Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

The Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History is a local history museum in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Also known as: “Ibaraki Prefectural Archives and Museum” and “歴史館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kairakuen and Adastria Mito Arena.

Kairakuen

Garden

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Kairaku-en is a Japanese garden located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Along with Kenroku-en and Koraku-en, it is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Kairakuen is situated 540 metres southeast of Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History.

Adastria Mito Arena

Building

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Adastria Mito Arena is a multi-use indoor arena in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It is the largest basketball court in the Prefecture. Adastria Mito Arena is situated 190 metres northwest of Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History.

Tokiwa Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Tokiwa Jinja is a Shinto shrine adjacent to the gardens of Kairakuen in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. Founded in 1874, enshrined are Tokugawa Mitsukuni, second daimyō of the Mito Domain and compiler of Dai Nihonshi, and Tokugawa Nariaki, ninth lord and founder of the nearby Kōdōkan han school. Tokiwa Shrine is situated 700 metres southeast of Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History.

Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

Categories: history museum, prefectural museum, public archive, tourism, commercial area, and tourist attraction
Location: Mito, Ibaraki, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.37898° or 36° 22′ 44″ north

Longitude

140.4499° or 140° 26′ 60″ east

Open location code

8R829CHX+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91530804

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=retail

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q4676321

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Museu d’Història Prefectural d’Ibaraki”
Chinese: “茨城縣立歷史館”
French: “musée préfectoral d’histoire d’Ibaraki”
French: “Musée préfectoral d’histoire d’Ibaraki”
Fulah: “Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History”
Japanese: “茨城県歴史館”
Japanese: “茨城県立歴史館”
Spanish: “Museo de Historia de la Prefectura de Ibaraki”
Spanish: “Museo de Historia Prefectural de Ibaraki”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 旧水海道小学校本館 and 東町運動公園.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 茨城県立歴史館展示室 and 一橋徳川家記念室.

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