Kodokan (Mito Domain School)
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Open in February — at its best. Last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu studied here as a child and later stayed in the Shizendo rooms.
Open in March — at its best. Last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu studied here as a child and later stayed in the Shizendo rooms.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Closed Dec 29–31. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
The school of the Mito domain, opened in 1841 by lord Tokugawa Nariaki. Its wooden halls stand among about 800 plum trees.
Important Cultural Properties (main gate, Seicho, Shizendo); Japan Heritage
Nearby
- Art Tower Mito ≈ 10 min by car
- Kairakuen Garden ≈ 15 min by car
- Hitachi Seaside Park ≈ 30 min by car
- Nakaminato Fish Market ≈ 30 min by car
- Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium ≈ 30 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- February, March — Last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu studied here as a child and later stayed in the Shizendo rooms
- Closed or limited
- Closed Dec 29–31
- Getting there
- About 8 min walk from JR Mito Sta.
- Fee
- 420 yen (children 210 yen)
- Good to know
- 9:00–17:00 (to 16:30 from Oct 1 to mid-Feb)
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info