Ibaraki Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Mito
Mito is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, home to about 270,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Mito.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- IBR21 km · Ibaraki Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Mito
Mito is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 268,036 in 126,055 households and a population density of 1,233 persons per km2.
When Tokugawa Ieyasu reunited Japan in 1603 and established the Tokugawa Shogunate, with its headquarters at Edo (now Tokyo), he installed members of his own Tokugawa clan as rulers of Mito and only two other domains, present-day Nagoya and Wakayama. These three cadet lines (known as Gosanke) were eligible to supply an heir in case any ruling shogun failed to produce one. They were thus among the most loyal of the Tokugawa loyalists.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Mito
See
- Kairakuen Garden
- Kobuntei
- Tokiwa Shrine
- Giretsukan
- Seizansō
- Art Tower Mito
- Kōdōkan
- Nanatsudo Park
Do
- Kōmon Festival
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Mito
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
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| Toyoko Inn Mito-eki Minami-guchi hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Mito
Mito has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; September is the wettest, with about 183 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Mito: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 67 km) and Fukushima Airport (FKS, 96 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Mito station is a major/terminal station for the JR Joban line and JR Suigun line as well as the private Kashima line.
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IBR · Ibaraki Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
FKS · Fukushima Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Mito
Eat
Mito is famous for natto (納豆), a famously smelly and sticky glop of fermented soybeans. It's an acquired taste and even many people in Japan (particularly those in Kansai) loathe the stuff. Yoshiwaradenchū (吉原殿中) is a finger-sized Japanese cake created by the Mito clan. It is made from rice cake and covered with candy and coated in soybean flour. If you are just looking to choose among options with easy access, Mito station has numerous budget and mid-range options, and the AEON Mall Mito-Uchihara (outside Uchihara station, 10 minutes from Mito station) has about 40 eateries combining over a dozen full restaurants and the food court.
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Questions
Mito: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mito?
Mito has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; September is the wettest, with about 183 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mito?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 67 km) and Fukushima Airport (FKS, 96 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Mito?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Mito
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.