[2025 Higashiibaraki District Attraction] Travel Guide for Ume Sonare oarai (Updated Apr)

It's hard to get a long break, but I want to forget about my daily life and relax and heal myself 🥺💛 Here's a recommended day trip plan for people like you to enjoy Ibaraki 🎶 You can do everything from gourmet food to sightseeing to workshops and other experiences 🥳✨✨ ==== 08:00｜Pick up your rental car First, complete the procedures at a rental car shop in Tokyo and start driving 😎🚗 10:00｜Kanefuku Mentai Park Oarai When you arrive in Ibaraki, first fill up on a late breakfast 🤤💓Mentaiko is irresistible!! Head to Mentai Park where you can enjoy freshly made mentaiko 🫶 Visit the factory and souvenirs, and eat onigiri and mentaiko rice bowls made with fresh mentaiko at the food court to recharge your energy 🎶 11:30｜Nakaminato Fish Market If you come to Ibaraki, you can't miss the fishing port 🐟💖 Head to Nakaminato Fish Market to enjoy lunch and food walking ✨ This is a fishing port where you can eat and buy fresh seafood ☺️🎣 There are plenty of large and fresh oysters, sea urchin, tentacles, and other food to eat while walking 🦪🤍🤍 Enjoy lunch at the delicious conveyor belt sushi restaurant Morita (1F) while eating while walking 🍣✨ 13:00｜Ume Sonare oarai After enjoying the food in the morning, we start sightseeing in earnest in the afternoon 🥳💞 First, we go to a workshop where you can make your own original plum syrup and plum wine 🥃💛 We practice plum work while being lectured by a professional 🙆♀️ It will be ready in 2 weeks after you take it home, so it's perfect as a souvenir and a keepsake 🎶 14:30｜Oarai Isosaki Shrine After making the plum syrup, next we go to a power spot that you definitely want to visit when you come to Oarai ⛩❤️🔥 We see the majestic Kamiiso no Torii gate standing in the sea, go up the long staircase to pray at the shrine, and feel very relaxed with the beautiful natural scenery and air 🥳✨ 15:00｜Oarai Beach After visiting the shrine, we took a short walk on the beach🚶♀️🎶Just looking at the sea calms the mind and makes you forget the busyness of everyday life☺️🫶 18:00｜Returning the rental car After the walk on the beach, we returned to Tokyo🚗 Returned the rental car and this trip was over🥹🧡Ibaraki is very close, so we can return to Tokyo early, making it perfect for a Sunday outing when we have work the next day🙆♀️✨ ==== What did you think? 🥰💖 We've introduced a plan to enjoy Ibaraki that can be enjoyed with your partner or friends and can be easily reached from Tokyo🫶 Please use this as a reference for your next outing☺️💓💓 #Adult girls' trip #Girls' trip #Relaxing travel spots #Recommended events for this month #Day trip #Bullet trip #Ibaraki sightseeing #Drive #Travel with me

====📍Ume Sonare oarai 6793-5 Isohama-cho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture, 3111301 🚃Nearest station: Oarai Station 🚶♀️Access: 20 minutes on foot from the station 🚗Parking available ⏱Business hours: 10:00-17:00 🗓Closed on Wednesdays 🎫Prices・Original plum syrup making experience Bottle size M 2,200 yen~ / L 3,300 yen~ ・Original plum wine making experience Bottle size M 2,640 yen~ / L 4,620 yen~ ※Experience time: approx. 40 minutes ⚠️Reservation required⚠️ ==== Want to make your own plum syrup or plum wine?🫣✨ If you're interested, we recommend the first plum experience park in the country, "Ume Sonare "oarai"💖 The premises include an experience area, plum grove, food truck, and factory, making it a spot where you can feel close to plums😍💞 When you come here, you should definitely try making plum syrup and plum wine🥳✨ You can make your own plum syrup by combining five types of plums and five types of sugar🤩💛 Of course, you can also choose your favorite alcohol and make plum wine🎶 You can choose alcohol such as sake and gin, which are rare in commercially available plum wine, and make something full of originality that can only be made here☺️🥃 This time I made syrup, and it was a simple process of choosing an appropriate amount of plums, removing the stems, and putting them alternately with sugar in a jar, which seemed like something that children could experience together🥰💓💓 The plum syrup and plum wine we made here can be taken home and aged for two weeks before drinking🫶 Even after you take it home, you have to check the condition of the bottle once a day and turn it to mix the sugar, so you can continue making plum syrup even after the workshop is over, which is a lot of fun, unlike "making it and then finishing it"😌🧡 I got hooked on making plum syrup, so I bought some green plums in the neighborhood and started making them🥳 After the workshop, I drank plum juice from the food truck and bought some pickled plums in the souvenir corner, so it was a spot full of plums❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 The stylish exterior was also very stylish and a very nice place☺️💛 What did you think? ✨ If you like plums and want to make plum syrup or plum wine! I've introduced some great spots for people like that 🤩💞 Please do check them out too 🎶 #adultgirlstrip #girlstrip #relaxingtravelspots #thismonthsrecommendedevents #ibarakiprefecture #ibaraki #ibarakitourism #drivedate #travelwithme #domestictravel #travel #trip #solotravel

Did you know that Ibaraki Prefecture actually has a lot of fun spots? 🫣💖 Here are 4 fun spots in Ibaraki that you can get to easily from Tokyo🎶 ====①📍Hitachi Seaside Park 605-4 Umade, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture 312-0012 🚃Nearest station: Katsuta Station 🚶♀️Access: About 20 minutes by bus from the station 🎫Admission fee: Adults (high school students and above): ¥450 Seniors (65 years and older): ¥210 Junior high school students and below No admission fee 🌸Recommended pointsA large park where you can enjoy various plants throughout the seasons🌷🌸🌺🌻The most popular of these is the bright blue nemophila, which is in full bloom from April to May😍💙 The hills are so beautiful that you can see them from afar, making them perfect for picnics🎶 Whether you look at them from below or from the top of the hill, the blue color is so beautiful that it feels like you're in the sea☺️🪸🐋🏝 There are many other types of flowers blooming besides nemophila, so there are also colorful areas with yellow and pink flowers🌈💓 I brought a lunch box and enjoyed the view of the nemophila, had a leisurely picnic, and had fun playing on the Tarzan rope and other athletic equipment before heading home😋Very satisfied🫶 Recommended as a spring outing spot🌸✨ －－－－②📍Ume Sonare oarai 〒3111301 6793-5 Isohama-cho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture 🚃Nearest station: Oarai Station 🚶♀️Access: 20 minutes on foot from the station 🚗Parking available ⏱Business hours: 10:00-17:00 🗓Closed on Wednesdays 🎫Prices・Original plum syrup making experience: Bottle size M 2,200 yen~ / L 3,300 yen~ ・Original plum wine making experience: Bottle size M 2,640 yen~ / L 4,620 yen~ ※Experience time: Approximately 40 minutes ⚠️Reservation required⚠️ 🌸Recommended points: If you want to make your own plum syrup or plum wine🫣✨ If you're looking for something like that, we recommend the first plum experience park in the country, "Ume Sonare" "oarai"💖 The premises include an experience area, plum grove, food truck, and factory, making it a spot where you can feel close to plums😍💞 When you come here, you should definitely try making plum syrup and plum wine🥳✨ You can make your own plum syrup by combining five types of plums and five types of sugar🤩💛 Of course, you can also choose your favorite alcohol and make plum wine🎶 You can choose alcohol such as sake and gin, which are rare in commercially available plum wine, and make something full of originality that can only be made here☺️🥃 This time I made syrup, and it was a simple process of choosing an appropriate amount of plums, removing the stems, and putting them alternately with sugar in a jar, which seemed like something that children could experience together🥰💓💓 The plum syrup and plum wine made here can be taken home and aged for two weeks before drinking🫶 Even after you take it home, you have to check the condition of the bottle once a day and turn it to mix the sugar, so you can continue making plum syrup even after the workshop is over, which is a lot of fun, unlike "making it and then it's over"😌🧡 I got hooked on making plum syrup, so after I got home I bought some green plums in the neighborhood and started making them🥳 After the workshop, I drank plum juice from the food truck and bought some pickled plums in the souvenir corner, so it was a spot full of plums❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 The stylish exterior was also very stylish and a very nice place☺️💛 －－－－③📍Kanefuku Mentai Park Oarai 8255-3 Isohama-cho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture 311-1301 🚃Nearest station: Oarai Station 🚶♀️Access: 20 minutes on foot from the station 🚗Parking available ⏱Business hours: [Weekdays] 9:00-17:00 *Food court 9:30-16:30 [Weekends and holidays] 9:00-18:00 *Food court 9:30-17:00 [Factory operating hours] 9:00-16:30 🗓Closed days: The factory may not be operating on Sundays and holidays⚠️ 🎫Admission: Free 🌸Recommended points: Mentaiko lovers should visit at least once!! A fun spot for both kids and adults with all kinds of mentaiko😍🍚✨ Mentai Park has a wide range of famous Kanefuku mentaiko🥳💖💖 Here you can actually eat mentaiko, buy it as a souvenir, see the factory to see how it is made, and learn trivia about mentaiko🫶 As the name suggests, it is a spot to enjoy mentaiko alone, and is irresistible for mentaiko lovers🫣❤️🔥❤️🔥 You can also purchase super fresh mentaiko that has never been frozen and has just come straight from the factory🤤🧡 I got a sample and it was amazing It's delicious and you can't go wrong with it with rice🍚✨ If you're feeling hungry after eating a little, or you want to eat mentaiko right away, be sure to head to the food court🤩🥢 You can enjoy the specialty "Onimori Mentaiko Donburi" with so much mentaiko that you can't even see the rice, and rice balls filled with plenty of mentaiko🍙💞 I didn't try it this time, but they also had mentaiko soft serve ice cream, which I was quite interested in🫣🍦lol There's also a kids' space for children to enjoy, so it's perfect for a family outing🎶 －－－－④📍Oarai Isosaki Shrine 〒311-1301 Isohama-cho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture 🚃Nearest station: Oarai Station 🚶♀️Access: 15 minutes by bus from the station ⏱Business hours: May-August 5:30-18:00 September-April 6:00-17:00 ・Prayer reception 9:00-16:00・Gift center 8:30-16:30・Red seal 8:30-16:30 *Red seals only: If reception is open, we can accommodate requests regardless of the above hours💡 🗓Please check the website for regular holidays! 🎫No admission fee 🚗Parking available 🌸Recommended points: Oarai Isosaki Shrine, symbolized by the divine Kamiiso no Torii gate towering in the sea⛩🌊✨ Founded in 865, this shrine has a long and distinguished history of over 1100 years, and is an attractive spot with a location where you can see the ocean from the shrine grounds😍💛 It is said to bring good luck in love, matchmaking, good fortune, safety in the home, and protection from misfortune, and is also famous as a power spot with a spectacular view😎💎🫧 Among them, it is also very popular as a spot to see the first sunrise, and the sunrise rising behind the torii gate floating in the sea is beautiful and divine, and I long to see it live at least once🫣💞 By the way, it seems that it gets very crowded every year during the first sunrise, so it is recommended to wait before 4am...!! 🌅 Not only at the first sunrise, but at any time, the torii gates standing in the sea are beautiful and powerful🥰⛩ By the way, the reason why there are torii gates in the sea is because it is said to be the place where Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, the main deity of the shrine, descended👼🤍 By the way, Oarai Isosaki Shrine is also famous as a sacred place for the popular anime "Girls & Panzer"💖 If you like anime, please check it out🎶 ==== What did you think? 🧡 If you go to Ibaraki, please stop by🥳💓💓 #adultgirltrip #girltrip #healingtravelspot #IbarakiPrefecture #Ibarakitourism #drivedate #domestictravel #travel #trip #travelwithme