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Nikko Toshogu Shrine
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EDO WONDERLAND Nikko Edomura
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Sano Premium Outlets
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Ashikaga Flower Park
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Tobu World Square
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Ohya History Museum
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Minamigaoka Dairy
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Futarasan Jinja Shrine
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Nasu Rindoko Lake View
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Roadside Station Nasu Kogen Yuai no Mori
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Divine Hospitality and Luxurious Stay at Hoshino Resort
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5 Best Day Trip Onsen From Shinjuku Using Bus
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Travel Plans
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- Even a half day tour of Ashikaga, known as Tochigi's “Little Kyoto,” is enough to leave you feeling refreshed
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- The illuminations at Ashikaga Flower Park have become a popular draw for the city. However, Ashikaga, or “Little Kyoto” as it is also known, is more than just pretty lights. This half day luxury plan offers a full travel experience and is perfect for a short weekend getaway.
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- Explore the beautiful “two shrines and one temple” in Nikko
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- This plan explores the beautiful World Heritage Site of Nikko via hiking. When thinking of Nikko’s World Heritage Site, many people imagine Toshogu Shrine. Accurately, the Nikko World Heritage Site refers to the buildings belonging to two shrines, one temple, and the surrounding landscape. Please follow this course and enjoy the beautiful world of Nikko.
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- Nikko Toshogu Shrine
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4.53328 Reviews
- Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301
- A shrine located in Sannai, Nikko City. It was founded in 1617 as a shrine dedicated to the Tosho Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu). There are many buildings including eight National Treasures and 34 Important Cultural Properties in the shrine grounds as well as the beautifully adorned and richly colored carvings of the Three Wise Monkeys—Mizaru, Iwazaru and Kikazaru (see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil)—and the Nemuri-neko (sleepy cat) attributed to Hidari Jingoro. Nikko Toshogu is also registered as a World Heritage Site as one of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko.
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- EDO WONDERLAND Nikko Edomura
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4.0669 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.
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- Sano Premium Outlets
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4.0403 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.
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- Ashikaga Flower Park
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3.515 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.
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- Tobu World Square
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4.0577 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.
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- Ohya History Museum
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- 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.
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- Minamigaoka Dairy
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- Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Yumoto 579
- The Minamigaoka farm, primarily a dairy farm, is part of Nasu Town, Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture. Spread across the luscious green slopes of the Nasu Mountains, it has many attractions including horseback riding, a fishing pond, miniature golf, and a petting zoo with goats and rabbits. The Minamigaoka Farm is famous for its milk and ice cream of the Guernsey cow, awarded the first-place Gold Prize in All Japan Locality Milk Granprix 2017. Entrance is free.
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- Futarasan Jinja Shrine
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4.0575 Reviews
- Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2307
- This shrine is dedicated to the deities of Nikko’s three most sacred mountains and highest peaks of the Nikko mountain range. Besides the main shrine is Chugushi at the shore of Lake Chuzenji, a rear shrine that stands at the summit of Mt. Nantai, and associated shrines Hongu Jinja and Takio Jinja Shrine. The establishment of Futarasan Jinja Shrine is said to have begun in 762 when Shodo Shonin built a small shrine as a Hongu Jinja shrine. Now the shrine is popular for its associations with good luck and the god of marriage. 11 buildings of the shaden (main shrine area) including the honden (main shrine) with its “yatsumune” style of construction and haiden (hall of worship) with its gabled, hipped roof have been designated as Important Cultural Properties. The lantern called “Bake-doro” in the shrine gardens is one highlight worth seeing.
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- Nasu Rindoko Lake View
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- Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Hei 414-2
- Nasu Rindoko Lake View is an amusement park set around Rindo-ko Lake in Takakuko, Nasu Town. There are lots of attractions to enjoy such as petting animals like Jersey cows and alpacas, the KAKKU zip-wire which goes over the lake, and a pleasure boat, as well as lots of things to try your hand at such as making butter, etc. They also have Mekke!, a buffet and steak restaurant with market selling foodstuffs from Nasu which people are welcome to visit without having to enter the amusement park proper.
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What is Tochigi?
Most visits to Tochigi revolve around Nikko, a small city home to the spectacular, lavishly decorated Toshogu Shrine and Nikko National Park with its mountains, lakes, waterfalls, onsen, and wild monkeys. Neighboring Oku-Nikko is an extension of the fantastic scenery famous for its autumn leaves, while Tochigi’s capital, Utsunomiya, is the only place in the world where you can find oya stone beautifully exhibited in temples and the Oya History Museum.
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Getting Around
Fifty minutes north on the Tohoku Shinkansen brings you into the heart of Tochigi prefecture, first stopping at the prefectural capital, Utsunomiya, followed by Nasushiobara in the north. The inevitable trip to Nikko can be made from Utsunomiya, just a 45-minute train ride on the JR Nikko Line. Buses are often the most economical way to travel, with several options from Tokyo to Tochigi, including a limousine bus directly from Haneda Airport to Utsunomiya Station for 3,600 yen in three hours.