Activities Night Play Around the World 2022-2023 Kim Bergström Tochigi's Tobu World Square is home to over 100 reproductions of famous buildings on a miniature scale. For a limited period ...
Culture Nanga's History in Tochigi 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art looks into the trends and history of nanga through...
Georges Bigot Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at the Utsunomiya Museum of Art looks into the works of Georges Bigot, a French cartoonist, illu...
Culture Modern Mashiko Ceramics Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Bergström Mashikoyaki, or Mashiko ware, is one of Japan's most famous pottery types. A special event at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic A...
Culture Masterpieces of Bamboo Art 2020 Kim Bergström Katsujo Soho and Fujinuma Noboru are Living National Treasures in the bamboo craft realm, and they both live in Tochigi Prefe...
Activities The Largest Alpaca Farm in Japan Reiko Senna The Nasu Alpaca Farm in Tochigi Prefecture is the largest farm of its kind in Japan, with 400 alpaca.
Shopping Mashiko Spring Pottery Fair 2026 Stacy Kurokawa Be dazzled with the beauty and variety of handmade wares artfully displayed and for sale in Mashiko during their bi-annual fe...
Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2026 Jessica A Paje Designated as a World Heritage site since 1999, thousands of locals gather at Toshogu Shrine to parade in Nikko’s traditional...
Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji is an old temple standing on the east side of the lake. It’s famous for a unique wooden Buddha statue and the wonde...
Culture Nikko Yabusame Archery Competition 2026 Dale A. Brown Yabusame Archery Competition at the Nikko Shunki Reitaisai Grand Spring Festival.
