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 situated..
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 opportunity..
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.
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 ston..
Transportation Nikko Station Aline Laborde Nikko Station (日光駅), situated in Tochigi Prefecture, is a serene station surrounded by country style structures, vibrant sc..
Culture Nasu Sessho-seki Rock Tomoko Kamishima Sessho-seki Rock is a horrible legendary rock. There is a bleak and desolate track of land, called “the dry riverbed of the Sa..
9 Culture Kyubi Inari Shrine at Nasu Yumoto Larry Knipfing Kyubi Inari (Kitsune Jinja) is a shrine within a shrine at Nasu Onsen Jinja, in the Nasu Onsen area of Tochigi Prefecture. Alt..