Tourist attractions in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture: profiles, services and practical information.
Explore Tourist attractions in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, including Kairakuen Garden, Kobuntei, Tengu Natto Sasanuma Goro Shoten and Natto Museum. Follow the individual profiles for descriptions, sources and practical details for your visit.
Kairakuen was not created as a garden detached from public life. Tokugawa Nariaki, the ninth lord of the Mito domain, founded it in 1842 and wanted both himself and loca…
View profile →Kobuntei is Tokugawa Nariaki’s former retreat inside Kairakuen, giving architectural form to the idea of sharing the garden. The feudal lord received guests here, hosted…
View profile →Sasanuma Goro Shoten, home of Mito Tengu Natto, is a direct-sales shop from a natto maker founded in Mito in 1889. Its second floor houses the Natto Museum, known in Jap…
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