Activities Dream Pool Kawachi Stacy Kurokawa No matter what the weather, you can refresh at Dream Pool Kawachi. It is under a dome roof, half-encircled by glass. Between ...
Activities Nikko’s Senjo-ga-hara Marsh Steve Morton Come and visit Nikko’s beautiful Senjo-ga-hara Marsh were you can experience some truly wonderful picturesque scenery and get...
A Visit to Okashi no Shiro Selena Hoy Okashi no Shiro, which means Sweets Castle, is a sweets factory in the Nasu Kogen area of Tochigi Prefecture.
Visit Kinugawa Park Hotels Jillian Engelhard Fosten Enjoy a one of a kind, relaxing Japanese experience at Kinugawa Park Hotels.
Food Tochigi’s Kurobane Sweetfish Tomoko Kamishima TOCHIGI: Kurobane, in the northeast of Tochigi, has been famous for sweetfish for 300+ years. Old-time riverside restaurants ...
Culture Joukyou-ji Temple in Utsunomiya Peter Sidell In Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Joukyou-ji is a small but attractive Buddhist temple.
Accommodation Ryokan Funamisou [Closed] E. Vika Frary Ryokan Funamisou, overlooking the Kinugawa River not far from Nikko in Tochigi-ken, is a relaxing onsen-hotel and a fine week...
Activities Nikko's Lovely White Birch Larry Knipfing This story focuses on a simple thing of beauty--the white birch. There are many in Nikko, especially in Senjogahara and Odaji...
Activities Hiking in Nikko in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on hiking in the rain: Senjogahara, Odajirogahara, Yuno-ko Lake and other places. The people I met along t...
Culture Outside Nikko's Tosho-gu Shrine Larry Knipfing I'd like to share the beauty of Nikko with you--in the rain. This story focuses on the nooks and crannies of the area just OU...
Culture Fountainhead of Nikko Yumoto Onsen Tomoko Kamishima It is said that Priest Shodo who discovered most of the inner Nikko area also discovered a fountainhead in Yumoto in 788. He ...
Culture Tochigi Prefecture Museum Stacy Kurokawa Bears, deer, bugs, ancient pottery, human and dinosaur skeletons, rocks, and many other things can be found at this beautiful...
Culture Iwasaku Jinja Shrine, Nikko Larry Knipfing Iwasaku Jinja Shrine, Nikko: A gem tucked in among a residential neighborhood, features beautiful green moss and impressive o...
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 ar...
