Culture Tochigi: Top 10 Things to Do Veronica Carnevale Tochigi Prefecture is filled with quaint charm, making visitors feel like they are stepping into old Japan. The area's immaculately..
Culture Utsunomiya – Home of Oya Stone Lisa Wallin Utsunomiya is home to Oya stone, a rock made of underwater volcanic debris. Its distinctive qualities and color made it a favorite..
Historical Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue Tomoko Kamishima Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue is equivalent in height to a nine-story building.Near the statue, you can also view ruins of ..
Culture Utsunomiya Futaarayama Shrine Maren Pauli Visit Utsunomiya Futaarayama Shrine, step up the huge stone stairs and see where the development of the city started about 1600..
9 Temples & Shrines Oya Temple, Near Utsunomiya Megan Page Standing in the shadows of Buddha at Oya Temple, just outside Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture.
10 Religion Utsunomiya’s Matsugamine Church Tomoko Kamishima Constructed in 1932, the Catholic Matsugamine Church is the oldest and largest surviving building made of Ohya-ishi (Ohya Stone)...
Museums Utsunomiya’s Ohya-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Ohya-ji Temple, located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, is famous for its old Buddhist carvings (from 1200 years ago) inside..
Historical Shinohara Family House, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Passing by Utsunomiya Station? Perhaps you are a resident of Utsunomiya, entrenched in your everyday habits. It’s worth your t..
