Mito 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 population density of 1,233 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 27.1%. The total area of the city is 217.32 square kilometres (83.91 sq mi).
Lake Senba and central MitoMito Art CenterIbaraki Prefectural Museum of HistoryKōdōkan Kairaku-enMito CastleMito Tōshō-gū
Plaza outside north exit of Mito Station
Art Tower Mito
Ume Festival at Kairaku-en Park
Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 and has a geographic area of 6,097.19 square kilometres. Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture to the northwest, Saitama Prefecture to the southwest, Chiba Prefecture to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
Ibaraki Prefectural Office and Headquarters in Mito
Kamitakatsu Shell Mound in Tsuchiura
Lake Kasumigaura in Ushibori Village (Hitachi Province), Mount Fuji in the background; 19th century of the Edo period. Hokusai, painter and printmaker
Rivers Shintone (left) and Tone (right), Inashiki and Kawachi areas
