'''Tochigi''' (____) [http://www.pref.tochigi.jp/kokusai/english/index.html] is a prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan.

Cities

  • Utsunomiya — the prefectural capital, known for ''gyoza'' dumplings and jazz
  • Ashikaga — contains the oldest school in Japan
  • Kinugawa — hot spring boom town gone bust
  • Mashiko — small town with a big pottery festival
  • Nasushiobara — Shinkansen Station and gateway to Nasu and Shiobara tourist destinations.
  • Nikko — UNESCO Heritage Site for its temples and national parks
  • Oyama — a big place to change trains
  • Sano — shopping, noodles and a temple that protects people in their unlucky years (''yakudoshi'')
  • Tochigi
  • Other destinations

  • Kirifuri Highlands
  • Understand

    Tochigi is a rural part of Japan with hot springs, mountains and plenty of hiking.

    Talk

    Get in

    The '''Tohoku Shinkansen''' passes through Oyama, Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara on its way to northern Tohoku.

    The private '''T?bu''' line from Asakusa in Tokyo offers a cheaper alternative for getting to Kinugawa and Nikko.

    Get around

    See

    The temples of Nikko are undoubtedly the star attractions of Tochigi.

    Nasu is a popular tourist destination. It features hot springs, restaurants, shopping, themed attraction and at the very top Mt. Nasu offers great walking. You can ski here in winter. The emperor has a house here that was recently opened to the public.

    Do

    Those with spare energy can do '''hiking''' or '''skiing''' in the mountains. Those without can recharge in the numerous '''hot springs'''.

    You can do '''horse riding'''. You can ride in a wide ground. Also you can feel beautiful scene and clean air.

    Buy

    Eat

    '''''Kanpy?''''' _i___Z_jis a well-known Tochigi product, made from a gourd called ''y?gao'' (_[__, lit. "moon face"). The gourd is thinly sliced and dried, then reconstituted in water when used. The end product is a brown pickle-like substance, perhaps most often encountered as a filling in sushi rolls. Tochigi produces 90% of Japan's kanpy? and is also Japan's largest producer of strawberries.

    Gyouza is one of famous foods in Utsunomiya,Tochigi. There are a lot of tasty Gyouza shops in Utsunomiya. You can enjoy not only ''yaki-gyouza'' but also ''age-gyouza'' ,''sui-gyouza''. Tochigi is the prefecture which consume Gyouza the most in Japan.

    Drink

    Get out

  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Gunma Prefecture
  • Niigata Prefecture