Featured Hotels Near Art Tower Mito

Guests at Shōbai Hotel can participate in hands-on workshops at the Mito Art Museum’s Craft Studio, where local artisans teach traditional "Mito Urushi" lacquerware techniques. Additionally, every weekend features "Afternoon Tea & Artist Talk" events hosted by the hotel, pairing locally sourced matcha with handmade wagashi while discussing featured exhibitions

Wafu Gallery Hotel offers a private underground passage connecting directly to the Mito Art Museum’s main entrance, ensuring seamless access regardless of weather. The hotel’s interior design draws inspiration from "Edo-era literati aesthetics," with each room featuring limited-edition reproductions of Mito calligraphy works and complimentary art-themed bicycles for exploring nearby cultural sites

Shōbai Hotel partners with Mito Art Museum to offer two daily complimentary guided tours led by certified curators, covering special exhibitions on modern Japanese painting and historical artifacts from the Mito Domain. After the tour, guests receive a voucher for a limited-edition art-inspired dessert box featuring matcha mille-feuille and indigo-dyed chocolate at the hotel’s café

The Art Eye Room at Shōbai Hotel features floor-to-ceiling windows offering uninterrupted views of the museum’s glass façade and central dry landscape garden. Morning light casts dynamic shadows through the building’s geometric structure, illuminating an original "ukiyo-e projection installation" on the wall. Some premium rooms include a private photography session with an artist-in-residence to capture your moment with the museum’s architecture

Wafu Gallery Hotel provides 24/7 complimentary electric shuttle service between the hotel, Mito Station, and the museum—just a 7-minute ride. The hotel also collaborates with local transit providers to offer a "Cultural Journey Pass" including museum tickets, e-bike rentals, and meal vouchers, best reserved via the HopeGoo app for priority HopeGoo

Shōbai Hotel masterfully fuses Edo-period literary elegance with contemporary artistic expression. Each room features curated displays of original Mito calligraphy prints, while the rooftop lounge hosts rotating exhibitions by emerging artists. Guests enjoy exclusive access to the hotel’s artistic tea ceremony experience, blending seasonal matcha rituals with live performance art