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..
Museums Moving Vincent Van Gogh Exhibition 2025 Jun 28th - Sep 7th 2025 Past Event Running from June 28th to September 7th at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art in Utsunomiya, this unique digital fine art e..
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..
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 ..
12 Museums Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts Stacy Kurokawa Tochigi Prefecture Museum is barrier-free (slopes, elevators, washrooms), open and bright. Even if you are not an art-lover, you..
Culture Utsunomiya Archaeological Site Stacy Kurokawa Utsunomiya Archaeological Site, Iseki no Hiroba, opened in 1994. It features the largest reconstructed ancient pit dwelling of its..
Arts & Crafts Masterpieces of Bamboo Art 2020 Oct 31st - Dec 20th 2020 Past Event Katsujo Soho and Fujinuma Noboru are Living National Treasures in the bamboo craft realm, and they both live in Tochigi Prefecture...