Area Oya 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 cliffs created from an old limestone industry. When the weather i..
Culture Utsunomiya – Home of Oya Stone Lisa Wallin Utsunomiya is home to Oya stone, a rock made of underwater volcanic debris.
12 Oya Shiryokan - Museum of Stone Sandra Isaka The Oya Shiryokan, in Tochigi Prefecture, is an enormous quarry-turned-museum showcasing the mining history of the town of Oya.
9 Culture Oya Temple, Near Utsunomiya Megan Page Standing in the shadows of Buddha at Oya Temple, just outside Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture.
6 Food Uo-Ei Restaurant in Ooya Peter Sidell In the charming town of Ooya in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Uo-Ei is a charming traditional family restaurant, serving hearty Japanese comfort food.
Activities Glamping at Romantic-Mura Mehdi Fliss It includes an adventure inside the Oya stone quarries and much more.
Culture Tochigi: Top 10 Things to Do Veronica Carnevale Oya History Museum The site of Oya History Museum in Utsunonomiya... City was originally a mine for oya stone until its closing 1986.
12 Shopping Mashiko Farmer's Market in Tochigi Christina Oshima is a 3-hour drive from Tokyo by car and 1 hour from Utsunomiya City by Toya