Ibaraki Gokoku Shrine

茨城県護国神社

Ibaraki Gokoku Shrine stands on Sakurayama in Mito and was founded at its present site in November 1941. Official pages state that it enshrines 63496 spirits of Ibaraki-born war dead from the late Tokugawa period through the Asia-Pacific War, after earlier origins as Chinreisha on the grounds of Tokiwa Shrine. The shrine office is at Migawa 1-2-1 in Mito, telephone 029-241-4781. Visitors come for memorial rites and peace prayers on the landscaped hill beside Kairakuen. Confirm festival dates, ofuda hours, and parking before travel.