• Toggle the table of contents. Mito Castle. ... ^ a b "Mito Castle" Japanese Castle Explorer http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Mito.
  • ...Otemon, Mito: See 8 reviews, articles, and 24 photos of Mito Castle Ninomaru Otemon, ranked No.27 on Tripadvisor among 168 attractions in Mito.
  • The castle became the home base of the Mito-Tokugawa Clan, one of the three branches of the Tokugawa Shogun family.
  • Name: Mito castle (Mito-jo) Alias: Suifu-jo Place: Sanno-maru Mito city, Ibaraki Type: Hill castle Built: Originally 12th century, expanded in 1580's Remaining...
  • The Mito branch was therefore not allowed to ascend to Shogun-at least in theory. One of the castle’s best known residents was Tokugawa Mitsukuni.
  • The Edo enlarged the castle and renamed it Mito Castle. ... My first visit to Mito Castle in 2008 was a less exciting experience than the second time around.
  • The castle was inhabited by the Mito Nanbu Clan from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period. ... Mito Castle Onko Pavilion and Sakura.
  • In 1594, Yoshinobu Satake attacked Edo clan who owned this castle at that time and won a war, then changed the castle name from Baba c to Mito.
  • Mito Castle in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture is a ruined castle that was ruled by the Mito clan. Next door to the castle grounds is the Kodokan - a school for samurai in...