Mito was located a short distance north of the shogunal capital of [[Edo]], in what is today [[Ibaraki prefecture]]. The domain is famous primarily for its development of a nativist and isolationist school of thought, known as [[Mitogaku]], which would prove to align well with the ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' ("revere the emperor, expel the barbarians") philosophy which became popular in the [[Bakumatsu period]]. | Mito was located a short distance north of the shogunal capital of [[Edo]], in what is today [[Ibaraki prefecture]]. The domain is famous primarily for its development of a nativist and isolationist school of thought, known as [[Mitogaku]], which would prove to align well with the ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' ("revere the emperor, expel the barbarians") philosophy which became popular in the [[Bakumatsu period]]. |