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| settlement_type= City | image_flag= Flag of Ushiku Ibaraki.JPG | image_map=Ushiku in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 35 | lat_min= 59 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 140 | lon_min= 9 | lon_sec= | region= Kantō | prefecture= Ibaraki Prefecture | district= | mayor= Katsuyuki Ikenobe (since October 2003) | area_km2= 58.88 | population= 81,532 | population_as_of= 2010 | density_km2= auto | tree= Osmanthus fragrans | flower= Chrysanthemum | bird= Cettia diphone | city_hall_address= Chuo 3-15-1, Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県牛久市中央３丁目15番１号) | city_hall_postal_code= 300-1292 | website = }} is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 81,532 and a population density of 1,380 persons per km². The total area is 58.88 km². The city was founded on June 1, 1986, and is home to one of the world's tallest statues, the Ushiku Daibutsu. Additional attractions include Chateau Kamiya, a wine chateau started in 1901, and Lake Ushiku, a scenic lake that is said to be the birthplace of the mythical Kappa (folklore) beast. It is also the location of the East Japan Immigration Control Center. Two detainees committed suicide in 2010.〔https://web.archive.org/web/20120621073446/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20100513a1.html〕 ==Sister cities== Ushiku is twinned with: * Hitachiōta, Ibaraki, Japan (1986) * Shikama, Miyagi, Japan (1988) * Greve in Chianti, Italy (2013) * Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (1985) * Orange, New South Wales, Australia (1986) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ushiku, Ibaraki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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