08442 ／ みほむら
Ibaraki Prefecture 稲敷郡Eight shell mounds ring the plateau.
Okadaira Shell Mounds01 ／ Preservation
The Okadaira Yoisho Society is a volunteer group formed in March 1995 (Heisei 7). Local residents began by weeding the overgrown site, and monthly weeding remains a regular activity. According to the village, the 5 p.m. chime on its disaster radio plays an ode to the Okadaira Shell Mounds.
02 ／ Cremation urns
Three cremation urns excavated at the Shida Irikonodai site are prefecturally designated archaeological materials. The Sue ware lid of Urn No. 3 bears the ink inscription "Otomo" on its inner face and is thought to date from the 9th century. All three held cremated bones, which the prefectural board of education takes to show Buddhism with cremation had spread to the area.
03 ／ Embroidery
The two "Tiger Embroideries" of Eiganji Temple show, in colored thread on silk, a tiger crouching in a bamboo grove and another dashing through it. According to the prefectural board of education, they are said to be the work of Tokihime, daughter of Kondo Toshikatsu, lord of Kihara Castle, and are said to have been donated in 1554. They are prefecturally designated crafts.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot May–October 2010)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
The village has no railway station; it advises about 40 minutes by bus from Tsuchiura Station. In the JR Bus Kanto Kasumigaura Line timetable revised on 1 April 2026, the fastest daily trip from Tsuchiura Station to Miho Chugakko-mae, in the same Juryo district as the village office, takes 23 minutes.
−7.8% since 2015
17,767 → 14,602
28.7km² of it habitable
2024
2.5 people per household
2020
4.1 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow ジェイアールバス関東『霞ヶ浦線 土浦駅〜阿見〜島津〜木原〜美浦トレセン前〜江戸崎』の時刻表（公式 jrbuskanto.co.jp。令和8年4月1日改正の表記）の下り（土浦駅発）の平日・土曜休日の両ダイヤ (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
6.9km
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