The "Other" Nogi Shrine Louise Archer Nogi shirine in Nasushiobara is not as well known as "Nogi shrine in Tokyo", but it is a delightful place to visit in any sea...
Activities Shiroyama Park, Kanuma area Tochigi Stacy Kurokawa Play, fun, ride a roller slide, enjoy blossoms in the springtime in a countryside, mountainside park.
Yunishigawa Onsen Mandy Bartok Yunishigawa Onsen, a small town in the mountains of Tochigi with connections to the Taira family, is an easy getaway year-rou...
Culture Iwafune-san Kosho-ji Temple Larry Knipfing 600 steps is quite a climb, but worth every bit of effort in this case; Iwafune-san Temple in rural Tochigi Prefectue is the ...
Activities Kinugawa River Boat Cruise, Nikko Jessica A Paje If you’re planning to spend some time in Nikko during the months of April-November, experience a 40-minute dynamic boat ride ...
Beauty & Spa New Sunpia Onsen Resort, Kanuma Stacy Kurokawa Waterslide and outdoor pool, gym, cafeteria, hotel, tennis courts, onsen including mist sauna, hinoki/cypress wood tub and ou...
Activities Trekking Up Mount Oku-Shirane, Nikko Nicole Bauer My husband and I climbed Mount Oku-Shirane, also known as Nikko-Shirane (日光白根山), this summer. Starting from Yumoto Onsen...
Accommodation Hotel Kagetsu, Tochigi Tomoko Kamishima The Hotel Kagetsu, Tochigi, is a reasonably priced, charming hotel on the Naka River.
Food Gassan at Nikko Kaido Stacy Kurokawa I recommend Gassan, a tofu restaurant in Utsunomiya, to vegetarians and those who would like to go out for a special Japanese...
Activities Sasara, a Sake Bar in Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Where else can you sample so many different kinds of local sake? Sasara offers a selection of about 120 different kinds of sa...
Food Zou No Ie, Ohya, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa The ceiling is lined with reed mats, the stone walls covered with art, carvings and figurines of elephants abound and near th...
Culture Shinohara Family House, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Passing by Utsunomiya Station? Perhaps you are a resident of Utsunomiya, entrenched in your everyday habits. It’s worth your ...
Culture Taiyu-in Reibyō Mausoleum in Detail Dale A. Brown The lavish mausoleum to Lord Tokugawa Iemitsu, 3rd Tokugawa Shogun, a monument to his memory.
Licca: a Different Kind of Italian Louise Archer Licca is a lovely Italian restaurant in the Nasu highlands, famous for its lovely Italian cuisine and its unusual style of fi...
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...
