Culture Kinugawa Tobu World Square Rey Waters 1/25 scale of some of the worlds most interesting and historic structures. Very detailed with over one million hand painted people,..
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 2 Tomoko Kamishima Kano Tanyu designed huge numbers of sculptures and carvings for each building. There are 5173 in total. I would like to focus on..
Historical Nasu Sessho-seki Rock Tomoko Kamishima Sessho-seki Rock is a horrible legendary rock. There is a bleak and desolate track of land, called “the dry riverbed of the Sa..
Culture Yoichi Matsuri 2026 Early Aug August Festival in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture honoring the local hero Nasu No Yoichi
Museums Utsunomiya's Secret Garden Brittany Rock Tochigi Central Park located in Utsunomiya is gem hidden among busy roads and tall buildings. Located just a 20 minute walk west..
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..
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 1 Tomoko Kamishima Tosho-gu is directly north of Edo Castle—the residence of the king of this world. Ieyasu thought that Tosho-gu would be the re..
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine's Secret Magic - 3 Tomoko Kamishima Enshu secretly introduced various Western styles into Tosho-gu. The three main techniques he used in there were: Perspective, ..