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Mito City
Ibaraki Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteIbaraki Prefecture page
Mito City is the prefectural capital of Ibaraki Prefecture and grew as the castle town of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family. Kairaku-en, one of Japan's three great gardens, is famous for its plum trees, and many people visit the Mito Plum Festival in early spring. Mito is also known for the Kodokan school and for natto (fermented soybeans).
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Ibaraki Prefecture
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