08214 ／ たかはぎし
Ibaraki PrefectureJapan map printed with a lat-long grid.
Nagakubo Sekisui, Sekisui map01 ／ Great tree
Standing in the grounds of a shrine beside Takahagi Elementary School, the cedar is estimated by the city to be about 1,000 years old, with a trunk about 10 m around. It was designated a National Natural Monument in 1924 (Taisho 13), under the name "the Old Man Cedar of Arakawa".
02 ／ Residence
The main house of the Hozumi residence in Kamitezuna was built in 1773 (An'ei 2), under a thatched roof layered in several tiers. The city says a screen painting of the estate from the late Edo period shows the main house in almost its present form, with a waterwheel and a sake brewery that can no longer be seen. It is a cultural property designated by Ibaraki Prefecture.
03 ／ Castle town
From a bridge to Matsuoka Elementary School, old townscape lines both sides of a stone-paved road, the tourist association says. In Shimotezuna, the gate and wall of the Takahashi house stand at the eastern end of a samurai quarter built in the early 19th century, and are a city-designated historic site.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot April–May 2019)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 Limited Express Hitachi on the JR Joban Line runs from Ueno to Takahagi Station without a change in 99 minutes, and from Tokyo in 106 minutes (fastest daily service in the October 2026 timetable). The city's guide gives about 1 hour 50 minutes by limited express from Tokyo Station.
−6.5% since 2015
35,604 → 27,699
43.43km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
7.6 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 JR東日本の駅の時刻表（https://timetables.jreast.co.jp/2610/timetable-v/240d1.html 平日・240d2 土休日。JR時刻表2026年10月号のデータ・2026-10-22 取得）で、運転日『全日』の特急ひたち13号を確かめた。駅の時刻表は中間駅を発のみ載せるので、着は Yahoo!路線情報（第1段）の14:39による (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
20.2km
See the town as it is now.
Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)
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