Mito [city] - Mito

Japanese: 水戸[市] - みと

A city in central Ibaraki Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889. In 1992, Tsunezumi Village was incorporated. It is the prefectural capital. The city center has been a castle town since the Middle Ages, but especially since Tokugawa Yorifusa was appointed to the city in 1609, it became a large castle town (Miu) of the Mito Domain with 350,000 koku of rice. It developed as a twin town of Kamiichi, with samurai residences on the plateau between the Naka River and Lake Senba, and Shimoichi, a town for townspeople on the alluvial lowlands of the Naka River. Currently, the eastern part of Kamiichi is home to government offices and schools, and the main shopping district has also developed. Since the 1960s, the city center has been developed, and distribution and wholesale centers have been established against the backdrop of active commercial activity, making it the administrative and economic center of the prefecture. The Mito Prefectural History Museum, the Mito Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, and the Mito Art Museum have also opened, and it is developing as a cultural city. In addition to tobacco manufacturing, other famous products include Mito fans and Mito natto. The Joban Line passes through the city, and the Suigun Line and Kashima Rinkai Railway branch off from it. The Joban Expressway passes through the city. There are many famous historic sites, such as Kairakuen and Kodokan (a special historic site). Ibaraki University is located here. In February 2005, Uchihara Town, Higashiibaraki County, was incorporated into the city. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 217.32 ^km2 . 268,750 people (2010).
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茨城県中部の市。1889年市制。1992年常澄村を編入。県庁所在地。中心市街は中世からの城下町であったが，特に1609年徳川頼房が封ぜられて以来水戸藩35万石の大城下町（水府）となった。那珂川と千波(せんば)湖にはさまれた台地上の士族屋敷のある上市(うわいち)と，那珂川の沖積低地の町人町の下市(しもいち)との双子(ふたご)町として発展。現在は上市東部が官公庁，学校街になり主要商店街も発達。1960年代から中心市街地の整備が進み，また活発な商業活動を背景に流通センター，卸売センターも整備され，県の行政，経済の中心都市となっている。県立歴史館，県近代美術館，水戸芸術館なども開館して，文化都市としても発展している。タバコ製造のほか，水府うちわ，水戸納豆等の名産がある。常磐線が通じ，水郡線，鹿島臨海鉄道が分岐。常磐自動車道が通じる。偕楽園，弘道館（特別史跡）など史跡名所が多い。茨城大学がある。2005年２月東茨城郡内原町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。217.32km²。26万8750人（2010）。
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