Culture Kanuma Buttsuke Autumn Festival 2026 Dale A. Brown A festival of food, music, dance and elaborate floats celebrated each year in October.
15 Otawara, Tochigi: Full of Surprises Louise Archer A few days in Otawara? This region has much more to be seen and done that you might expect
12 Ashikaga Flower Park: Water Lilies Larry Knipfing Ashikaga Flower Park is known for its beautiful Wisteria in spring. But in summer, the featured flower is the Water Lilly.
6 Seiji Fujishiro Gallery Louise Archer Seiji Fujishiro is an 89 year old Kiri-e artist with a beautiful gallery in Nasu Yumoto, Tochigi.
9 National Park Resort Village, Nikko Masato Kitamura There are 37 National Park Resort Villages, also called Kyukamura Hotels, in Japan, and as the name suggests they are all sit...
9 Culture Oya Temple, Near Utsunomiya Megan Page Standing in the shadows of Buddha at Oya Temple, just outside Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture.
Transportation JR Kinu Limited Express to Nikko James Rodrigues The intricacies of what is and is not permitted on a JR East Pass reveals JR Kinugawa Limited Expresses as fair game; an oppo...
Food Kazan Stonebowl Ramen, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Kazan is a chain restaurant. The name, Kazan, means volcano. At Kazan, your ramen cooks right in front of you in a heated sto...
Transportation Nikko Station Aline Laborde Nikko Station (日光駅), situated in Tochigi Prefecture, is a serene station surrounded by country style structures, vibrant s...
