Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Tochigi Area

  • Kinu Green Park
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    4.5
    14 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Shioyaguntakanezawamachi Houshakuji 86-1
    A park located in Shioya County, Tochigi Prefecture. Situated on the flood plain of the Kinu River, visitors to the park's vast grounds can enjoy a variety of leisure facilities, including rental bicycles, an aquatic obstacle course, a baseball field, and tennis courts. Various seasonal flowering plants bloom in the park, and many visitors come to view the park's field of cosmos when they blossom in October. Straddling the Kinu River, the park is divided into the Hoshakuji area on the left bank and the Shirasawa area on the right bank.

    Great park that attract less attention. The water athletic is with very interesting and challenging to teenagers, even our 6 years old kid is enjoying very much with most of the climbs.

  • Nikko Toshogu Museum
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301 Sunlight in Toshogu Shrine
    This museum exhibits artifacts such as the treasures of the enshrined deity Tokugawa Ieyasu, collections of precious objects and offerings from the Imperial court, Shogunate, and the Daimyo families, and festival equipment of the Imperial Palace. A detailed virtual reality video of the Yomei Gate and a program about how Tokugawa governed and ruled the nation are shown in the Toshogu Theater, and there is a café as well the displayed treasures. At this facility, visitors can deeply gain an understanding of Nikko Toshogu and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is approximately ten minutes by car from “Nikko Interchange” on the Nikko Utsunomiya Road.

    It has a rather small display, tastefully arranged.If you purchase the “passport”through the tourist office at the train station you enter free.We saved money by doing that, well worth it.The shrine...

  • Forest Adventure OHIRA
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    4.5
    16 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Tochigishi Ohiramachinishiyamada 857
    This outdoor park located in Tochigi City was designed on the theme of symbiosis with nature. It offers a total of 58 activities that allow guests to move their bodies acrobatically. Three different courses are available, allowing people all of ages to have fun while staying safe. The park also features a dog park, barbequing area, and other facilities.

    It was great for a company outing. The course was a lot of fun, the staff great, and the BBQ was really nice too.

  • Yamaage Kaikan
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Tochigi Nasukarasuyama Kanai 2-5-26
    This museum features permanent exhibits about the Yamaage Matsuri of Karasuyama, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and a National Important Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the exhibit hall, visitors can see the actual oyatai (building-shaped stage decoration) used in the festival's kabuki performances. The museum's popular miniature theater recreates an actualstage and the townscape in which it took place in 1/5 scale.

    栃木県の烏山にある、地元の夏祭りを紹介する会館で、夏に行われる「山あげ祭り」をミニチュアで見る事が出来ます。 入場料も安いので、1度は見ておくのも良いかも・・・

  • Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts
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    3.5
    18 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Utsunomiyashi Sakura 4-2-7
    This art museum's collection spans local and domestic artists as well as works from western Europe, and their 8,000-piece collection includes examples of paintings, woodblock prints, illustrations, photographs, and handicrafts. Along with the permanent exhibits they also invite you to come in contact with art through a wide variety of special exhibits, workshops, and events for everyone from children to adults.

    監視人の女性たちは殆どがアルバイトですが、鑑賞している最中の目線がキツイ。まるで、罪悪人を見る視線で、落ち着いて鑑賞できない。せっかく隣の県から訪ねたのに、おもてなしができていない。最後には、男性職員が、2人、出口から入ってきて、ジロリと一喝、とっても感じ悪ーという、なんて日だ!

  • Nasunogahara Park
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasushiobarashi Sembonmatsu 801-3
    This park is located in a vast area that stretches to the Nasu Mountains. It features an outdoor obstacle course, a family pool, and other facilities are popular with children. Some of the park's other facilities include rental bicycles and tennis courts. There is even an adjacent auto camping ground with its own natural hot springs, making the park a great place to enjoy a wide range of activities.

    帰り道、那須野が原公園に寄りました。 広くて良いですね。園内は子供たちがのびのび遊べる芝生広場、人気のそり遊び、アスレチック、ファミリープール、オートキャンプ場などの施設があり心身のリフレッシュに最適ですね。サイクルセンターやテニスコートやプールも人気のようです。 サンサンタワーというサイロをイメージした33mもある展望塔からは、日本遺産(H30 6月認定)を育んだ広大な那須野が原の360度の大パ...

  • NAOC Canyoning
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    5.0
    21 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kinugawaonsentaki 871-2
    This leisure facility is where you can enjoy canyoning tour activities going down a canyon along with the flow of a river while taking in nature. The dynamic nature experience tour allows you to swim in the clear stream and get in a bedrock slide. It also operates rafting tours using boats.

    It was really the best experience. The guides are friendly and comical. This experience is suitable for families, team building for companies, friends and individual who wants to experience the...

  • Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Hagagunmashikomachi Mashiko 3388
    Shoji Hamada was a potter and living national treasure. This memorial hall in Mashiko Town, Haga County, Tochigi Prefecture showcases his pottery collection. Of course, Mr. Hamada’s own work is on display, as is the work of his colleagues Kawai Kanjiro, Bernard Leach, and others. The facility consists of Hamada’s residence and a portion of his workshop. An exhibition hall, studio, his climbing kiln, and a seasonal flower garden are all open to the public.

    Great visit to view a little of Shoji Hamadas life and reflect on his influence on ceramics. Theres an entry fee and takes about 30-45 min to walk through.

  • Ashikaga Information and Communication Space
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    3.5
    21 Reviews
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    Tochigi Ashikaga-shi Tori 1-2673-1
    This facility was established to familiarize visitors with Ashikaga's history and culture, and to contribute to the liveliness of the city area and the revitalization of the community. The building, renovated in 2016, offers exhibition and rest areas, conference rooms, and a variety of tourist information. Visitors can try on Ashikaga Meisen, silk textiles that predominated the late Taisho (1912-1916) through early Showa (1926-1989) periods, and enjoy walking around town dressed in kimono or armor.

    こちらは足利の歴史や文化、自然に親しみ、楽しみ、そして学んでいただく施設として、平成15年3月にオープンしたそうです。 無料で入場でき、展示物としては機織り機が素晴らしかったです。 また、大正末期から昭和初期にかけて一世を風靡した「足利銘仙」を中心とした着物の着付け体験できます。

  • Nikko National Park
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    Tochigi prefecture, Fukushima prefecture, Gunma prefecture
    Established in December 1934 this is one of the first national parks in the country. It is home to many mountains such as Mt. Shirane, the highest mountain in the northern Kanto region, Mt. Nantai famous as a place of mountain worship, the active volcano Mt. Nasudake, the scenic landscapes of historic buildings and the majestic valley of the Kinugawa River basin are spectacular. Many tourists and mountain climbers visit when the autumn leaves change colors every year. There are several visitor centers and museums in the area which exhibits the ecosystems, nature and organisms of Nikko National Park, offers guided tours (some at a fee), and offers a snowshoe rental service during snow season (for a fee).
  • Tochigi Flower Center
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    1612 Iwatsuki-cho Shimotsuwa, Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture
    A botanical garden in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. Come enjoy a variety of flowers in a large flower bed shaped like six flower petals as well as the largest greenhouse in the country. Their permanent exhibits include flowers, fruits, and plants of the tropics and subtropics as well as strange, bizarre, and rare plants from around the world such as welwitschia mirabilis. Events are held showing off seasonal flowers.

    たまたま訪れた5月4日がみどりの日と言うことで、大温室が無料開放されていました 大温室のメインはヒスイカズラかな この日は、特別展示として多数の蘭が飾ってありました 戸外はもともと無料で、虹のようなカラフルな花壇、バラ園、どこでもドアが楽しめました。

  • Nikko Natural Science Museum
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Chugushi 2480-1
    This museum located next to Kegon Falls and Lake Chuzenji features exhibits on subjects such as the natural origins and history of the Okunikko area. The exhibit area is divided into the natural exhibits hall which deals with the area's geography, zoology, etc. and the human exhibit hall which deals with the area's history. The museum also offers serves as an information center for the region that offers information on the area's nature, hiking courses, and other subjects. It also holds nature experiences and other events.

    奥日光の魅力を発信するビジターセンター的な要素のある施設です。 どちらかというと子ども向けの展示が多いようですが、華厳の滝の駐車場からすぐで、奥日光には数少ない室内の施設なので、雨の日にオススメです。 いくつかの動物の剥製や、自然を模した展示、写真による動植物の紹介、13分ほどのシアター、奥日光の地形の紹介、男体山と赤城山の戦いの神話の紹介などの見所があります。

  • Aguri no Sato Sightseeing Farm
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Tochigishi Otsukamachi 128-1
    Have fun picking Tochiotome and Tochihime strawberries at this fruit farm. Along with picking fruit you can make Christmas cakes with your chosen strawberries or, make miso during the winter months. You can pick and eat all the strawberries you'd like in a 30-minute period but please be aware that if you'd like to pick the Tochihime strawberries advance reservation is required.

    急にいちご狩りに行きたい!っと思ってさがしたのがココ 予約制でないので行きやすいし 土曜日の12時に着きましたが大きなハウスが沢山あり案内されたハウスは私達家族だけで貸し切り状態で良かったです。

  • Kuzu Fossil Museum
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Tochigi Sano-shi Kuzuu Higashi 1-11-15
    This fossil museum presents fossils discovered in Sano City and provides information on the types of minerals and wildlife in the area. Exhibits include a type of limestone found in the Kuzu area called Nabeyama limestone, examples of limestone from across the country, and animal fossils found in limestone caves and fissures. Limestone is widely found in the Kuzu region, and the area is also thought to have once been a habitat for elephants, rhinoceroses, and other large animals. The Japanese rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus nipponicus) skeleton displayed in the center of the first floor is the only one which has been found anywhere in Japan that is almost completely intact. Other exhibits include limestone fossils of Fusulinida and sea lilies which lived during the distant Permian period.

    お勧めの文化施設です。特に化石や古代に興味を持つ人、そして子供には十分に楽しめる施設で、しかも無料です。葛生は石灰岩の街でした。たくさんの化石や鍾乳洞があって、ゾウやサイ、シカ、クマ他の動物化石が発見されています。とてもコンパクトですが、内容も充実しており、見ごたえもあります。市内、県内、そして県外の方々も楽しめますよ。

  • N's YARD
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Tochigi Nasushiobara-shi Aoki 28-3

    Here is a museum of the world-famous artist Yoshitomo Nara in the northern part of Tochigi. All the exhibits are novel and interesting. These make me think deeply. You can take pictures with your...

  • Mikamoyama Park
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    1747-1 Iwatsuki-cho Shimotsuwa, Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture
    This park is located in Mikamoyama which is mentioned in the famous Manyoshu collection of poetry. The park has fun facilities for all ages including the Adventure Forest and Wanpaku Playground for children as well as an herb garden. You can also board the Flower Train for a trip through the park around Mikamoyama. And with a variety of nature trails and hiking courses the park is popular with those looking to hike or just explore the outdoors.
  • Utsunomiya Archaeological Site, Iseki no Hiroba
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
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    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Kamikakemachi 151-1
    The park is located in Kamikake-cho, Utsunomiya City, and is a historic site park developed around the Nekoyadai Ruins (designated as a national historic site), a large-scale settlement site from the early Jomon period that was discovered during excavations for the construction of the adjacent cemetery, Seizan Koen. The park also hosts a "Yunsuge Festival" around mid-May, when the flowers of the Nikkoukisuge (day lilies) bloom in clusters.

    今日はYahooトップページのニュースの中で 「根古谷台遺跡の日光キスゲが開花」と言うのを見て行ってみました 管理事務所のような建物の脇や入口付近など色々な花々が咲いていました パンジーやパンジーの黄色バージョンのようなも咲いていました 目的は日光キスゲはピークの時期を逃してしまったようでちょっと残念ですが 色んな花が咲いてて楽しめるので遺跡目的でなくても楽しめます 高床式住居の西側の斜面を中心に...

  • Emperor's Room Memorial Park
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
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    Tochigi Nasushiobara-shi Shiobara 1266-113
    "The Shiobara Imperial Villa was used as a summer retreat by many members of the imperial family from the Meiji to Showa period including Emperor Yoshihito, Emperor Hirohito, Prince Takamatsu, and Prince Mikasa. Part of the villa, the Tenno no Ma (meaning ""emperor's room""), was relocated in its original form to its current location in 1981 where it is preserved as part of a memorial park. The building has also been designated as a prefectural tangible cultural asset of Tochigi."

    大人200円の入園料が必要です。きれいに手入れされた庭園を見ることができます。 ただ周辺の紅葉と比べると物足りなさもありますが、色づいたは庭は美しく、観光客もいないのでゆっくりこのお屋敷で過ごす満足感はあります。

  • Kurobane Basho no Yakata
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Tochigi Otawara-shi Maeta 980-1
    This museum features permanent exhibits on the subject of the poet Matsuo Basho and the Ozeki clan, who were the lords of the Kurobane Domain. It also holds special exhibits intended to increase interest in the region's cultural heritage. Built with ample amounts of Yamizo cedar, the museum has a dignified appearance. There is also a bronze statue of Basho astride his horse alongside his traveling companion Kawai Sora in the courtyard.

    芭蕉を思いながらこの会館で、新たな芭蕉のことを知りました。素敵な会館でオススメしたいです。時間を作り行ってみる価値あります。

  • Sano Ramen Mini Museum
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    3.0
    16 Reviews
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    Tochigi Sano-shi Wakamatsucho
    This mini museum is located inside the Palport plaza in front of Sano Station. Inside the tourist information center on the first floor, the museum displays models of Sano ramen served in some 30 establishments in the area. The bowls used are actual bowls from the various restaurants. Each is a realistic replica of each restaurant's vaunted Sano ramen. Informational cards next to each model present information such as the restaurant's address, business days, number of parking spaces, and noodle characteristics, meaning the museum can also be used to help you choose which restaurant to go to. Visitors rave that just looking at the models will make you hungry, and another nice thing about it is that it's free.

    台風19号に寄る水害の災害ボランティアで栃木県佐野市にやって来た。 佐野駅前に佐野らーめんミニ博物館があると言うので立ち寄った。 佐野駅前交流プラザぱるぽーと 1階にあり入場無料の施設。館内に は、市内30店舗のラーメンサンプルが並び、各店の住所や営業日、麺、 スープ、具材の特徴などが掲げられ、らーめん店選びの参考になりま すが、ここでラーメンは食べられなかったのが残念。

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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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