A 15 minutes walk southwest of Kairakuen, The Tokugawa Museum exhibits treasures and personal items of the Mito Branch of the Tokugawa Clan, including paintings, photographs, maps, documents, sculptures, furniture and crafts.

Art Tower Mito is a 100 meter tall, uniquely shaped tower in the city center that visitors can ascend by elevator. The observation deck is as unique as the tower itself, with only small round windows of different sizes to look down onto the city. The tower is part of a larger art complex that also includes a contemporary art gallery which hosts rotating temporary exhibitions, a concert hall and a theater stage.

Located at the western end of Lake Senba, this museum hosts various temporary exhibitions, while focusing on artists from Ibaraki in its permanent exhibition.

Located a five minute walk from Kairakuen's Omotemon entrance gate, this is your average prefectural history museum, covering the local history from prehistoric archeological relics to Mito's role during feudal times and common home appliances utilized in recent decades. The museum's spacious grounds also boast a pretty former school building that dates back to 1881 and is built in Western style.