History / Culture / Tour Spots in Nasu Highland Area

  • Seiji Fujishiro Museum, Nasu Highland
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    4.5
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    Tochigi Nasu-gun Nasumachi Yumoto 203
    The museum is a theater-style museum that can be called the culmination of the work of Seiji Fujishiro, an artist of light and prayer, and where an objet d'art of a cat guides visitors through the lush garden that leads from the Nagaya-mon gate. A brick chapel with beautiful stained glass windows is also located in the garden.

    I was moved by his great expressiveness. This museum was better than I expected. But, the explanation board is only in Japanese.

  • Nasu Onsen Shrine
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    125 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Yumoto 182
    "This shrine in Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture enshrines Shinto deities including Onamuchi no Mikoto. It is famous for its historical ties to the samurai warrior Nasu no Yoichi and for being a so-called ""power spot (spiritual place with energy vortex)."" The shrine is also well-known for having number of items that supposedly grant prayers and wishes, such as the Yamato Sazareishi boulder, the Atago Fukushinsui spring, and the shrine's sacred tree. It is visited by many tourists sightseeing Nasu."

    自転車で仲間と温泉神社に到着しました。 平安時代の法律書である延喜式に記載された温泉に関わる延喜式内社は、全国でもわずかに十社のみであり、この那須町の那須温泉神社がその一つだそうです。 那須温泉神社の歴史は古く、その創建は今から約1400年前にまでさかのぼります。 当時、狩野三郎行広という人物が狩で矢傷を負わせた白鹿を追って山中に入ると、白鹿が湧き出る温泉に浸かり傷を癒しているのを発見し...

  • Nasu Teddy Bear Museum
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    58 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Hei 1185-4
    This teddy bear museum is located in Takakuhei, Nasu Town. You’ll find a collection that includes “artist bears” based on artists from around the world, as well as antique bears and Teddy Edward, the teddy bear that has traveled the most around the world. There are also planned exhibitions. In addition, there’s a museum shop with a variety of teddy bear goods, as well as a tea room with teddy bear-themed menu items.

    このぬいぐるみは最高です隣のトトロとコラボしたやつは最高すぎましたスタンプもできてお土産も買えるのですごく最高です

  • Nogi Shrine
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    23 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasushiobarashi Ishibayashi 795
    This Shinto shrine in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture enshrines the spirits of Meiji period General Nogi Maresuke and his wife Shizuko. The shrine was founded on the premises of their vacation home in 1916. The shrine and the rest of the remains of the vacation home are now Nogi Park, a popular and well-known place to view the sakura cherry blossoms in the spring. A festival is held here on September 13th of every year and it is a regular site for antique and flea markets.

    Nice local shrine, worth visiting during new year days. On regular days, less interesting, but if you are a shrine / temple lover, then any day will do...

  • Nasu Classic Car Museum
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    3.5
    25 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Kou 5705
    This car museum has a wide variety of classic car makes from around the world on display, including Alfa Romeo and Mercedes. There's a section of the museum with cars that you can touch or get into as well. With valuable cars on display that can't be seen anywhere else the museum draws car fans from far and wide.

    Visited the museum for about an hour. A nice collection of mainly UK and US cars with a few European favourites added in (Ferrari and Alfa Romeo). Great fun to walk around and then to play some old...

  • Nasu Stained Glass Museum
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Hei 1790
    This is the largest stained glass museum in Japan, and it is located along Prefectural Route 21 in Takakuhei, Nasu Town. The interior is decorated in the style of the manor houses in Cotswolds, England, and it contains several works of antique stained glass from the 1800s. The chapel hosts daily pipe organ and music box performances, and it is possible to book it for wedding ceremonies.

    併設カフェです。紅茶とスイーツを食べました。ステンドグラスのオシャレな雰囲気の中なので優雅な気分になります。値段は少々高いですが、良かったです

  • Shiobara Imagination Archives
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    3.5
    25 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasushiobarashi Shiobara 747
    This composite facility can be found along the Shiobara Valley Line in Shiobara, Nasushiobara City. You’ll find exhibits on Shiobara’s history and literature as well as a shop selling souvenirs and local produce, a cafe and restaurant specializing in western dishes made with local ingredients. There’s also a foot bath facility utilizing on-site hot spring water as well as a tourism information section and valley observation platform. The “Kurenai (Crimson) Suspension Bridge” that links to the cliff across the river is a famous spot for viewing the fall foliage and new blooms of spring.

    「紅の吊り橋」を眺められる一位置にあります。中に入るとおみやげが並んでいました。バスの待ち合わせ時間にぶらりと入りました。

  • Nasu Shrine
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    22 Reviews
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    Tochigi Otawara-shi Minami-kanemaru 1628
    This shrine is located in Minamikanemaru, Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is said to have been built more some 1600 years ago during the time of Emperor Nintoku. The shrine was rebuilt by Nasu no Yoichi, a samurai famous for his legendary feat of archery at the Battle of Yashima at the end if the Heian period. For this reason, it has strong ties to the Nasu Clan. To this day, horseback archery is still practiced at the shrine's annual grand festival. The main shrine and the shrine's two-story gate, which were rebuilt in 1577, have been designated as national Important Cultural Properties.

    那須神社(なすじんじゃ)は、栃木県大田原市南金丸(とちぎけんおおたわらしみなみかねまる)にある神社だ。祭神は応神天皇。仁徳天皇時代(4世紀)の創建とされ、黒羽(くろばね)城主大関氏の氏神として再興された。那須与一が奉納したといわれる太刀が社宝となっている。 2021年10月7日、この日は大雄寺(だいおうじ)に参拝した。そこから車で、道の駅那須与一の郷にやってきた。駐車場はとても広い。道の駅那須与...

  • Nasu Orgel Museum
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    3.5
    24 Reviews
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Hei 270
    This music box museum is located in Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture. Its permanent exhibit features 100 items including antique music boxes, mechanical musical instruments, and other items, most of which are from the collection of music box collector Kiyoshi Sato. Visitors to the museum, which is visited by many tourists, can also enjoy activities such as making their own music box.

    音の深みがあるオルゴールばかり。 一度は訪問して、あの音色を聴いて癒されるのもアリだと思います。 美術館の外に鐘があるのですが、恋人と鐘の下で愛を確めあうのも良いかもしれませんね。

  • Stone Plaza
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Ashino 2717-5
    This art museum was designed by architect Kuma Kengo. Originally an old stone warehouse it is almost entirely constructed out of stone. On display are stone works, interactive exhibitions, photographs, and drawings, and regular special events are held. There is also a cafe and shop.

    If you like the modern architecture and Mr. Kengo Kuma, this museum is highly recommended to visit. Light, darkness and reflection are stunning and Mr. Kengo Kuma ‘s idea and craftsmanship are...

  • N's YARD
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    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...

  • Kurobane Basho no Yakata
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    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。

  • Konoha Fossils Museum
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasushiobarashi Nakashiobara 472
    This outdoor science museum is located in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture. First opened in 1905, the museum preserves and displays the fossils that have been excavated on its grounds. The exhibit room displays a wide variety of fossils and minerals collected from around the world, mostly notably the many fossils produced locally in the Shiobara area. One of the museum's attractions is a corner where visitors can enjoy breaking open fossil rocks in order to look for leaf fossils.

    塩原湖からは沢山の植物、昆虫、魚、カエルなどの化石が産出されています。その数々の化石がきれいに展示されているので興味を持つ子どもたちには最高の場所でしょう。実際に原石を割って化石探しの体験をすることが出来ます。ショップコーナーでは化石や鉱物が販売されています。あまり時間がなかったのでゆっくりできなかったのが残念でした。

  • Otawara Nasu Fudoki no Oka Yuzukami Museum
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    4 Reviews
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    Tochigi Otawara-shi Yuzukami 192
    This museum focuses on the construction and discovery of the National Treasure-designated Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko no Hi, an ancient stone monument inscribed with calligraphic characters. The museum introduces the local Naka River basin, the location of the monument and numerous other historical cultural properties; the historical background of the Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko no Hi; the results of excavations of the nearby Samuraizuka Kofun tombs; and other historic sites and artefacts found in the area. The Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko no Hi, enshrined on the grounds of Kasaishi Shrine in the Yuzukami district, is inscribed with 152 characters across eight vertical lines of 19 characters each. Along with the Tagahi in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture and the Tagajohi in Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture, this monument is counted as one of the Three Great Stone Monuments of Japan and is considered of extreme importance in the history of calligraphy. Many museum-goers also visit the nearby National Historic Site-designated Shimo-Samuraizuka Kofun tomb and the Nakagawa Municipal Nasu Fudoki no Oka Museum.

    展示の部屋は、約2部屋だけで、あまり広くはありませんが、ちょうどよいです。向かい側にある下侍塚古墳とあわせて観光するのがおすすめです。

  • Kuizome Temple
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    4 Reviews
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    Tochigi Nasu-gun Nasumachi Yumoto 227
    "An ancient temple located at the entrance of Nasu's hot spring district. It is said the temple got its name in the early 1800s when a Kurobane clan princess was cured by prayers there when she fell ill and was unable to eat. The sites of Kyodaiseki and Juzuwari-ishi on the precincts have ties to the famous Buddhist priest Nichiren. The monument dedicated to the Buddhist school's mantra is about 1.2 meters high and 67 centimeters wide. It's said in ancient times Nichiren came to Nasu to recuperate from an illness and carved the mantra ""Namu Myoho Renge Kyo"" into the stone when he was healed. The important monument is the temple's principal object of worship."

    つつじ吊り橋から那須のメイン通りを高速へ向かう途中にありました あまり手入れされている風でも無い小さな神社でした

  • Nasu Kogen SL Land
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    Tochigi Nasu-gun Nasumachi Takaku Otsu 24-2
    This steam locomotive-themed theme park is located in Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture. This mini theme park is where you can enjoy a mystery experience zone, retro doll house, and the Nasu Dome Theater with a virtual experience. In addition, it has an adjoining restaurant where you can enjoy steamed beef loin.
  • Emile Galle Museum (Exposition Permanente des Verreries D' Emile Galle)
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Takaku Hei 132
    This art museum in Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture is located inside a building styled after the architecture of medieval Europe. The museum primarily exhibits the works of French artist Emile Galle as well as materials such as his sketches and letters. The museum also has its own cafe where visitors can relax. At the museum shop, visitors can purchase glass products, original accessories, and other items.
  • Nasu Kogen Visitor Center
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Yumoto 207-2
    This information center is located in Nikko National Park. The center features videos, pictures, and other information exhibits about the history, nature, and other aspects of the Nasu Kashi region. The center features a promenade built around its perimeter where visitors can enjoy the seasonal scenery of the surrounding area and the Nasu Mountains. The center also regularly holds events and is used by many locals as a place to socialize.
  • Ashinokenbuzan Yuzen-jinja Shrine
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    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Ashino 2234
    The shrine is located quietly on Mount Kenbu and is said to be dedicated to two deities, Nihonmusonon and Kanayamahiko-no-mikoto. A huge cedar tree, estimated to be over 700 years old, was once struck by lightning and gouged out, but has been repaired and is still standing.
  • Former Aoki Family Nasu Villa
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    Tochigi Nasushiobara-shi Aoki 27-banchi Roadside Station Meiji no Mori Kuroiso
    "This Western-style residence is located on the grounds of Roadside Station Meiji no Mori Kuroiso. The residence was built in 1888 as a villa for Shuzo Aoki, a man who served as a diplomat in Germany, and as Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. At every turn, the villa employs European architectural techniques, and it was designed by Tsumunaga Matsugasaki, who studied architecture in Germany and who also designed the 77 Bank head office as well as the Taiwan Railway Hotel. Locals call the villa the ""Aoki Estate."" Employing German construction methods in areas such as the frame and roof truss, the villa was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 1999."

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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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