Mito (水戸市, Mito-shi) 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 See more

Mito is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture. Mito Station is about 10 km inland from the Pacific Ocean which Naka River, flowing from the north to the east of the city, pours into. … See more

The Yamato people settled in Mito around the 4th century CE. Around the end of the Heian period, Baba Sukemoto, a warlord of the Heike clan, moved to Mito and built a castle there. Mito Castle changed hands several times after that; coming under the control of the See more

Mito has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Mito … See more

Mito is primarily a regional commercial center and administrative city as most industry in Ibaraki is concentrated around the nearby cities of Tsukuba and Hitachi. Mito has a modest but thriving tourism industry, centered on the Kairaku-en gardens and local … See more

• Ibaraki University
• Tokiwa University
• Tokiwa Junior College
• Mito has 32 public elementary schools and 15 … See more

• Ibaraki Shimbun
• Ibaraki Broadcast System See more