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| | JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) |
 | | Mito City, lying in the central part of Ibaraki, has developed as the commercial, economical and cultural center of the prefecture. |
 | | With more than 3,000 plum trees of 100 varieties and other seasonal plants including rape blossoms and cosmos, it is a place of relaxation for local people of all generations, from young couples to families. |
 | | Mito Han Jidai-matsuri Festival, held annually in autumn and highlighted by the historical parade, and Mito Komon-matsuri Festival, held in summer, are also sightseeing musts, as well as other seasonal festivals such as Sakura(cherry blossom)-matsuri Festival, Tsutsuji(azalea)-matsuri Festival, Ajisai(hydrangea)-matsuri Festival, Hagi(Japanese bush clover)-matsuri Festival and Kiku(chrysanthemum)-matsuri Festival. |
| www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/kanto/ibaraki/mito/mito.html (251 words) |
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