Activities Tochigi Science Museum, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Wander along paved paths; discover a wind park, water park, ride-on vehicle park, bird forest, water plant garden and play par..
11 Activities Nikko Kirifuri-no-taki Falls Tomoko Kamishima The mountain surrounding Kirifuri-no-taki Falls is ablaze with autumn colors in late October.
Food A La Bonne Maman, Kanuma, Tochigi Stacy Kurokawa I live in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture. At Christmas time, I yearn for the feeling of home. A warm kitchen. Conversation around..
12 Culture Tochigi Ungan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima 700 years ago, more than 3000 disciples learned and practiced at remote and isolated Ungan-ji Temple, in Tochigi Prefecture, following..
Culture Tochigi Nasu Jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Nasu Jinja Shrine is famous for a story about a young expert archer, Nasuno Yoichi. He was a samurai warrior who appeared in The..
Culture Tochigi's Daichu-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Daichu-ji Temple, in Tochigi Prefecture, is famous for its seven grotesque 'Tales of Horror' made famous in the book and..
Activities Tochigi Iwafune-san Kosho-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Iwafune-san Rock looks like a boat left on the broad Kanto Plain. The rock itself has been deified and is worshiped as a god. It..
10 Culture A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko, besides being know for its huge, gorgeous, 48-arm wooden Buddhist statue carved into a living tree, is..