Mito City Tourism Guide

Relevant Telephone Numbers
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Bus Bus Information
Admission Closed
Day(s) Opening
Hours Ｐ Parking Ｐ Regular car 500 yen/day, microbus 1,500 yen
large bus 2,500 yen
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminal 4 → Take a bus for
“Kairaku-en”and get off at“Kairaku-en-mae”
.
Or at bus terminal 6 → Take a bus for“Kairaku-en”
and get off at“Kairaku-en”
. (15 mins. 240 yen)
Elementary /Junior high school students, 864 yen (756 yen for a group of 30 or more)
※The price includes a printed diagram of the family tree. Changes may occur depending on the exhibit. Please inquire at the ticket window.
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￥ Adults, 310 yen (240 yen for a group of 20 or more)
Closed Mondays (when a public holiday falls on Monday, the next day will be closed), Dec.29-Jan.1
3
Ｐ FREE (large buses allowed)
Bus Access on foot (8 mins. walk from Mito Station)
the next day will be closed), New Year’
s holidays
OpHrs 9:30am-6pm
This shrine was built by the first
feudal lord of Mito domain, Yorifusa
Tokugawa, in dedication to his father
Ieyasu Tokugawa. Today, Yorifusa is
also enshrined here. Within the
precincts, visitors can see the
copper lanterns donated by Yorifusa.
MAP C-4 Tokiwa-cho 1-3-1 ℡029-221-0748
http://komonsan.jp
￥ FREE
(9:30am-7pm on weekends and national holidays)
Ｐ FREE for the first 30 mins More than 30 mins up to
1 hour, 200 yen After 1 hour, 100 yen per half hour
(Reservation required for buses)
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminals 4 to 7 →
Take a bus for“Daikumachi”direction, get off at
“Izumi-cho Itcho-me”and walk 2 mins. Or from
bus terminal 4 → Take the city loop bus “shinai
(
junkan bus”
) anti-clockwise route “uchimawari”
(
),
and get off at“Mito Geijutsukan-mae”
.
(10 mins. 170 yen)
Closed None Ｐ FREE
Bus Access on foot (10 mins. walk from Mito Station).
MAP G-3 Omachi 3-3-20 ℡029-226-6521
10 Mito City Museum
http://shihaku1.hs.plala.or.jp/
This museum collects and exhibits articles related to the city’
s history, art,
nature and many more.
￥ FREE
11 Bizenbori Ditch
MAP M-9 Along Shiraume/Honcho/Konya-cho/
Kawaraya/Hamada-cho
This historical ditch was made for
water irrigation and f l ood
p r e v e n t i o n b y Ta d a t s u g u I n a
(Bizen-no-Kami) during the time of
Yorifusa Tokugawa, the first feudal
lord of Mito domain. It has been
still used for agricultural irrigation.
Ｐ FREE
Take a bus for“Daikumachi”direction, get off at
“Minamimachi Sancho-me”and walk 7 mins.
Or from bus terminal 4 → Take the city loop bus
“shinai
(
junkan bus”
) anti-clockwise route
“uchimawari”
(
), and get off at“NTT Ibaraki Shiten”
.
(10 mins. 170 yen)
■Giretsukan
￥ High school students and above, 300 yen
(270 yen for a group of 20 or more)
Elementary/Junior high school students, 100 yen (70 yen for a group of 20 or more)
Closed Thursdays (except during the plum festival, Golden Week holidays, Aug.13-16 and Sept.1-20)
OpHrs 9:30am-3:30pm (9am-4pm during the plum festival and on weekends and national holidays)
Ｐ Regular car 100 yen/20 mins., microbus 1,000 yen/day
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminal 4 → Take a bus for“Kairaku-en”and get off at
“Kairaku-en-mae”
. Or at bus terminal 6 → Take a bus for“Kairaku-en”and get off at
“Kairaku-en”
. (15 mins. 240 yen)
Ibaraki Prefectural
Museum of History
Mito Station Bus Terminal Map
To Katsuta / Hitachi
To
Daikumachi &
Ibaraki Univ.
MAP B-3 Midori-cho 2-1-15 ℡029-225-4425
Sannomaru
Hotel
http://www.rekishikan-ibk.jp/
This museum collects and
exhibits articles related to the
history of Ibaraki prefecture.
Visitors can see historical
building that has been moved
and reconstructed here such as
the old Mitsukaidou Elementary
School building (originally built
in 1881) and a historic water
mill. Items related to“Shogun”
Yoshinobu are also exhibited in
the Hitotsubashi Tokugawa
Memorial Room.
http://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/park/kodokan01.html
Elementary/Junior high school students, 100 yen (80 yen for a group of 20 or more)
FREE for persons aged 70 and above
Closed Dec.29-31 OpHrs 9am-5pm (closed at 4:30pm, Oct.1-Feb.19)
Closed Mondays (when a public holiday falls on Monday,
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminals 4 to 7 →
MAP I-4 Sannomaru 1-6-29 ℡029-231-4725
￥ High school students and above, 200 yen (150 yen for a group of 20 or more)
MAP H-5 Miyamachi 2-5-13 ℡029-221-3784
special exhibitions), Dec.28-Jan.4
and get off at“Bunka Center Iriguchi”
. (5 mins. 170 yen)
Kodokan was the Mito Clan’
s school,
founded in 1841 by Nariaki
Tokugawa,one of the largest schools
in Japan at that time. Shogun
Yoshinobu Tokugawa was educated
here from 5 years old. Within the
compound, there are 800 plum trees
of around 60 varieties and from late
February to the end of March, visitors
can enjoy beautiful plum blooms and
experience their refreshing fragrance.
Elementary/Junior high school students, 100 yen
<Guided Tour> - High school students and above, 500 yen
Elementary/Junior high school students, 400 yen
Tour starts at 11am and 2pm.
※It may be cancelled due to performances. Please inquire in advance.
Closed None Ｐ None
OpHrs 9:30am-4:45pm (last admission 4:15pm)
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminal 8 → Take a bus for Hongo or Haraizawa direction
As the Japanese National Heritage
￥ <Tower> - High school students and above, 200 yen
￥ Adults, 150 yen (120 yen for a group of 20 or more)
University students, 80 yen (60 yen for a group of 20 or more)
High school students and below, FREE Persons aged 70 or above, FREE
Fees are subject to change during special exhibitions.
Closed Mondays (when a public holiday falls on Monday, the next day will be closed)
To Honcho / Joto
To Senba Park
Bus Info. (Ibaraki Kotsu &
Kanto Railway Bus)
parking
North Exit Bus Terminal
NOMURA
Securities
North Exit Police Box
KATSUTA Station
Taxi
parking
lot
Mito Natto
Monument
municipal
parking
“Midori-cho Rekishikan-mae”
. Or take a bus for“Rekishikan Kairaku-en Iriguchi”
direction and get off at“Rekishikan Kairaku-en Iriguchi”
. (15 mins. 240 yen)
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Ueno Station Ltd.Exp/65mins. Mito Station
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Iwaki Station
Ltd.Exp/63mins.
Oyama Station
80mins.
(Fukushima)
(Tochigi)
Higashi Kanto Expwy
South Exit
Bus Terminal
Hotel
Terrace
the
Garden
Ibaraki
Labour
Synthesis Gov.
Bldg.
South Exit Rental Bicycles
South Exit Police Box
To Pref.Office / City Hall
Mito Station
●By Car (Joban Expressway)
Tokyo area
Iwaki Chuo IC
Tokyo
Mito Station
90mins.
100mins.
Mito IC
(Fukushima)
70mins.
Mito IC
Utsunomiya Kaminokawa IC
45mins.
Mito IC
※Mito IC to Mito Station area is approx. 20mins.
EXCEL Minami
Ｐ FREE (large buses allowed)
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminal 4 → Take a bus for“Kairaku-en”and get off at
Utsunomiya
Kaminokawa IC
JR Mito Line
Tourist Information Center
New Year’
s holidays and the museum’
s annual adjustment period (late June to early July)
OpHrs 9:30am-5pm (last admission 4:30pm)
Tochigi Tsuga JCT
MYM Marui
ticket gates
AKATSUKA Station
Daiwa
Roynet
Hotel
Access to Mito
Mito Station north exit, bus terminal
3 → Take a bus for“Honcho”
direction and get off at“Honcho
Itcho-me”
. (10 mins. 170 yen)
(Tochigi)
Station bldg. EXCEL
Mito South Tower
FREE
Bus
Taxi
Bus Info. (JR Bus)
COM
BOX
310
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JR Tohoku Shinkansen
Ｐ Regular car 410 yen/day, microbus 820 yen, large bus 1,540 yen
New artist culture is created through original project mainly by the
orchestra and theatrical company belong to Art Tower Mito,with the ATM
Concert Hall(music),AMC Theatre(drama)and Contemporary Art Gallery
(art). Visitors can enjoy the museum shop and restaurant, together with
the magnificent view of the city from the 100m tall tower.
Tohoku Expwy
OpHrs 9:30am-5pm (last admission 4:30pm)
https://arttowermito.or.jp/
Closed Mondays, national holidays (except during
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High school/University students, 240 yen (170 yen for a group of 20 or more)
Elementary/Junior high school students, 170 yen (110 yen for a group of 20 or more)
Toshogu Shrine
Center”or“Sakuragawa Nishi Danchi”
, and get off at“Migawa Nicho-me”
.
(20 mins. 270 yen)
MAP F-7 Senba-cho 666-1 ℡029-243-5111
MAP F-2 Goken-cho 1-6-8 ℡029-227-8111
Art Tower Mito
Bus Access on foot (5 mins. walk from Mito Station)
Bus Mito Station north exit, bus terminal 4 → Take a bus for“Sakuranomaki Koko / Mito Iryo
http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/
With more than 3,700
modern works of art
from Japan and abroad,
visitors can enjoy
works such as Rodin’
s
“The Three Shades”
and pieces by artists
from Mito such as
Taikan Yokoyama. There
are also many events such
as special exhibitions,
art lectures and
workshops.
￥ FREE
OpHrs 10am-4pm (closed at 5pm on weekends and national holidays)
Tokiwa-jinja Shrine is dedicated
to two influential feudal lords of
Mito Domain: the 2nd lord
Mitsukuni Tokugawa and the
9th, Nariaki Tokugawa. In the
Giretsukan museum, visitors can
view artifacts such as a historic
war drum.
MAP I-6 Sannomaru 2
M i t s u k u n i To k u g a w a , o t h e r w i s e
known as Mito Komon, was born in
the house of his father’
s retainer,
Miki Nihei-yukitsugu, 1628. He was
raised as member of the Miki family
until he was 4. Currently, the Mito
Komon Shrine resides on this place.
Ｐ FREE (large buses allowed)
Tokiwa-jinja Shrine
(150 yen for a group of 20 or more)
Elementary/Junior high school students, 100yen
(80 yen for a group of 20 or more)
FREE for persons aged 70 or above
Closed Dec.29-31
OpHrs 9am-5pm (closed at 4:30pm, Oct.1-Feb.19)
Birthplace of Mito Komon
Closed Mondays (open if a public holiday falls on Monday)
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￥ High school students and above, 200yen
Kodokan
This is the only museum that houses a huge collection
of materials passed down from the Mito Tokugawa
Family. The collection is comprised of approximately
30,000 articles inherited mainly from the first Tokugawa
Shogun, Ieyasu, along with those of successive domain
lords and their wives, and 30,000 written materials that
were gathered for the compilation of“Dainihonshi”
(Great History of Japan). Belongings of Shogun
Yoshinobu as well as the famous“Inro”(small
lacquered case) of Lord Mitsukuni are also on display.
￥ High school students and above, 1,188 yen (972 yen for a group of 30 or more)
Closed None
OpHrs 6am-7pm (7am-6pm, Oct.1 - Feb.19)
The Museum of
Modern Art, Ibaraki
http://tokugawa.gr.jp/
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￥ Free
Picture provided by Tokugawa Museum
MAP A-6 Migawa 1-1215-1 ℡029-241-2721
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One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, Kairaku-en was
built by Nariaki Tokugawa in 1842. Within the 13-hectare
spacious park, there are around 3000 plum trees consisting
of 100 variations that give off a sweet-smelling fragrance. The
beauty of Japanese flowers can be seen with cherry blossoms
and azaleas in the spring time and bush clovers in autumn.
Inside the park, the historic building Kobuntei designed
simply, is yet generating a stately atmosphere of“Samurais”
of Mito. Its 3rd floor provides an open view of Senba-ko Lake,
especially from the room called“Rakujuro”.
Tokugawa Museum
Mito Tourist Information Center 029-221-6456 Miyamachi 1-1-1, Mito City
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MAP C-4 Tokiwa-cho 1-3-3 ℡029-244-5454
http://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/park/kairakuen01.html
■Kobuntei
Mito Sightseeing
Assoc. HP
Ibaraki Prefectural Tourism &
029-226-3800 Sannomaru 1-5-38, Mito City
Local Products Association
※※At each location,additional fees may apply during special exhibitions and events.
※“Bus Information” provides details on public buses from Mito Station.
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As the Japanese National Heritage
Mito City
Tourism Sec. HP
Mito Sightseeing Association 029-224-0441 Sannomaru 1-5-38, Mito City
FACILITY
INFO.
Kairaku-en
029-224-1111 Sannomaru 1-5-48, Mito City
Mito City Tourism Section
※The north exit pedestrian deck is not shown.
●By Highway Bus (Joban Expressway) Tokyo Station, Yaesu Minami Exit
▶(Joban Expwy)▶Mito Station, North Exit▶Mito Station, South Exit
Rental Bicycle Information
Mito Station South Exit Rentals TEL029-224-5140
Available ・Weekends and national holidays except Dec.29-31. Service Hours 9am-4pm
・Every day Jan.1-3 and Feb.20-Mar.31
Fee
Junior high school students and above, 500 yen/day. Elementary school students, 300 yen/day.
West Senba-ko Rentals TEL029-241-1251
Available Every day except Dec.29-31
Fee
Service Hours 9am-4pm
Junior high school students and above, 500 yen/day. Elementary school students, 300 yen/day.
Tandem bicycles 500yen/day