Tokiwa Jinja Shrine

3.5

"A Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second lord of Mito Domain and star character in the fictionalized popular historical television drama ""Mito Komon;"" and Tokugawa Nariaki, the ninth lord of Mito Domain and a man considered one of the great intelligences of the closing days of the Edo period. The origins of the shrine date back to a small lay ancestral hall built on the grounds of Kairakuen Park in the early Meiji period by parishioners who idolized the two lords. Exhibits on Mitogaku, a school Japanese history and Shinto studies which emerged in Mito domain; as well as articles which belonged to Mitsukuni and Nariaki; calligraphy by the two men; and other historical items are displayed in the Giretsukan museum on the shrine's grounds."

Spot details

Address: Ibaraki Pref. Mitoshi Tokiwachou 1-3-1 Map
Area: Mito / Kasama Area
Phone: 0292210748
Hours: 9:00-16:30
[Winter season(Nov.- Jan.)]9:00-16:00
Closed: open everyday
Parking Lot: Available(90spaces)
※1spaces500yen
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Wonderful place!!

Reviewed : 2021.07.12

Tokiwa Shrine is located in Mito. It is easy to go from Mito Station. The shrine was built in Meiji era and is dedicated to Mito -Koumon. There are four kinds of shrines on the grounds in addition...
Could do with a facelift

Reviewed : 2018.11.27

Took a walk around while on my way to Kairakuen. Not a lot to see and all a bit run down. If going to Kairakuen by bus or taxi from the station you walk through the grounds and that would be the only...
Shrine dedicated to two important lords of the Mito clan

Reviewed : 2018.11.18

I came to Mito traveling on the Tokiwa express. I was therefore interested in visiting the shrine that gave its name to the train. For Mito it is probably the main shrine in town reflecting its...