Trip to enjoy Japanese culture, art, and onsen (hot spring)
For travelers flying to and from Ibaraki Airport
- 5 days (4 nights) Recommended Itinerary (3 nights in Mito and 1 night in the Fukuroda Hot Spring resort)
- For travelers flying to and from Ibaraki Airport
Day1
Ibaraki Airport
Kairakuen Garden
Ibaraki Airport
directions_bus 40min by bus
Mito Station North Exit
directions_bus 15min by bus
Kairakuen Garden
directions_busdirections_walk Take a bus or walk.
Stay at a hotel in Mito
Day2
Kasama Inari Jinja shrine
inarizushi
CraftHills Kasama
Mito Station
train 25min by train on JR Joban Line and JR Mito Line
Kasama Station
directions_walklocal_taxi 20min on foot or 5min by taxi
Kasama Inari Shrine
Try some inarizushi (soy-sauce-flavored tofu pouches with fillings such as vinegar rice, walnuts and other ingredients.)
directions_walklocal_taxi 28min on foot or 6min by taxi
CraftHills Kasama / Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
directions_walk 20min on foot (strolling around the town)
Kasama Station
train Approx. 20min by train on JR Mito Line and JR Joban Line
Uchihara Station
directions_walk 5min on foot
AEON MALL Mito Uchihara
shopping and dining
directions_walk 5min on foot
Uchihara Station
train 11min by train on JR Joban Line
Mito Station
Stay at a hotel in Mito
Day3
Fukuroda Falls
Ayu-no-shioyaki
Mito Station
train Approx. 80min on JR Suigun Line
Hitachi-Daigo Station
Strolling around the town of Daigo / Machikado Art Museum
Eat Okukuji-Shamo Don (a bowl of rice with chicken-omelet-like toppings) for lunch at Tamaya Ryokan in front of the station.
Hitachi-Daigo Station
train5min by train on JR Suigun Line
Fukuroda Station
local_taxi 5min by taxi (fees: roughly 1,000 yen)
Get to the entrance of Fukuroda Falls.
directions_walk 7min on foot
Fukuroda Falls
Try some Ayu-no-shioyaki (broiled sweet fish sprinkled with salt) at a stall.
directions_walklocal_taxiwalk or take a taxi to the hotel.
Stay at a hotel in the Fukuroda Hot Spring resort
Day4
Yuki Tsumugi (silk fabric) Museum ‘Tsumugi no Yakata’
yude-manju
town of Yuki
Fukuroda Station
train Approx. 80min on JR Suigun Line
Mito Station (change trains here.)
train 70min by train on JR Mito Line
Yuki Station
local_taxidirections_walk 5min by taxi or 15min on foot or 10min by bike (Bicycle Rental is available at Yuki Station.)
Yuki Tsumugi (silk fabric) Museum ‘Tsumugi no Yakata’
Strolling around the town of Yuki (Try some yude-manju (local sweets: boiled buns with a sweet bean jam filling.)
directions_walk 15min on foot or ride on the rental bike.
Yuki Station
train Approx. 75min on JR Mito Line
Mito Station
Stay at a hotel in Mito
Day5
Kodokan Mito Han School
Meiri Shurui Besshunkan
Ibaraki Airport
Mito Station North Exit
directions_walk 4min on foot
Kodokan Mito Han School
directions_walk 5min on foot
Mito Station South Exit
directions_walk 10min on foot
Meiri Shurui: Besshunkan (Japanese Sake and Umeshu Museum)
directions_walk 10min on foot
Mito Station South Exit
directions_bus 40min by bus
