常陸国府跡 | |
 Hitachi Kokufu ruins | |
  Hitachi Kokufu ruins  Hitachi Kokufu (Japan) | |
| Location | Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan |
|---|---|
| Region | Kantō region |
| Coordinates | 36°10′3.83″N 140°17′22.66″E / 36.1677306°N 140.2896278°E |
| Altitude | 10 m (33 ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | mid 7th century AD |
| Periods | Nara to Heian period |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1990 |
| Excavation dates | 1998 to 1999 and 2001 to 2007 |
| Public access | No |
The Hitachi Kokufu (常陸国府) was the provincial capital of Hitachi Province in the late Nara period though Heian period. It was located in the Soja neighborhood of the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2010.[1]