landmarks2

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Makabe Castle Site

Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

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真壁伝承館歴史資料館

Museum · 1.2 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds2

真壁ひな祭り 流し雛 ひな壇

Park · 1.0 km

毎年2月下旬から3月初旬にかけて桜川市で繰り広げられる真壁のひなまつりにおいて、最終日にまつりのフィナーレとして同市真壁町飯塚の山口川の岸辺から手作りのひな人形を願いを込めて流す。

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仲町児童公園

Playground · 1.3 km

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Restaurants and cafes2

そば処にしむら

Restaurant · Japanese, Soba · 0.9 km

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Toy Box

Cafe · 1.1 km

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Where to stay1

Churches and places of worship12

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Shopping4

Schools, colleges and libraries4

Map of Makabe

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Getting there and nearby towns

Ibaraki Airport (IBR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.

  • Shimodate 11 km west, about 11 min by car
  • Chikusei 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
  • Yūki 20 km west, about 20 min by car
  • Tsukuba 20 km south, about 20 min by car
  • Tomobe 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
  • Ishige 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
  • Tsuchiura 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
  • Oyama 27 km west, about 27 min by car
  • Mitsukaidō 30 km south, about 30 min by car
  • Iwai 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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