is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,127 in 14,733 households and a population density of 191 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 37.1%. The total area of the city is .
Inashiki is located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the north and Chiba Prefecture to the south. It is approximately 70 kilometers northeast of Tokyo.
The city is crossed by Ono River (å°ÂéÂÂå·Â) and Shintone River (æ°å©根å·Â), which flow into the Kasumigaura. It is borderered by the Hachiku River (破竹å·Â) on the southwest, Tone River (å©根å·Â) on the southeast, and Yokotone River (横å©根å·Â) on the east. Hachiku pours its waters into the Shintone River, Yokotone into the Tone River, and the Tone River at the end of its course empties into the Ocean Pacific.
Chiba Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Inashiki has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Inashiki is 14.3 ðC. The average annual rainfall is 1360 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 ðC, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 ðC.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Inashiki peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
The city of Inashiki was established on March 22, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Azuma, Edosaki and Shintone, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District).
Inashiki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Inashiki, together with neighboring Kawachi, contributes one member to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The economy of Inashiki is primarily agricultural, with rice, broccoli, lotus root, kabocha pumpkins and fig as major cash crops.
Fishery in the Lake Kasumigaura and rivers.
Factories, machining sector and commercial facilities.
Inashiki has ten public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education.
Inashiki does not have any passenger railway services. Railway services can be accessed via the Joban Line from Tsuchiura Station, Hitachino-Ushiku Station, and Arakawaoki Station. The Jà Âsà  Line through the Ryà «gasaki Line from Ryà «gasaki Station is another alternative.
Inashiki does not have airport services. Narita International Airport is adjacent and located in Narita City of the Chiba Prefecture.