10 Culture Seigan-ji Temple in Utsunomiya Peter Sidell Not far from Utsunomiya station in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Seigan-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple with a range of interesting..
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...
Culture Woodland Museum: Picture Book Hill Stacy Kurokawa Picture Book Hill, a museum that opened in 1998, is a cozy yet airy, a beautifully-designed low, wooden building in the woods. This..
Festivals Tagefudousan Temple, Ohya, Tochigi Stacy Kurokawa If you come to Utsunomiya, you ought to go sightseeing in nearby Ohya and if you get that far, you ought to check out the spooky..
Culture Nanga's History in Tochigi 2021 Jan 16th - Mar 21st 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art looks into the trends and history of nanga throughout..
11 Culture Nikko's Famous Toshogu Shrine Lily As part of the 'Shrines and Temples of Nikko,' Nikko Toshogu Shrine, located in Tochigi Prefecture, was registered as a..
9 Temples & Shrines A Rinno-ji Temple Cemetery in Nikko Larry Knipfing Just next to the Narabi Jizo Statues area, there are steps that lead up to a cemetery exclusively for the monks that have died while..