Spots in Ashikaga / Sano / Tochigi Area

  • Ashikaga Flower Park
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    4.5
    1008 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    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.

    I think it is better to visit maybe end of April. Even though we enjoyed the garden very much but most of the flowers already bloomed and maybe some with leftover late bloomers.

  • Sano Premium Outlets
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    4.0
    405 Reviews
    Shopping
    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.

    It’s a great place to visit for some “western” style shopping and an excellent little stop in sleepy Sano. Take in the culture of the “town” and get some quality shopping in as well, away from the...

  • Soshuji Temple (Sanoyakuyoke-daishi)
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    3.5
    142 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Sanoshi Kanaikamichou 2233
    Sanoyakuyoke-daishi is the popular name of this Tendai Buddhist temple in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture. The name was made famous via TV commercials. A protective statue of the priest Ryogen is installed, so the temple has become associated with warding off misfortune. It’s one of the three main Tendai temples of the Kanto region for improving your luck, so every New Year’s Day people pour in for Hatsumode, the first prayers of the New Year.

    佐野に行った帰りに立ち寄りました。 次々に人が参拝にやってきます。 おみくじの自動販売機があって子供たちも 楽しんでひいていました。 いつでも稼働している感じが賑やかでいいですね お祓いをしてもらっている人もいました。 聞いているだけで心鎮まります。

  • Ashikaga Orihime Shrine
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    4.0
    124 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Ashikaga-shi Nishinomiya Cho 3889
    "This Shinto shrine is sung of in the ""Ashikaga Ondo,"" a song about the local area: ""If you come to Ashikaga / Look for Orihime's red shrine / Clatter-thump-thump / Clatter-thump / Ashikaga, town of pictures / Town of machinery."" Boasting history and traditions stretching back 1,300 years, the shrine is seen as the guardian shrine of the textile town of Ashikaga. The current main shrine building, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2017, was rebuilt in 1937 after its predecessor was destroyed in a fire in 1880. From the crimson-lacquered shrine, visitors can get a sweeping view of the Kanto Plain. In 2014, the shrine was designated a Lover's Sanctuary and was also selected for inclusion in the Japan Nightscape Heritage list."

    この神社の名物は、2百十余段の参道階段。カップルで上ると別れるという変わった縁結びの神社。鍵に二人の名前を書き、神社につるし、鍵は持ち帰ることもできます。

  • Bannaji Temple
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    4.0
    153 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Ashikagashi Ietomichou 2220
    This Buddhist temple in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, was founded by Ashikaga Yoshikane in 1196. A Shingon sect Dainichi school temple the principle object of worship is Dainichi-Nyorai. The main hall was declared an Important Cultural Property in 1950 and was declared a National Treasure in 2013. The temple is a great place to see the sakura cherry blossoms in the spring and yellow gingko leaves in the fall.

    Being an ancient samurai castle this is a true marvel of Japanese culture and heritage. Beautiful and tranquil.

  • Ichigo no Sato Farm (Strawberry Farm)
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    4.0
    51 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Oyamashi Okawashima 408
    At this visitor’s farm, located in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, between the months of December and the end of May, one can enjoy picking Skyberry and Tochiotome strawberries, as well as seasonal fruits such as cherries, blueberries, peaches, and grapes. Located on the same grounds is Berry Berry Marché, a gourmet complex housing a buffet restaurant, a cafe, and confectionary shop.

    4月29日昭和の日に、ツアーでスカイベリー狩りに参加。 ショウジョウハエ?何しろ小虫の大群。いたんだいちごをそのまま放置してあるので、子虫の温床になり、さらには真っ黒になっているものまであった。たぶんカビ。昨日今日手入れしていないと言うわけではなく、ほぼ手入れしていないと言う感じ。ハウスだから雨の心配は無いが、畝にも水たまりがあり滑って危険だった。4月の末のいちご狩り、味は推して知るべしだが、施設...

  • Coco Farm & Winery
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    4.0
    81 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Ashikagashi Tajimachou 611
    This winery is located in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, complete with a vineyard, a brewery, a wine shop and restaurant. The winery got its start in 1958 when a middle school teacher and his students started a grape farm in the forest. Currently, it brews high-quality wine that has even been used at dinners for major summits. You can buy some wine at the shop, or try lunch with wine while looking out over the vineyard.

    Lovely range of wines and reasonable prices and other products such as local cheeses and hams. I only stopped there for an hour or so to pick a few bottles of Japanese wine as I was passing through...

  • Roadside Station Mibu
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    3.5
    34 Reviews
    Transportation
    Tochigi Pref. Shimotsugagunmibumachi Kuniya 1870-2
    A roadside station in Shimotsuga County, Tochigi Prefecture. Along with offering tourist information they also sell local vegetables and souvenirs and there's a restaurant making this a great place to refresh yourself when out on a drive. From a large field and greenspace, to a park and toy museum, there are facilities for everyone from children to adults to enjoy. A popular item for sale is soft serve ice cream made with Tochigi's famous lemon-milk.

    おもちゃのまち駅から暫くあるいてわんぱく公園に行き、お昼になったなで近くにあった道の駅を利用しました。『蘭々亭』でごぼうメンチカツ定食を食べました。ごぼうの食感もあり美味しかったです◯

  • Ohirasan Shrine
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    4.0
    42 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Tochigishi Hiraichou 659
    This shrine is in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. Located at the summit of Mt. Ohira, the shrine was founded by Ennin in 827. The stairs leading to the temple have almost 1,000 steps and a variety of hydrangea lining the way has led to it also being called Hydrangea Hill. The shrine is known as a famous place to view the sakura cherry blossoms in the spring and you can enjoy the Ohirasan Tochigi Sakura Festival while looking over the Kanto Plain.

    大平山桜まつりの途中に行きました。大平山遊覧道路沿いの無料駐車場に駐車し、真っ直ぐには戻らず、少し遊覧道路を歩いて赤い随神門から急な石段を登って本殿へ行きました。石段の両側には紫陽花が植えられていて、紫陽花が咲く時期も良さそうでしたが、行った時には随神門からすぐ下の椿の大輪の花がとても綺麗でした。折からの好天で本殿からの景色も良く、登った甲斐がありました。参拝後は謙信平の方へ下りました。

  • Bandai Museum
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Shimotsugagunmibumachi Omochanomachi 3-6-20 Bandai Collection Center
    The Bandai Museum, located in Mibu Town, Shimotsuga County, Tochigi Prefecture, has life size statues of Gundam in its entrance hall. The facility is divided into four themed museums: Japanese Toys, from the Edo period to present day; the World Toys museum displaying historically significant toys; the Edison Collection; and a must-see collection for fans, the Gundam Collection. The museum has an enclosure for children to play, and can be enjoyed by all, children both small and grown.

    This museums main exhibition is a boy’s toy, especially the kind of robots. The eye-catcher is a life-size upper half statue of Gundam. The face was moving right and left, looked like searching...

  • Sano Tourist Farm Agritown
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Sanoshi Ueshimochou 802-4
    Come pick seasonal fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, and peaches at this sightseeing farm. There's also a produce shop on site that sells freshly picked fruit and vegetables as well as a cafe area and farm-style restaurant. During the summer they also make a very popular sunflower maze from a field of 70,000 sunflowers.

    いちごの食べ放題もそろそろ終わりですね。 子供連れの家族が多く見られました。 ジェラートを頬張るのはカップルの方達があちこちにいます。 みんなが楽しめるファーマーズマーケットです。 季節的なのか植物は少なかったです。 デコポンは甘酸っぱく美味しかったです。

  • Mibumachi Toy Museum
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    4.0
    26 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Shimotsugagunmibumachi Kuniya 2300
    "This toy museum is located in the Mibu-Machi Comprehensive Park, and has a cute appearance reminiscent of a medieval castle. The museum houses play areas with slides and play equipment with net, etc. and also displays approximately 9,000 valuable toys, including those made of tin plate. You will also find a corner where you can actually play with toys, a corner where you can create your own original ""Licca-chan"" doll, and a ""Railway Model Room"" with one of the largest dioramas in the north Kanto region, making this museum a place where both adults and children can have great fun all day long."

    お天気悪く家で過ごしたくない日は、車を走らせてでも来る価値有り!プラレールやシルバニアなど子供が喜ぶおもちゃが時間無制限で使いたい放題!室内型アスレチックや乳幼児が周りを気にせず遊べるフロアもあり一日中いても全く飽きない施設です!

  • Oyama Onsen Hot Springs Omoigawa
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Tochigi Pref. Oyamashi Kizawa 1475
    This day-trip hot spring bathhouse is in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture. The baths are fed from a clear sodium chloride spring that is said to be effective for nerve pain, muscle soreness, and recovery from fatigue. Come refresh both body and mind in a variety of baths including their large outdoor bath from which you can enjoy the changing seasons as well as their earthenware tubs made from Shigaraki pottery. There is also a restaurant.

    If you happen to be in Oyama, just give this onsen a try. Its a nice, no frills onsen where you can go and enjoy a great public bath in 4 different kind of pools. My favorite is the outdoor pool...

  • Tochigi Wanpaku Park
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    4.0
    26 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Shimotsugagunmibumachi Kuniya 2273
    This park is located in Shimotsuga County, Tochigi Prefecture. Visitors to its massive grounds can feel the park's seasons through its seasonal flowers as they move their bodies to their hearts content on its athletic play equipment or its grassy fields. The park features many facilities that children can enjoy, including the Kid's Castle, which features a popular ball pool, and the Mystery Boat, where kids can experience eight different mysterious phenomena.

    道の駅みぶに車を停めて、道路を渡るとすぐ目の前にありました。かなり広い公園で、トレインも走っていますが、混んでいて乗れませんでした。有料の舟などもありましたが、芝生にシートを敷いて、テントを立てて過ごす方が多く、キッチンカーもあったので、ランチはそれで済ませました。子供が沢山遊べる空間でした。帰りは道の駅で野菜を購入もでき、便利。

  • Sano Yasuragi no Yu
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Tochigi Pref. Sanoshi Konakachou 215 SGC Sports Plaza North
    This Super Sento (Japanese style relaxation-spa) is located in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture. The Bijin no Yu open-air baths use natural hot spring water shipped straight from the source. Its alkaline simple spring water is said to give people beautiful skin. The high-concentration carbonated spring indoor baths are also notable for the effect of blood circulation. The bath house offers a full range of facilities to help guests relax. These include a rest area featuring seats each equipped with a television, body scrubbing salons, and a restaurant that offers items such as juwari soba (soba noodles made without a wheat filler).

    佐野市の北側にある日帰り温泉施設に行って来ました。 料金が安いからか、平日の昼間なのに結構混んでました。 露天風呂には大きなお庭がありますが、これがお風呂なら快適だろうと思ってしまいます。 内湯の数も多く、入浴を楽しめます。 食事処や休憩スペースもあり、のんびり過ごせます。 駐車場スペースも広いです。

  • Kurita Museum
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    4.0
    33 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tochigi Pref. Ashikagashi Komabachou 1542
    This world leading porcelain art museum's collection includes works by Imari, Nabeshima, and Kakiemon and is surrounded by 100,000 square meters of natural greenery. The main building is characterized by its white plaster walls and with over 400 exhibits you can see their entire collection on display. There's also the history hall with its porcelain tiled walls, which has a showroom of large porcelain pots by Imari and an observation deck on the top-most floor.

    Nice and beautiful museum. Lots of porcelaine and informative. However, not suitable if you are going in for more knowledge on porcelaine. They have great pieces and history on it. But no translation...

  • Roadside Station Domannaka Tanuma
    Transportation
    Tochigi Pref. Sanoshi Yoshimizuchou 366-2
    This roadside station’s name derives from its location at the center of the Japanese archipelago. It hosts a farm stand selling a variety of products, fresh local vegetables, and brand rice. It’s also well equipped with facilities like a food court for casual dining, as well as a foot bath and a restaurant. Popular items include fried potatoes and Sano ramen noodles, a delicious local specialty. Visitors pour in throughout the year for its various events, including a summertime haunted house and an illuminated garden in winter.
  • Tochigi Dashi Kaikan
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    3.5
    35 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Tochigi-shi Yorozucho 3-23
    This museum, which opened in 1995, exhibits and preserves festival floats, a prefecturally designated tangible cultural asset. Three floats are always on display and are regularly rotated. The museum recreates the semi-annual Tochigi Autumn Festival by combining the real floats that are on display with digital audio and video, allowing visitors to experience the intensity of the festival and the beauty of its festival floats.

    More than half of Tochigis traditional festival floats are on display here, which enables visitors to see them even though the festival is only held in November of even-numbered years. The overview...

  • Forest Adventure OHIRA
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    4.5
    16 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    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.

  • Suga Shrine
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Oyama-shi Miyamotocho 1-2-4
    This shrine was founded in 940 with the transfer and enshrinement of a division of the tutelary deity of Kyoto's Gion Shrine (now called Yasaka Shrine). Its Daidai Okagurasai festival held in early April and its Gion Matsuri festival held from July 14 to 21 each year are well known. On the third Sunday of July, 25 portable shrines including one massive one that weighs in at two tons are carried through the city.

    徳川家康が「上杉を討つか、石田を討つか」を決した「小山評定」の舞台となった本陣跡があります。神社の創建は10世紀、藤原秀衡によるものであり歴史を見つめてきた社です。長い参道を過ぎると時節柄茅の輪くぐりがありました。広い境内はゆったりとしていて落ち着いてお参りできました。

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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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