Miho [village] - Miho

Japanese: 美浦[村] - みほ

A village in Inashiki District, southern Ibaraki Prefecture. It faces Lake Kasumigaura to the east and north, and National Route 125 runs through it. Rice fields spread along Lake Kasumigaura, where rice is grown, livestock farming on the plateau, and inland fishing in Lake Kasumigaura. The Okadaira Shell Mound in the east is a large Jomon period ruin that was excavated in 1879 and is designated as a national historic site, and there is also a cultural properties research institute nearby. In the south, the Japan Racing Association's Miho Training Center, which opened in 1978 and has a vast site of about 210,000 square meters, is known for training many racehorses, including a famous horse named "Miho". ^{66.61 km2} . 17,299 people (2010).

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Japanese:

茨城県南部，稲敷郡の村。東と北を霞ヶ浦に面し，国道125号が通じる。霞ヶ浦沿いに水田が広がり米作が行われ，台地では畜産，霞ヶ浦では内水面漁業も行われる。東部の陸平(おかだいら)貝塚は，1879年に発掘された大規模な縄文時代の遺跡で国の史跡に指定されており，近くに文化財研究所もある。また南部には，約66万坪の広大な敷地を有する日本中央競馬会の美浦トレーニングセンターが1978年に開設，〈ミホ〉を冠した名馬をはじめ，多くの競走馬を育成していることでも知られている。66.61km²。１万7299人（2010）。

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