Mito

Geography

Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the northeastern part of the Kanto metropolitan region and overlooks the Pacific Ocean. To the north, Ibaraki borders on Fukushima Prefecture, and to the south it is adjacent to Chiba Prefecture, which, in turn, is already partly included in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

History

Until 1871, Ibaraki Prefecture was called Hitachi. The history of Hitachi-Ibaraki is closely connected with the personality of the great shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, ruler of Japan. In 1603, Tokugawa defeated the local daimyo (prince) Satake Yoshinobu at the famous Battle of Shikigahara. Since then, the city of Mito, the current capital of the prefecture, with its castle and surrounding lands, has been the personal fiefdom of the Tokugawa clan.

Culture, attractions
and entertainment

The most famous landmark of the city of Mita and, perhaps, the entire Ibaraki Prefecture is the famous Kairaku-en landscape garden, considered, along with the Kenroku-en gardens in Kanazawa and Koraku-en in Okayama, one of the Three Greatest Gardens in Japan. This garden was designed and created in 1842 by the will of the local ruler of the Tokugawa clan, Nariaki Tokugawa. The garden park is famous throughout Japan for its ume (Japanese plum) trees. About three thousand plum trees of about a hundred varieties grow in the park - with petals of white, pink and red. Kairaku-en is especially beautiful in late February and early March, when the plum blossoms bloom and a very popular themed festival is held, which attracts tourists from all over the country. In addition to plum trees, cedars, bamboo, sakura, Japanese maple and a number of other crops also grow here. The park also contains a number of historical buildings designed in the traditional Japanese koubuntei style, a number of which have been restored to their original appearance. The park can be reached in just fifteen minutes by bus from Mito Train Station. In the city of Mito, you will also be interested in the castle of the same name, the former residence of the Tokugawa clan, as well as a number of museums dedicated to this dynasty. In addition, the views of tourists and city guests are invariably attracted by the broken silhouette of the famous Art Tower Mito. The silver tower of a very unusual shape was erected by the famous Japanese architect Arata Isozaki in 1990 and is an example of modern Japanese architecture. The tower complex houses a concert hall, a theater and a gallery of modern art. Ibaraki Prefecture is also famous for being home to the founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba. In the city of Kasama there is an Aikido Temple and a training hall, “dojo”, founded by the founder of this martial art. You can travel to Mito from Tokyo by taking the Joban Express Line. Narita International Airport is also within reach.
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