Japan’s Longest Loop long trail, the Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail, Fully Opens
About 1.5 hours from Tokyo, awaits an extraordinary journey through mountains and rural landscapes Japan, 1st Oct 2026 – The Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail, connecting six cities and towns in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, has now fully opened as an approximately 350-kilometer route, Ibaraki Prefectural Government Northern Region Development Bureau announces. With its full opening, the Hitachi-no-kuni […]



















