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Historical Places
Kashima Shrine (Kashima City)
Kashima Shrine is one of eastern Japan's three most famous shrines. Reputedly founded in 660 B.C., the shrine complex includes a brightly colored main building that was built with a donation from Hidetada Tokugawa, the second Shōgun of the Edo Period. The shrine also has a straight sword on display that has the distinction of being the only object in Ibaraki to be designated as a national treasure.
Seizan-Sō (Hitachiōta City)
Seizan-sō was a retreat for Mitsukuni Tokugawa―a figure well known as "Mito no Kōmon-sama"―for the ten years prior to his death at age 73. In the days of the Edo Period, Mitsukuni engaged himself in editing Dai Nihonshi (A Comprehensive History of Japan) from this simple thatched structure that remains in perfect harmony with nature.
Kōdōkan (Mito City)
Kōdōkan, the largest clan school of the Edo Period, was founded by Nariaki Tokugawa on behalf of the Mito clan. The facility offered the most advanced studies in medicine and astronomy with the goal of producing superior graduates. The remaining structure is designated an important national cultural asset.
Kasama Inari Shrine
(Kasama City)
Aba Shrine
(Inashiki City)
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