Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art

Mito City

Central Ibaraki

Museums/Zoos/Aquariums

The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki is located near Lake Semba in Mito City. The facility features works by artists from Japan and overseas.

Information

Address: 666-1 Higashikubo, Semba-cho, Mito
Access: By public transport: 5-minute bus ride or 20-minute walk from Mito Station on the JR Joban Line
Business Hours: Business Hours 9:30-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed Mondays (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be open that day and closed on Tuesday)
Closed for New Year's Holiday from December 29 to January 1
Website: http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/english/index.html
Contact: TEL: 029-243-5111
Prices: Admission (price in brackets applicable to groups of 20 or more)
Adults 320 yen (240 yen)
Ages 70 or above 160 yen (120 yen)
High school and university students 240 yen (180 yen)
Elementary & junior high school students 180 yen (120 yen)

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Mito City

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Howaen Garden

Howaen Garden is a spacious garden adjacent to Keiganji Temple (established in 1682). It is a popular place to enjoy blooming hydrangeas in Mito.
The garden's history is said to have begun around the late 17th century when Mitsukuni Tokugawa (1628 - 1701), the second lord of the Mito Domain, granted it the name Howaen.
During the early Showa period (1926 - 1989), the garden was expanded with a pond and artificial hills added to its landscaping by local volunteers and became a pure Japanese-style garden.
Hydrangeas were planted in Howaen Garden after the authority of the garden was transferred from the temple to Mito City in 1950.
When June arrives, the garden's 6,000 hydrangeas in 100 varieties reach their peak, making it the best time to view the flowers. The Mito Hydrangea Festival takes place during this season.

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Mito City

Central Ibaraki

Yoshikubo Brewery

Yoshikubo Brewery has been making sake at their Mito Honcho location since 1790. The tasty beverage uses Mito City's soft water and top-quality rice produced locally in Ibaraki. Yoshikubo Brewery achieves its distinct acidity and savory flavor of their sake by allowing the koji (mold) to develop slowly during the brewing process.
The brewery is famous for its junmai daiginjo sake (top-grade sake), "Ippin." This beverage has received numerous awards, including the Gold Award for Sake.

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Muramatsusan Kokuzodo Temple

The temple is one of just three of its kind in Japan. Visitors can pray to end a streak of bad luck or ask for good fortune.
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