Wellknown from the Mito Komon TV series the monument to the famous threesome stands now in front of Mito station north exit.

This is a statue to commemorate a famous guy in Japanese history. When people come to Mito to visit Kairakuen you’ll pass this statue.

We were looking at a nearby clock tower when a lovely Mito resident indicated the importance of this statue. We had actually read up about the statue and were about to look at it. It was charming to have a local highlight its importance to...More