By plane
By plane
Opened in 2010, Ibaraki Airport (http://www.ibaraki-airpor...) is in the city of Omitama, near the center of the prefecture and 40 minutes away from Mito by bus. Planned as a low-cost alternative to the major airports of Tokyo 85 km and 1.5 hours away, service is presently limited to flights from Kobe, Seoul South Korea and Shanghai China.
By train
By train
There are no Shinkansen stations in Ibaraki, but the Joban Line passes through Mito on its way to northern Tohoku. There is an express train called the "Fresh Hitachi" which links Ueno and the capital Mito in approx. 1 hour. The local Joban line takes just over 2 hours. The Tsukuba Express Line connects Tsukuba to Akihabara in downtown Tokyo in about 45 minutes.