Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Mito Tōshō-gū is a shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu in the city of Mito, Ibaraki. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Mito Station on the Jōban Line is about 350 m away in a straight line. Art Tower Mito is about 1.1 km away, Kairakuen Garden about 1.5 km and Tokiwa shrine about 1.6 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Mito Toshogu — Miyuki Meinaka · Public domain · source · resized
- Anjinsha — papakuro · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 水戸東照宮の大鳥居 — AT@wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 水戸東照宮の拝殿 — AT@wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 水戸東照宮の安神車 — AT@wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 水戸東照宮の神門 — AT@wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- 水戸東照宮の手水舎 — AT@wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Mito Tōshōgū (水戸東照宮) is the memorial shrine of Tokugawa Ieyasu located in the city of Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Mito (Jōban Line), about 350 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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