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Mito; capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture
A city northeast of Tokyo, known historically as the seat of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan and today famous for 納豆 (fermented soybeans) and the 偕楽園 plum garden.
水戸に住んでいる。
I live in Mito.
水戸納豆は全国で有名だ。
Mito natto is famous throughout the country.
春になると水戸の偕楽園は梅の花を見に来る人でにぎわう。
In spring, Kairakuen Garden in Mito bustles with people who come to see the plum blossoms.
Proper noun. Mito was the home of the Mito Tokugawa, one of the three branches (御三家) of the Tokugawa family, and is the setting of the long-running TV series 水戸黄門.
COMMON ASSOCIATIONS:
- 水戸納豆: Mito natto — the city is the symbolic home of natto
- 水戸黄門: Mito Kōmon — historical drama protagonist
- 偕楽園: Kairakuen — one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, in Mito