Located about 78 miles northeast of Tokyo and 101 miles east of Takasaki, Mito is the capital city of Japan’ s Ibaraki Prefecture. Spread across 84 sq mi, the city is one of the popular tourist destinations of the Japan. You can enjoy a delightful drive to number of worth seeing attractions such as, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History, Kōdōkan School, Lake Senba, Mito Castle, Mito Municipal Botanical Park, The Tokugawa Museum, Tokiwa Jinja, and Kairaku-en, one of the Three Great Gardens of the Japanese Archipelago. Pick-up a rental car from Mito Train Station, a prominent car rental point located very close to Mito City Office.