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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913
SUMMARY:Day 3 · Mito gardens + Hitachi Seaside Park
DESCRIPTION:Two things that are genuinely quiet by Kantō standards — a 1
 80-year-old garden built for the public\, and a coast park most foreign vi
 sitors never hear of — linked by one limited-express line out of Ueno. T
 he kochia hills alone are worth the ride.\n\nWeather: Open sky\, coastal b
 reeze — better dry. Both stops are outdoors: a stroll garden and a big s
 easide flower park. Little shelter if it rains\, so this is the day to mov
 e if the forecast turns.\n\nhttps://travel2gether.net/t/tokyo-2026#3
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SUMMARY:Coffee\, then the limited express from Ueno
DESCRIPTION:Cost: ~$5 food · ~¥2\,000 one-way\n\nThe Hitachi / Tokiwa lim
 ited express to Mito\, ~75 min\, reserved seats. A JR East Pass covers it 
 if you hold one.\n\nhttps://travel2gether.net/t/tokyo-2026#3
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SUMMARY:Kairakuen — one of the three great gardens
DESCRIPTION:Cost: ~$2 + ¥250 villa\n\nBuilt 1841 and meant\, unusually\, t
 o be enjoyed by everyone — a 3\,000-tree plum grove (bare in September\,
  but the framework is lovely)\, a cool bamboo and cedar grove\, and the th
 ree-storey Kōbuntei villa with a view over Senba Lake.\n\nhttps://travel2
 gether.net/t/tokyo-2026#3
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SUMMARY:Second Mito stop — Kōdōkan
DESCRIPTION:near Mito Station\, opposite the castle site · ¥400 — The l
 argest domain academy of the Edo period — wooden halls where the last sh
 ogun studied\, and later sheltered. The wet-weather anchor for this day\, 
 10 minutes from the train.\n\nCost: USD 3\n\nhttps://travel2gether.net/t/t
 okyo-2026#3
LOCATION:Kōdōkan
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SUMMARY:Train to Katsuta\, bus to the park
DESCRIPTION:Cost: ~¥770 rail + ¥400 bus\n\nBack through Mito to Katsuta (
 ~15 min)\, then a ~20-min bus to the park gate. Grab lunch in Katsuta Stat
 ion or at the park's food court.\n\nhttps://travel2gether.net/t/tokyo-2026
 #3
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SUMMARY:Hitachi Seaside Park
DESCRIPTION:Cost: ~$3 (+ ¥600 bike)\n\n190 hectares on the Pacific — the
  famous thing is Miharashi Hill\, blanketed in ~32\,000 kochia bushes: rou
 nded green mounds in mid-September\, turning pink then scarlet through Oct
 ober. Hire a bike for the 11 km of cycle paths.\n\nhttps://travel2gether.n
 et/t/tokyo-2026#3
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SUMMARY:One more\, or head back — Ōarai Isosaki Shrine — the sea torii
DESCRIPTION:Ōarai-Kashima line from Mito\, ~15 min + walk — A torii stan
 ding on a wave-cut rock right in the surf — the "Kamiiso" gate\, best at
  high tide or sunset. Far quieter than the famous ones.\n\nCost: Free\n\nh
 ttps://travel2gether.net/t/tokyo-2026#3
LOCATION:Ōarai Isosaki Shrine — the sea torii
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SUMMARY:Limited express back to Ueno
DESCRIPTION:Cost: ~¥2\,000\n\n~75–90 min. Arrive ~18:30–19:00 — it d
 rops you at Ueno\, which is where the food shopping below is.\n\nhttps://t
 ravel2gether.net/t/tokyo-2026#3
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DTSTAMP:20261007T055442Z
DTSTART:20260912T184500
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SUMMARY:Shopping — food to bring home — Ameyoko market\, Ueno
DESCRIPTION:Ueno Stn south end · most stalls shut ~20:00 — A 500-metre m
 arket strip under the Yamanote tracks — dried seafood\, nuts\, matcha\, 
 sweets sold by the kilo at a third of department-store prices. The most ef
 ficient way to fill a bag with edible presents.\n\nCost: USD 20–40\n\nTh
 e food-omiyage day\, and it costs no extra travel: Ameyoko starts at the s
 outh end of the station the express arrives into.\n\nhttps://travel2gether
 .net/t/tokyo-2026#3
LOCATION:Ameyoko market\, Ueno
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