Mito, Ibaraki

is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mito" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 642.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.Jacobs, A.J.  "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011),  Table 3; retrieved 2012-12-18.

History
Mito was a major center of historical and philosophical studies during the Edo period.Nussbaum,  "Ibaraki-ken" at p. 367.

References

Other websites

 Mito City website 

Category:Cities in Ibaraki Prefecture