Mito To-Do List

My friend asked me for this list, so I thought I would share it since it has already been compiled.
I will have another post about the things which are available in Mito itself, but here are things which can be found in the area:

In Mito

http://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/mito
http://www.travel-around-japan.com/k35-06-mito.html
-Kairakuen
           samurai house
           http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6201.html
           http://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/foreign_language/en/
- Museums and aquarium
- Senba Lake
- Cherry Blossom River
- River walks (there are three)
- Discount shopping (book off and house off) and Sushi (Kappa Sushi conveyor belt)
- Parks and quiet places

- Mito art tower

- Mito history museum
- Mito Prefectural Office
- Small and Quaint shops or stores

Near Mito

-Fukuroda Falls
           http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/koyo15/151111_fukuroda.html
           http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/bugai/kokusai/tabunka/en/oneday/20140217-fukurodafalls.html  
- Mito Station Shopping
- Omika (kawarago beach)
- Hitachi station (beach and mountain view)
- Hitachi naka seaside park
- Tskuba Station (shopping)
- Tskuba Mountain (hiking)

Japan in General

- Akihabara Tokyo (electronics)
- Shibuya Tokyo shopping (music and clothes)
- Harajuku Tokyo (the experience
- Onsen
- Different animal locations (cat island, rabbit island, animal cafe, fox village, or petting zoo)
- Karaoke
- Daiso, Seria, Watts or any other dollar store
- Kimono or Yukata (you can rent them if you do not have one)
- Food Varieties (neba, skimono, sashimi, natto, mochi, wagashi, ramen, sake, pan)
- Grocery store shopping