Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Utsunomiya Area

  • Akaiwa Paraglider School Utsunomiya
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Kogashimachi 1796-1
    Located along Prefectural Route 70 in Kogashi-machi, Utsunomiya City, this paragliding school offers a lesson course to obtain a license, free flights, a trial flight course for beginners, and a tandem flight course where you can fly with an instructor over a height difference of about 300 m. It takes about one hour from Tokyo. Free lunch is provided for visitors.

    パラグライダー沢山飛んでいました。 どんどん近づいてきます。 AKAIWAパラグライダースクール宇都宮がありました。 そこで、自転車とバラグライダーの話で盛り上がりました。 自転車よりは確かにコストは安いですね。三年に一回買い替えるのでは自転車より高いですね。(^^;

  • Kanuma City Kaboku Center
    Shopping
    Tochigi Kanuma-shi Moro 2086-1
    "This large gardening shop complex is located on 400,000 meters of hilly land known by locals as ""Moroyama."" Its shop offers flowering plants, as well as garden trees, and landscaping and gardening supplies, with a particular focus on satsuki azalea. Some of its many facilities include a plum grove, the Wild Bird Forest, a tourist strawberry farm, and a hilltop barbequing space. It is a great place to enjoy spending a day surrounded by flowers and trees."
  • Kanuma Deai no Mori Park Auto Campsite
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Kanuma-shi Sakenoya 1335-3
  • Santa Hills
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnakagawamachi Miwa 967
    An outdoor lodging facility in Nasu County. Come get your fill of the outdoors with campsites all of which allow campfires and 19 cottages covering 12 different varieties. There's a shop onsite with goods for purchase or rental as well as bathing facilities available for rental as well. There's also a Christmas goods shop and Gallery cafe.
  • Fishing Resort Kaminagano
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Kanumashi Kaminagano 1314
    This fishing spot is in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. Relax and enjoy your time fishing in a peaceful field surrounded by forest set up for fly fishing and lure fishing. Target fish include rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, and char. There's also an onsite BBQ restaurant where they will prepare the fish you've caught.
  • Senjusan Park
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Kanumashi Senjumachi 2610
    A park in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. The park is a beautiful sight to see come spring with its almost 300 sakura cherry trees and 1,000 rhododendron bushes. The park also has amusements for children including a ferris wheel and electric train, making this a popular spot for family outings as well as field trips for kindergartens and elementary schools. The Senjuin Temple on site enshrines the Thousand Hand Kanzeon Bodhisattva.

    ゴンドラがわずか10個の観覧車など小さな子供向けの遊具が4つある公園ですが、その名の由来となった16世紀創建の千手院や仁王門、千住観音堂なども敷地内にあり大人も子供も楽しめる公園だと思います。

  • Stella Utsunomiya
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Utsunomiyashi Yanazemachi 1865-1 Utsunomiya Kalmare Building 2F
    Hailed as one of the best and largest clubs in Tokyo. During the week this bar offers authentic Thai cuisine, and on the weekend it acts as a club with excellent DJs. The club incorporates a wide variety of musical genres with a focus on hip-hop and reggae. Whether acting as a bar or club the food and drinks menu is always brimming with wonderful options.
  • Utsunomiya Skate Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Jonan 3-15-32
    This skating rink is one of only two in Tochigi Prefecture, with the other being in Nikko City. It is located a 25-minute drive from Kanuma Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. It can also be accessed by taking the Kanto Jidosha bus bound for Suzumenomiya and Ishibashi from the west exit of JR Utsunomiya Station and then walking 10 minutes from the Kokugakko-mae bus stop. The all-weather indoor skating rink, which serves as a venue for figure skating competitions and other events, is open until mid-May. It also serves as a gymnasium during the summer. Visitors can rent figure skates, hockey skates, or speed skates. There is a rest area equipped with vending machines as well as a conference room that holds up to about 50 people.
  • Aramaki Apple Orchards
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Ishinadamachi 416
    This apple orchard has a history of more than 60 years. It currently grows some 20 varieties of apple. The orchard, which has around 150 standard apple trees and some 2,000 dwarf apple trees, is the largest in Kanto. Visitors can enjoy picking and eating apples from late September to late November. Groups of 20 or more require a reservation.
  • Komakien
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Tokujiromachi 600-2
    This fruit farm has a policy of using reduced agrochemicals and organic farming techniques. It primarily grows cherries, but also grows peaches, mangoes, dragonfruit, and other fruits. From early June to early July, visitors can enjoy picking and eating a variety of cherries including Satonishiki, Seikonishiki, and Taishonishiki. Visitors can also pick and eat fully ripened mangoes from mid-June to late July (reservation required) and peaches from late July to mid-August.
  • Indulz Dream
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Higashishukugo 5-7-8 Yamaichi Building 1F

    ジャズのライブを聴きながら、美味しいカクテルが飲めることが、 このお店の良いところです。 雰囲気も良く、スタッフの方の印象も良かったです。 ライブの時間を狙って訪問するのがオススメ。

  • Kinofurusato Traditional Arts Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Kanumashi Asauchou 1556-1
    This arts center in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture features wood culture and traditions that trace back to ancient days. Inside, you’ll find a number of traditional crafts, including kanuma-kumiko shoji woodwork, kanuma-sokiridansu dressers, and the “sculpture float” —a city-designated Tangible Cultural Property used in the Kanuma Autumn Festival. You simply must see the elaborate decorations of the sculpture float. In the “kumiko-building experience,” you can put together an original coaster out of wood chips.
  • Ukaji Blueberry Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Shimogurimachi 145
    Blueberry farm located along Yokogawa Mutsumi Street in Shimoguri-machi, Utsunomiya City. 700 blueberry trees of more than 70 varieties are cultivated, and picking of blueberries is usually held from mid-June. The garden is wheelchair accessible and has a wide pathway for visitors to enjoy picking blueberries.
  • Skypark Utsunomiya Paraglider School
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Kogashimachi 1800
    Located along Prefectural Route 70 in Kogashi-machi, Utsunomiya City, this paragliding school offers free flights, training to obtain a license, a trial course for beginners, and a tandem flight course where you and an instructor can experience flying with a height difference of about 300 meters. The flight area overlooking the Kanto Plain is also attractive for its high flight probability.
  • Orion Square
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Enomachi 8-3
    An outdoor event plaza along Orion Street in Eno-cho, Utsunomiya City, with a covered plaza equipped with a stage and large video equipment, used for various events such as presentations and exhibitions, and gourmet events such as "Fighting Beer Garden" and "Utsunomiya 29 (Ni-kyu) Gourmet Festival. Gourmet events such as "Fighting Beer Garden" and "Utsunomiya 29 Gourmet Festival" are also held.
  • Gallery Hanna
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Matsugamine 2-7-17
    The gallery is located in Matsugamine, Utsunomiya City, and is housed in an 80-year-old Japanese-style house at the end of an alley.
  • Utsunomiya Bunka no Mori
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Nagaoka Cho 1077
    "The park is located on a 26-hectare hilly terrain and is rich in nature, with a plaza, walking paths, and the Utsunomiya Museum of Art, etc. Outdoor activities such as ""nature observation"" (prior application required) and ""forest concerts"" are held five times a year to allow visitors to get in touch with nature in the forest."
  • Fuji Horse Riding Club
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Tanomachi 222
    "This horse-riding club is the only one in Utsunomiya City. In a facility encircled by lush natural beauty, the club holds lessons with max class sizes of five people. Around 80% of the club's members started as complete beginners. One thing the club is acclaimed for is the courteous, one-on-one instruction that is provided until would-be riders have obtained a proper sense of balance as part of both its introductory horse rides and beginner lessons. All of the club's customers are taught the technique of keeping their horse ""on the bit,"" essential for cultivating balance and rhythm and for guiding one's horse to a higher degree of sophistication. Around four times a year, the club also holds an in-club tournament in which members wear full horseriding attire and run dressage and show jumping courses."
  • Ganso Okamoto Kanko Yana
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Kawa Kawachi Mure
    This tourist yana (a traditional style of fish trap which catches fish by blocking the flow of a river) is situated on the Kinu River and is the closest to downtown Utsunomiya City. From mid-June to the end of October, visitors can have fun catching sweetfish caught in the trap with their bare hands. The large bamboo trap is situated on a clean and pure river and serves as a summertime leisure destination where everyone from children to adults can cool down and have fun at the same time. You can also have the sweetfish you've just caught broiled right on the spot on skewers with a dash of salt. In addition, the facility also offers a sweetfish meal which comes with broiled sweetfish, breaded and deep-fried sweetfish, sweetfish sashimi, and sweetfish rice. There's also catfish cuisine, plain broiled eel, sweetfish broiled with miso, and a full array of other a la carte dishes.
  • TOCKEY SQUARE
    Shopping
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Baba Dori 4-2-19
    This sports merchandise store a 15-minute walk from Utsunomiya Station can be identified by its bright yellow exterior. The official store of the Tochigi Soccer Club based in Utsunomiya City, the store sells T-shirts, tote bags, sports towels, and other merchandise. Designed to resemble a stadium in the middle of town, the store's exterior is adorned with the green of lush Tochigi; the blue of the blue-and-white-flycatcher, the prefectural bird; and a brilliant yellow to bring hope and dreams to the residents of Tochigi Prefecture. In addition to original merchandise and game tickets, the store sells its own original branded products and takes applications for season passports.

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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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