If you’re searching for a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of tips. Located 18 miles away, Mito is worth jumping in the car for. See the best sights beginning with Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Kairakuen Park and Art Tower Mito. The locals will also likely point you toward Joso, 18 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Ibaraki Nature Museum. (But we’d also highly recommend Tsukuba EXPO ‘85 Memorial Park and Hitokotonushi Shrine.)