Takahagi, Ibaraki 4.15

Takahagi is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 29,144 and a population density of 151 persons per km². Its total area was 193.58 km².GeographyLocated in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, Takahagi is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, and by Fukushima Prefecture to the northwest.Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture Kitaibaraki Hitachi HitachiōtaHanawaHistoryDuring the Edo period, parts of the modern city of Takahagi were administered by Matsuoka Domain, one of the feudal domains of the Tokugawa shogunate. With the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration on April 1, 1889, the town of Matsubara, and the villages of Matsuoka, Takaoka, Kurosaki and Kushigata was established within Taga District, Ibaraki)(Takahagi IC