Activities Utsunomiya's Tochinoki Familyland Stacy Kurokawa Take a step back in time to this small, quaint amusement park in Utsunomiya; good for kids that haven't been spoiled, and kid...
Area Oya Stacy Kurokawa Ōya is one of the most scenic villages I have visited during a decade of living in Japan. The town is surrounded by man-made ...
12 Activities Nikko’s Yunoko Lake in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima If you want to avoid the busy places in Nikko, the Yunoko Lake area is a nice place to take a deep breath.
15 Activities Takino-o Path in Nikko Catherine Hagar Follow the footsteps of Priest Shodo to Takino'o Shrine through Nikko's ancient cedar forests. Full of history and nature, it...
9 Activities Sightseeing in Ohya Village Stacy Kurokawa Ohya is one of the most scenic villages I have visited during almost a decade of living in Japan. Ohya and limestone are syn...
Activities Utsunomiya's Free Indoor Play Park Stacy Kurokawa Yuuahihiroba will entertain kids of all ages, and in doing so relieve parents. Kids can jump, roll, climb, run, slide, drive,...
Food Dough-Doughnuts, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Forget cheap donuts pumped with additives and preservatives. Slowly savor every organic, delicately flavored morsel of these ...
Food Nikko’s Unagi Restaurant Sawamoto Tomoko Kamishima There is an excellent restaurant specializing in eel in Nikko called Sawamoto. In fact, their broiled eel is the best I have ...
12 Activities Saino-ko Lake in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Saino-ko Lake suddenly appears in a deep forest of oaks, elms and silver birches. It is only 1.5 km around the small lake, bu...
