MITO PLAZA HOTEL

A luxury stay in the Forest

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John David Edison氏

About the interior designer John David Edison

Mito Plaza Hotel and the ancient city Kyoto.

Probably, you think that there is no relation between Mito Plaza Hotel and the ancient city Kyoto, however the idea is true. It is manifested by the American inventor T.A.Edison who gave birth to filament lamp. But he was annoyed with the invention and looked for the filament’s material which can give out light for a long time. Then he met a bamboosmade in Hachiman, Kyoto. By this fateful encounter, he finally succeeded in completing the filament lamp. In Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine, Hachiman City, there is the Edison Commemoration honoring such achievement.

Mito Plaza Hotel and the ancient city Kyoto.

Now, the bamboo continues to live on the ground of Kyoto, watching for this Edison Commemoration. In addition, another intellectual gene also remains in existence there. The name of the man who has such a great gene is J.D.Edison. As a great-grandson of T.A.Edison, the interior designer took charge Mito Plaza Hotel. On the renewal project of this hotel, Grandeur and Coloring became so important task. He might inherit his great-grandfather’s memories and gene. Mirrors on wall used in lobby and indirect illumination on poles bring the image of red shrine gates standing against mountain top. By such rendition, grand atmosphere so that we can go through those gates and comfortable feeling of tension are produced in the lobby. On the other hand, another task shapes building’s interior into impressive one by bold use of color as Japanese ancient method. Japanese essence constantly appears and disappears in the space of Mito Plaza Hotel. There are lattice patterns at intervals. The pattern of tatami is arranged into western style, which makes a modern impression. Thus, Mito Plaza Hotel fusing together Japanese and Western motifs gives travelers comfort and excitement, as if filament light gives out soft light.

Have a nice time with
high quality relaxing guest rooms
and sophisticated hospitality mind.

Simmons bed, unique furniture, carefully selected bath amenities as well as protection of privacy in our all guest rooms will never betray your expectation of comfortable stay with Mito Plaza Hotel.

Access

2078-1 Senba-cho,Mito-shi,Ibaraki 310-0851,Japan

By car

Free car parking space up to approximately 750.
From Mito IC, Joban Highway

Take Route 50 bypass for Oarai/Hitach about 10 minutes.
From Mito-Minami IC, North Kanto Highway

Take Route 50 bypass for Mito IC about 10 minutes.

By train

Board JR Joban Line Express to JR Mito Station.
Taxi

Taxi stand locates at the south exit of JR Mito station and it takes 15 minutes to Mito Plaza Hotel.

By Ibaraki Airport

Bus

Board the bus bound for JR Mito Station at zone No.2 and take a taxi from JR Mito Station.
Taxi

It takes about 40-50 minutes to Mito Plaza Hotel.

Area Information

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Kairakuen

Address
1-3-3,Tokiwa-cho,Mito-shi,Ibaraki Prefecture

Kairakuen Park,compared with Kenrokuen(in Ishikawa) and Korakuen Park(in Okayama) is one of the three major gardens.Kairakuen Park was created as people’s resort by Nariaki Tokugawa in 1842.When Ume Festival begins from the late February,more than 3,000,over kinds of 100 japanese plums come into blossom. I recommend that you wander within the park such as koubuntei and Togyokusen.

From Mito Station, JR joban Line about 15 minutes(by bus)
From Mito IC, job an Highway about 20 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 10 minute(by car)

Ibaraki prefectural oarai aquarium

Address
8252-3,Isohama-cho,Oarai-machi,Ibaraki Prefecture

You can encounter world’s sea creatures amounting to 68,000,580 kinds.In particular,Ocean Live by Dolphins and Sea Lions,held forth a day,is caught on people. You can enjoy the performance by humorous sea lions and dynamic dolphins in the hall with the view of the sea of oarai.

From Oarai Station,Kashima Seaside Railway Oarai-Kashima Line about 15 minutes(by bus)
From Mito-Oarai IC, North Kanto Highway about 15 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 35 minute(by car)

Seizan-so Villa

Address
590,Arajyuku-cho,Hitachi-ota City,Ibaraki Prefecture

Seizan-so Villa is a place for Koumon’s retirement which is known for the drama “Mitokoumon”. The second domain head of Mito, Mitsukuni Tokugawa had spent for 10years, from transfer of family estate to his death. He promoted friendship with many people.

From Hitachi-Ota Station, JR Suigun Line about 5 minutes(by taxi)
From Hitachi Minami-Ota IC, joban Highway about 30 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 60 minute(by car)

Fukuroda waterfall

Address
Aza-Takimoto,Oaza-hukuroda,Daigo-machi,Kuji-gun,Ibaraki Prefecture

Fukuroda waterfall is three major waterfalls, compared with Nachi Falls (in Wakayama; length 133m) and Kegon Falls (Tochigi; length 96m). The waterfall is separated into four levels, its width is large and it falls gorgeously as if a lappeted white cloth. This waterfall shows beautiful figures in each season, therefore it has another name “fourth waterfall”.

From Hukuroda Station, JR Suigun Line about 5 minutes(by taxi)
From MIto IC, joban Highway about 80 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 90 minute(by car)

Ryujin big suspension bridge

Address
2387-4,Kegano-cho,Suihu-mura,Kuji-gun,Ibaraki Prefecture

Ryujin big suspension bridge is above Ryujin Dam which blocks the River of Ryujin in a beautiful landscape of Ryujin Canyon. The bridge’s length is 375 m, and it is the longest in Honshu as bridge for pedestrian.

From Hitachi-Ota Station, JR Suigun Line about 30 minutes(by taxi)
From Hitachi Minami-Ota IC, joban Highway about 40 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 90 minute(by car)

Mt.Tsukuba

Mt.Tsukuba is one of the most famous mountains in Kanto areas.Mt.Tsukuba has been read by lots of songs since the era of Myriad Leaves, and the mountain is selected as one of 100 famous mountains of Japan, on a par with Mt.Fuji. The top of Mt.Tsukuba constitutes two mountain tips: Nantaizan (870m) and Nyotaizan (877m). If you use ropeway and cable car, you can enjoy climbing the mountain easily.

From Tsukuba Station, Tsukuba Express about 40 minutes
From Mito IC, joban Highway about 80 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 90 minute(by car)

Art tower mito

Address
1-6-8,Goken-cho,Mito City,Ibaraki Prefecture

Art tower mito is a complex facility of concert hall ATM, ACM theater and modern art gallery. In its open space, there is a symbol tower with spiral form, so you commend a panoramic view of Mito City from its observation room.

From Mito Station, JR joban Line about 10 minutes(by bus)
From Mito IC, joban Highway about 20 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 10 minute(by car)

The tokugawa museum

Address
1-1215-1,Migawa,Mito City,Ibaraki Prefecture

The tokugawa museum is only one museum, exhibiting all good treasures of Tokugawa Family of Mito, all over Japan. The museum displays 30,000 personal mementoes including belongings for Ieyasu Tokugawa in large part, the second domain head Mitsukuni Tokugawa’s belongings and mementoes for any other successive lords. You must not miss Mitsukuni’s Inrou which is known for Mitokoumon.

From Mito Station, JR joban Line about 10 minutes(by taxi)
From Mito IC, joban Highway about 20 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 10 minute(by car)

kasama nichido museum of art

Address
978-4,Kasama, Kasama-shi,Ibaraki Prefecture

Kasama Nichido Gallery displays oner 2,000 pictures painted by master artists in Western modern era and Japanese modern/recent era mainly.

From Kasama Station, JR Mito Line about 25 minutes(by walk)
From Nichido Museum entrance bus stop about 3 minutes(by walk)
From Tomobe IC, North Kanto Highway about 15 minutes(by car)
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 35 minute(by car)

Ibaraki ceramic art museum

Address
2345,Kasama, Kasama-shi,Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture Gallery of Ceramics is the prefectural gallery specialized for ceramics. The gallery displays the greatest works of Japan, such as the Patriarch of modern ceramics Hazan Itaya, living national treasure Yasunari Matui,etc.

From Tomobe Station, JR Joban Line about 20 minutes(by taxi)
From Kasama Station, JR Mito Kine about 5 minutes(by taxi)
From Tomobe IC, North Kanto Highway about 10 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 40 minute(by car)

tenshin memorial museum of art,ibaraki

Address
2083,Tsubaki,Otsu-cho,Kitaibaragi-shi,Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture Tenshin Memorial Izura Gallery is a gallery honored the memory of the leader for Japanese pictures in modern era,Tenshin Okakura. The gallery is located at Izura Coast which is linked with him. In addition, there are works for artists born in Izura, too.

From Otsuminato Station, JR Joban Line about 5 minutes(by taxi)
From KIta-Ibaraki IC, Joban Highway about 15 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 40 minute(by car)

The museum of modern art,ibaraki

Address
666-1,Higashikubo,Senba-cho,Mito City,Ibaraki Prefecture

You can appreciate some excellent works from domestic and foreign countries including Sculpture of Rodin, Renoir and Taikan Yokoyama, at the side of Lake Senba.

From Mito Station, JR joban Line about 15 minutes(on foot)
From Mito IC, joban Highway about 20 minutes
From East Ibaragi-machi IC, North Kanto Highway about 15 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 10 minute(by car)

Nakaminato fish market

Address
19-8,Naka-Minato Honmachi,Hitachinaka City,Ibaraki Prefecture

Naka-Minato is the biggest fishing port in Ibaraki Prefecture. This fishes market has many fresh fishes and it is enthusiastically received. In addition, the market has belt-conveyor sushi and restaurants, so you can be satisfied with only meal.

From Naka-Minato Station, Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line about 10 minutes(by walk)
From Hitachinaka IC, East-Mito Highway about 15 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 35 minute(by car)

Fashion cruise newport hitachinaka

Address
35,Shinko-cho,Hitachinaka City,Ibaraki Prefecture

Fashion cruise newport hitachinaka is a large and complex shopping mall, belonging to “stay type for family”, has about 100 specialized stores (e.g.outlets). All people from children to adults can enjoy there.

From Katsuta Station, JR joban Line about 15 minutes(by bus)
From Hitachi Seaside Park IC, Hitachi-Naka Tollway via Hitachinaka IC, North Kanto Highway about 5 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 40 minute(by car)

Resort outlets oarai

Address
11-2,Minato-Chuo,Oarai-machi,Ibaraki Prefecture

Resort outlets oarai is a shopping court of “natural proportion type” with the magnificent view of the pacific. The open-minded shopping mall has about 70 shops such as brand shops, sports shops, outdoor shops, shoes stores, chandleries and restaurants.

From Oarai Station, Oarai-Kashima Line about 5 minutes(by cycle bus, Kaiyu)
From Mito-Oarai IC, North Kanto Highway about 10 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 30 minute(by car)

Oarai beach

Oarai beach is a fashionable seaside spot. Oarai beach is a bathing resort with shoals and much sand. Nearby the area, there is Spa Noyukkura Health Building, campgrounds and yacht harbors.

From Mito Station, JR joban Line about 30 minutes(by bus)
From Mito-Oarai IC, North Kanto Highway about 10 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 30 minute(by car)

Hitachi seaside park

Address
605-4,Mawatari-aza Onuma,Hitachinaka City,Ibaraki Prefecture

Hitachi seaside park, with about 153.2 ha in square, has grand-scale fields of flowers in patches. You can enjoy seasonal flowering grasses: daffodils and tulips in spring, nemophilas and roses in early summer, zinnias in summer and kokias and cosmoses in autumn.

From Katsuta Station, JR joban Line about 15 minutes(by bus)
From Hitachi Seaside Park IC, Hitachi-Naka Tollway via Hitachinaka IC, North Kanto Highway about 5 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 40 minute(by car)

Kasama toyo golf club

Address
2340-1,Ikenobe,Kasama-shi,Ibaraki Prefecture

Kasama toyo golf club is characterized by vast fairway and rough, economical but enough-effect bunker, lateral water hazard having a presence and 18 hales in a hill having an abundance of game element. Great figurative art on natural canvas designed by Seiichi Inoue who died is so attractive.

From Tomobe Station, JR Joban Line about 20 minutes(by taxi)
From Mito IC, Joban Highway about 15 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 40 minute(by car)

Asami country club

Address
1916-1,Sugisaki,Uchihara-machi,HigashiIbaragi-gun,Ibaraki Prefecture

Within the course, a pond of arm with the width of 100,000 basis weigh and ponds of varying size take up landscape and give a boost to strategic characteristics. Golf course is flat. Bath is popular among women. Everyone can go to the golf course casually.

From Tomobe Station, JR Joban Line about 10 minutes(by Golf Club Bus)
From Mito IC, Joban Highway about 10 minutes
From Mito Plaza Hotel about 40 minute(by car)

Festivals or events around Mito City

【February】Plum festival in Kairakuen Park, Mito

from February 20th to March 31st

Ume Festival, which has been held since 1896, is a big and historical event in Mito. There are about 1,000 Japanese plums in Kairakuen Park. When the plum season comes, special trains run within the park.

【March】Narcissuses Fantasies National Hitachi Seaside Park

from late March to mid-April

More than 100 million, over 200 kinds of narcissuses are in all glory of the park every year. The landscape looks like a flower’s carpet.

【Aapril】Cherry Tree Festival in Mito

in early April

Enjoy illuminated cherry blossoms at Lake Semba and Mt.Sakura, etc. Refer to Mito Tourism Association for more information on the time of bloom.

【May】Ryujin Canyon Carp-shaped Streamers Festival at Ryujin Big Bridge

from late April to mid-May

The gorge features a 375 meter-long suspension bridge which is decorated with countless traditional carp streamers around Children’s Day in spring, in hope that children will grow up to be healthy and strong. The carp streamers are sent from all over Japan.

【May】Festival of Ceramics (Hi-matsuri)

Golden Week in May

The Festival of Ceramics, held at Kasama Forest Park of Arts, Kasama City during Golden Week every year, is the biggest event in Ibaraki Prefecture. There are about 330 thousand visitors in the event and more than 200 potteries and ceramic artists set up their own shop.

【August】Mitokoumon Festival

in early August

The festival has been held during the first weekend of August every year since 1961. More than 4,100 fireworks are set off over Lake Semba and various events such as portable shrine, Mitokoumon Parade as well as citizen carnivals are taken place.

【August】Rock-in Japan Festival

August

Rock-in Japan Festival, held at Hitachi Seaside Park, Hitachinaka City, has been the biggest outdoor rock festival in Japan since 2000. People all over Japan will gather for the major event every year.

【August】Chrysanth Festival at Kasama Inari Shrine

from Mid-October to Late November

The oldest chrysanth festival in Japan, about 8,000 pots of chrysanth flowers are exhibited to show the styles of figures, standings and bonsai, etc.