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Mito City Museum
Mito City Museum · 水戸市立博物館
At Mito City Museum, explore city history and old everyday tools. The 2026 permanent history and folk-life displays introduce the Mito Tokugawa family, Showa-era city history, food tools and horse-shaped folk toys. Visit to learn about everyday life after exploring Mito’s old buildings.
Visitor information
Admission
Permanent and temporary exhibitions are free. Special exhibition fees vary, with high school students and younger and those aged 65 and older listed as free. Check your chosen exhibition’s fee and exemptions together. The four-night Ibaraki museum course uses permanent displays and excludes special exhibition fees from its budget.
Opening hours
Open 09:30–16:45, last admission 16:15. Closed Mondays and public holidays, with exceptions for Sunday public holidays or special exhibition periods. Also closed December 29–January 3 and during fumigation or exhibition changes, with possible temporary closures. Check your date’s opening calendar.
What to see at Mito City Museum
Mito Tokugawa family and Showa-era city history
Permanent history displays introduce the Mito Tokugawa family and Showa-era Mito. Learn more about the city after seeing Kodokan’s former school buildings. This exhibition is scheduled June 13, 2026–late May 2027.
2026 permanent history displays Kodokan school history and surviving buildings
Food tools and horse-shaped folk toys
Permanent folk-life displays introduce food tools and horse-shaped folk toys. Explore items used in daily life alongside the history displays. Scheduled dates are June 13, 2026–late May 2027; afterwards, check new exhibition information.
How to get to Mito City Museum
At 3-3-20 Omachi, Mito, in the building shared with the central library. Walk from Mito Station north exit following the city map and on-site guidance. Distinguish library reception from the museum entrance. The guide’s museum course walks both ways from Mito Station.
Mito City Museum fees, hours and access Mito City 2024 tourism map: location reference only
Before you visit
2026 history and folk-life exhibition dates
Both permanent exhibitions described here are scheduled June 13, 2026–late May 2027. The museum may close for exhibition changes. Outside this period, check new contents and the opening calendar together.
Mito City Museum fees, hours and access Mito City Museum current opening calendar 2026 permanent history displays
Library and museum entrances differ
The museum shares a building with the central library but has separate reception and entrance. Follow museum signs when you arrive.
Mito City Museum fees, hours and access Mito City 2024 tourism map: location reference only
Questions about Mito City Museum
Are all Mito City Museum exhibitions free?
Permanent and temporary exhibitions are free; special exhibitions have separate fees. Even for free displays, check the opening calendar because changeovers may close the museum.
Mito City Museum fees, hours and access Mito City Museum current opening calendar
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