Mito City Waterworks Low-Level Water Tower

A Water Tower That Became a Landmark

The Mito City Waterworks Low-Level Water Tower (水戸市水道低区配水塔) is a water tower that supplied the low-lying parts of Mito of 1932 in Kitamicho, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 20, 1996 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a reinforced-concrete structure 21.6 metres high and 11.2 metres across; registration number 08-0002.

A Tower Decorated in Relief

The Mito low-level water tower is a reinforced-concrete tower 21.6 metres high and 11.2 metres across, built in 1932 to supply water to the low-lying parts of Mito (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

It was designed by the waterworks engineer Goto Tsurumatsu and built directly by the city. Relief carving on the walls of the upper section and the decoration of the entrance stand out, and the Agency notes that it became a new sight of Mito as soon as it was built and is still well loved.

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

Look for the relief carving on the upper walls and the decorated entrance (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Mito City (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found.