Sister Cities of the World

Sister cities of Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Tsukuba (つくば市 Tsukuba-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is known as the location of the Tsukuba Science City (筑波研究学園都市 Tsukuba Kenkyū Gakuen Toshi), a planned city developed in the 1960s.

As of October 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 217,315, with 90,151 households and a population density of 765 persons per km². The total area is 284.07 km².

Mount Tsukuba, particularly well known for its toad-shaped Shinto shrine, is located near the city. Tsukuba is a twin city of Irvine, California, Milpitas, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States of America.

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