Activities Senjo-ga-hara Marshlands in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima In autumn, a variety of rich and beautiful colors gradually appear in Nikko's Senjo-ga-hara marshlands.
Activities Ko-Maruyama Hiking Course in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Mt. Ko-Maruyama is located within Nikko’s Kirifuri-kogen highlands. This course is very slippery year round. But the splendid...
Culture A Rinno-ji Temple Cemetery in Nikko Larry Knipfing Just next to the Narabi Jizo Statues area, there are steps that lead up to a cemetery exclusively for the monks that have die...
Culture Nikko’s Kanman-ga-fuchi Walk Tomoko Kamishima There is a great, short walking course in Nikko that leads to the deep Kanman-gafuchi gulch on the Daiya River. It starts fro...
Activities Skypark Utsunomiya: Paragliding Stacy Kurokawa Try paragliding at Skypark Utsunomiya. Beginners welcome. No Japanese? Don't worry, you'll probably survive.
Culture The Wonderful Ashikaga Flower Park Larry Knipfing Tochigi Prefecture's Ashikaga Flower Park delighted me in a number of ways. The special treat, of course, are the gorgeous wi...
Accommodation Staying in a yurt at Nasu Kogen Rufus Starbuck Mongolian Village Tenger has some traditional yurts for a great fun accommodation option in Nasu Kogen. A nice onsen and grea...
Accommodation Hotel Kagetsu, Tochigi Tomoko Kamishima The Hotel Kagetsu, Tochigi, is a reasonably priced, charming hotel on the Naka River.
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, ...
Culture Texture and pattern at Tōshō-gū Cathy Cawood Focusing on the mix of decorative patterns and natural textures at Nikko's most famous shrine, Tōshō-gū.
Hotroom Keyaki in Mashiko, Tochigi Christina Oshima Hotroom Keyaki. Cozy Italian-inspired cafe in downtown Mashiko.
Culture Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts Stacy Kurokawa Tochigi Prefecture Museum is barrier-free (slopes, elevators, washrooms), open and bright. Even if you are not an art-lover, ...
Activities Romantic Mura: Fun for Everyone Stacy Kurokawa Romantic Mura: Stroll along a promenade with benches and tables under umbrellas and trees; find local products in the shops,...
Culture Modern Mashiko Ceramics Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Bergström Mashikoyaki, or Mashiko ware, is one of Japan's most famous pottery types. A special event at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic A...
