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Top Things to do

• Ashikaga Flower Park

  4.5

  988 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Ashikagashi Hasamachou 607

  A full spectrum of flowers bloom in this flower park, located in Tochigi Prefecture. One particularly famous specimen is the wisteria said to be over 140 years old, and designated as a Prefectural Natural Monument. Many visitors come from all over the country during peak season when Japan’s largest wisteria and white Japanese wisteria bloom and form a tunnel. In winter, you’ll find one of the largest illumination displays in Kanto, with four million light bulbs.

• EDO WONDERLAND Nikko Edomura

  4.0

  601 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Karakura 470-2

  This Edo-period theme park is located in Karakura, Nikko City. You’ll find authentic-feeling replicas of everything from merchant district to warrior homes, ninja villages, and many other areas inspired by Edo-period townscapes. There’s a facility where visitors can dress up as Edo-period townspeople and warriors, as well as a playhouse, restaurant, and Edo artisanal experiences, allowing them to truly feel like they’re in the Edo period. Many seasonal events are held as well.

• Tobu World Square

  4.0

  562 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kinugawaonsenohara 209-1

  You’ll find this theme park in Kinugawaonsen-ohara, Nikko City along National Route 121. There’s an exhibit featuring miniature versions of 102 famous structures throughout the world, including 46 World Heritage Sites, built at 1/25 the size. In addition to photo opportunities, you’ll find full-scale Statue of Liberty footprints and other features that allow you to compare the size of the miniature replicas.

• Ohya History Museum

  4.5

  571 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Utsunomiyashi Oyamachi 909

  This museum is at the site of a former quarry in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Apart from introducing guests to the history of Oya stone mining and its techniques, it displays tools used for hand excavation between Japan’s feudal era and the 1950s in its exhibition hall. At a depth of 30 meters, the quarry spans a vast 20 thousand square meters, producing a mysterious world like an underground temple or the inside of a pyramid. It is also used as a location for shooting films and television dramas, as well as a concert venue.

• Sano Premium Outlets

  4.0

  400 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Sanoshi Koenachou 2058

  This outlet mall in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture is a popular destination with foreign tourists and visitors from the Tohoku region. It features about 170 stores selling a range of products like fashion and household goods, interior decor, sports merchandise, kids items, and more. There are restaurants and cafés as well. Its fashionable shopping streets, reminiscent of America’s east coast, make it a popular dating spot.

• Bakery Penny Lane (Nasu Main Branch)

  4.0

  373 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Yumoto 656-2

  This bakery is located in Yumoto, Nasu Town. It offers many popular homemade bread, including blueberry ones. In addition, the next-door restaurant features terrace seating where visitors can enjoy their food, and there are occasionally limited-time dessert buffets as well.

• Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park

  4.5

  313 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Honchou 8-27

  This is a Tochigi prefectural urban park which was landscaped in 1899 as a place of convalescence for Emperor Taisho. One part of the former Akasaka homestead of the Edo daimyo, Kishu Tokugawa was moved to its current location at the wealthy person’s villa which formerly existed here. Even after that, additional buildings were added but the overall harmony was retained. The building has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and it is possible to tour the interior of the building. You can enjoy the various scenery from season to season starting with the 400-year-old weeping cherry tree in the garden.

• Utsunomiya Futaarayama Shrine

  4.0

  266 Reviews

  Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Baba Dori 1-1-1

  This shrine to the 2,486-meter-high sacred mountain Mt. Futaara is also the tutelary shrine of Nikko. The temple's massive precinct covers some 3,400 hectares that includes the Nikko Mountains, which are part of Nikko National Park, as well as the Kegon Falls, the descending Irohazaka route, and Shinkyo Bridge, an important cultural asset.

• Cheese Garden (Nasu Main Store)

  4.0

  255 Reviews

  Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Kou Kashiwagihara 2888

  This cheese and cheese-based product shop is located in Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture. It offers a wide variety of products with a focus on cheese and wine from Japan and around the world, as well as western sweets. It also sells products such as their Goyotei and Shirasagi cheesecakes, as well as freshly-baked financier (the latter of which is only available on an irregular basis). The shop also features a cafe and is visited by many tourists.