temples and shrines

Tokiwa Shrine

Highlight

Tokiwa Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the 2nd and 9th lords of the Mito Domain, Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tokugawa Nariaki. Many buildings were burned down during the war in 1945 but they were rebuilt in their current form in 1958. On the shrine grounds, the Noh theater (Kagura hall and Shinsen hall), which survived the war, remains, along with the Giretsukan, which exhibits materials related to Mito learning and a war drum said to be the largest in Japan.

About Giretsukan

The museum opens for groups of 10 or more with an advance reservation. Please contact for details, Tokiwa Shrine for details.

General Information

Address	1-3-1 Tokiwacho, Mito City
Public Holidays	None
Access	By public transportation From JR Mito Station North Exit Bus Terminal, take the bus from Stand No. 4 bound for the History Museum and Kairakuen, and get off at “Kairakuen / Tokiwa Jinja Mae.” Alternatively, take the bus from Stand No. 6 bound for “Kairakuen,” get off at the final stop, “Kairakuen,” and walk for about 3 minutes.

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