Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History (Mito)

Carly Bode, International Affairs Division

Transportation
By train: * From JR Mito station take an Ibaraki-Kotsu bus bound for Kairakuen and get off at Rekishikan-mae.
By car: *15 minutes from Mito Interchange on the Jōban Expressway.

Address
2-1-5 Midori-chō
Mito, Ibaraki, 310-0034
Tel: 029-225-4425
Fax: 029-228-4277
Website: http://www.rekishikan.museum.ibk.ed.jp/(external link)

Admission Fees
Adults ¥150 (¥120)
Senior High & University students \ 80 (¥60)
Elementary & Junior High students \ 50 (¥40)

Access Map
* ( ) are per person rates for groups of 20 or more
* An additional charge is required for entry to the museum during special exhibitions.
* Admission is free on Ibaraki's Prefectural Day ( November 13).
* Admission to the garden is free.
* There is a charge for using the Japanese Tea Ceremony Room or Auditorium.
* Admission is free for student groups (school trips).
* Senior citizens (over 65 years) are admitted free.

Open
From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (No entry after 4:30 p.m.)

Closed
Every Monday (Except when Monday is a national holiday, in which case, it is closed the following Tuesday)
New Year's holiday (Dec.29 to Jan.1)