Culture Mito's Plum Blossom Festival 2027 Mid Feb - Late Mar Every year during the second last week of February, Mito’s Kairakuen plays host to the Mito Plum Festival.
Culture The Flow of Time Elysse Hurtado At the time, Itako formed part of the Mito Dominion, what is now considered... Ibaraki, which is famous for its second leader, the irrepressible Mito
Culture Kairakuen UME The Lights 2027 Mid Feb - Mid Mar Held during the Mito Plum Festival season, Kairakuen UME The Lights is a nighttime illumination event that reimagines Kairakuen Garden after sunset.
10 Natto Factory Michael Papp factory I visited, called Tengu Natto, was located just 9 minutes from Mito
Food Nomono Kitchen at Akihabara Tom Roseveare Shichimi Tougarashi spices, Wagyu jerky from Niigata and Ibaraki natto via Mito... promoting food exclusively from Ibaraki, alongside regional breads, rice, miso
12 Culture Mantou Mitama Festival in Photos Paul Walsh 100 "miko" shrine maidens dance by lantern light on the first night of the Mantou Mitama Matsuri at Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine.
9 The Lucky Daruma Temple: Katsuoji Justin Velgus Here is the Lucky Daruma Temple, Katsuoji, in Mino City, Osaka.... You can enjoy a comfortable stroll from Mino Station to "Meji Period
Culture The Birthplace of the Akiyama Brothers Anonymous Mito, are very keen to explain everything about the Akiyamas and the Matsuyamaof... Mito invited me to lay my hands Saneyuki’s “to become smarter”.