Concert Hall ATM (music), CAM Theater (drama), modern art gallery, exclusive orchestra, and theater troupe focus on independent creation

Brand-new artistic and cultural creation. There are art galleries, shops and restaurants in the museum, and you can also overlook the city from the 100-meter tower. Mito Natto

Mito Natto is made from selected small soybeans. It is popular nationwide due to its unique flavor, soft and moderate texture, and high nutritional value.

Sake lees pickles

Sake lees pickles are a delicacy made by adding fresh melons, cucumbers and eggplants to pickled sake lees. Its unique sake aroma and unique taste make it popular among drinkers and chazuke rice lovers

Umebukiyuki

Umebukiyuki is a plum blossom-shaped glutinous rice cake filled with chestnuts. It is a local It is a famous specialty, named after the famous Japanese singer Masaoka Shiki's poem "The crown of a fierce prince is like a plum blossom."

Mito Ume

First soak the perilla leaves in plum juice, soak them thoroughly, then take them out, and then wrap them with guhi (one of the Japanese confectionery ingredients). The distinctive Mito plum is made. It is so famous because it looks like a plum. It is also a representative delicacy of Mito.

Ume yokan

Ume yokan is a famous local specialty made with the theme of plums, a specialty of Kairakuen. It is light red in color and is a traditional flavor unique to Mito, the "city of plums."

Umeboshi

Mito Umeboshi is a special type of Umeboshi pickled from selected premium plums. It is characterized by its sour and salty taste, which is just right. In addition, prunes are alkaline foods that have detoxifying and beauty effects, so you can eat them with confidence. Laotou Fish Hot Pot

In the cold winter, nothing can make people feel warmer than Laotou Fish Hot Pot. The old fish taken from the coast of Ibaraki is delicious and is known as the "Kanto puffer fish". The liver of the old man fish is paired with the special Japanese soup, which is extremely delicious. Anchovy is a fish with soft meat. Except for the inedible bones, all other parts are edible. The preparation method is unique. Lucky tourists can also see the unique knife technique of "taking meat from the air". The best tasting period for Laotou fish is from October to March of the following year[20].

Gozen confectionary

The second generation of the Mito Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Mitsuhiro, compiled the history of Japan at Nishizanso during his 10 years at night. The beautiful mountains and fields of Nishizanso are characterized by the changing nature of the seasons. The beautiful scenery became the inspiration for making Japanese confectionery in the hands of the 15th generation owner of the Mito Tokugawa family. The 15th generation owner transformed this invisible natural beauty into Japanese confectionery, and thus today's Gozen Confectionery was born.

Delicious cheese

Local goat dairy products are seasonal products that can only be tasted from March to December after the goats give birth. The "Forest Chevre Hall" located in Mito City Forest Park sells Mito's specialty goat's milk cheese "Chevrette" and cow's milk cheese "Camembert" and other delicious foods. If you like it, you may want to try it. A unique dairy product with the local flavor of Mito.

Natto Cuisine

On October 1, 2102, NHK’s prefectural digital broadcasting is about to begin. Its commemorative TV series "Natsuko" is centered around Mito Natto. The Japanese drama* **There are 5 episodes. This project decided to take this opportunity to elevate Mito City’s proud local specialty, natto, to the status of a local cuisine, promote this extremely healthy, nutritious, delicious and versatile food to tourists and local citizens, and make every effort to Mito was built as a "Natto City", so Naoko Iijima, the star of the show, personally selected the recipe, and "Natto Rice Bowl" (ねばり丼) was born [21].

Mito Domain Ramen

This ramen was deeply loved by Mito Hōmon Tokugawa Mitsuki, the compiler of the history of Japan. In order to compile the history of Japan, Duke Guangxu specially invited the Confucian scholar Zhu Shunshui from China to ask for advice on production methods. Mito ramen, made with a mixture of wheat flour and lotus root powder, has an exotic color. It is also mixed with spleen and stomach nourishing fish, spicy fish, onions, garlic, ginger and shiitake mushrooms. It is said that when the famous Japanese monks Rizhou and Richen visited Xishan Villa, the retainers used this noodle to entertain them. In addition, it is said that Duke Guang was a very curious person, and he was the first to taste the rare dishes such as milk, beef, and pork at that time. Mito Hachimangu Shrine

It was built about 400 years ago by the Satake clan, the lord of Mito Castle. From 1995 to 1999, the main hall (a nationally designated important cultural property) was dismantled and repaired, and the majestic appearance of the year was restored.

Liujizang Temple

It is said to have been built around 800 AD. The weeping cherry trees here are more than a hundred years old and are so spectacular that they are considered to be the descendants of the cherry blossoms that Hikari admired.

Kōdokan

It is the largest feudal school in Japan built by Tokugawa Sai Zhaogong in 1841. Mr. Qingxi has received elite education here since he was 5 years old. There are 800 plum blossoms of 60 kinds planted on the campus. From late February to late March is the plum blossom viewing season, the fragrance is fragrant and refreshing.

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine is a famous shrine located in Miyauchi Town, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The old shrine was the county shrine, with the same name as Yoshida in Toyohashi City, Kyoto City. The shrine has no connection and worships the Japanese warrior god, commonly known as "Yoshida Daimyojin".

According to the "Twenty-eight Hitachi Shrine Examinations", Japanese Takeru stopped his troops here during the Eastern Expedition, so the shrine was built.

Notes

1. Meigami Taisha Shrine: It is a shrine that worships the gods (meigami) who are the objects of the Meigami Festival under the legal system. One of the ancient social structures, the entire structure is Taisha (official currency Taisha? national currency Taisha), so it is called "Meishin Taisha". There is a difference between the number of famous gods recorded in the "Meishin Festival" section of "Temporary Festivals" in Volume 3 of 'Enki Shiki' and in the "Kami Name Shiki" ("Enki Shiki God Name Account") in Volume 9 to 10 of the same volume, which is 23 shrines and 28. , there are some omissions or additions that are not included.

2. Old social grid: also known as the "modern social grid system", it is a newly created social grid ( shrine hierarchy) system.

3. Nippon Takeru: He is a Japanese mythological figure. He is named as the Emperor of Japan in "Kojiki" and "Emperor of Japan" in "Fudoki". His real name is Kousui, and he also has titles such as Nippon Take and Yamato Take. Legend has it that he was extremely powerful and good at using wisdom. During the reign of Emperor Keiyuki, he conquered east and west, opening up and expanding territory for the Yamato royal power. Although he died young and did not inherit the throne, his descendants are the direct ancestors of today's emperor[24].

Jiwan Shrine

Jiwan Shrine is located in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is a new shrine built in modern times to commemorate Tokugawa Mitsuaki and Tokugawa Saiaki.

In the early Meiji period, the Mito Domain righteous men who admired the virtues of Tokugawa Mitsuhiro and Tokugawa Saiaki established a shrine in Kairakuen Gardens (one of the three major gardens in Japan). In March of the 6th year of Meiji, according to the emperor's decree, the name of the shrine was changed to "Jiwan Shrine", and in October the names of the gods were also determined. The main hall of the shrine was built in the 7th year of the Meiji era (1874), and in the 15th year of the Meiji era it was listed as a beige official coin design (a type of shrine grade).