12 Outdoors Saino-ko Lake in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Saino-ko Lake suddenly appears in a deep forest of oaks, elms and silver birches. It is only 1.5 km around the small lake, but the..
Activities Sasara, a Sake Bar in Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Where else can you sample so many different kinds of local sake? Sasara offers a selection of about 120 different kinds of sak..
Activities Fun at Twin Ring Motegi Stacy Kurokawa Twin Ring Motegi marries a world-class motorsports park to a park for nature appreciation activities such as camping, hiking, bug-collecting,..
Camping & Trekking Nikko's Senjo-ga-hara Marshlands Tomoko Kamishima There are a few walking trails through the marshland that connect the Akanuma bus stop and the Yudaki Iriguchi bus stop.
Activities Step into a Tropical Paradise Stacy Kurokawa Kacho-Yukan is more than a greenhouse, it is a living museum where you can observe birds, butterflies and both tropical and alpine..
Camping & Trekking Tochigi Central Park Stacy Kurokawa My friend had her wedding ceremony in this park. I often come across people painting the scenery of the park, or taking photos of..
Activities Tochigi Prefectural Bldg Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa At the top of Kencho, 15F, you can dine at Jyugoya, the Japanese restaurant, for Y1,000. Lunch is 11 to 4, coffee time 2:30 to..