Tochigi
From Wikitravel
Tochigi (栃木) is a prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan.
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Cities
- Ashikaga — contains the oldest school in Japan
- Kinugawa — hot spring boom town gone bust
- Mashiko — small town with a big pottery festival
- Nasu — hot springs, ski and sake fit for the Emperor (who has a villa here)
- Nikko — UNESCO Heritage Site for its temples and national parks
- Utsunomiya — home of gyoza dumplings
Other destinations
Understand
Tochigi is a rural part of Japan with hot springs, mountains and plenty of hiking.
Talk
Get in
The Tohoku Shinkansen passes through Utsunomiya and Nasu/Shiobara on its way to northern Tohoku.
The private Tōbu 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.
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
Kanpyō（干瓢）is a well-known Tochigi product, made from a gourd called yūgao (夕顔, 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.
Drink
Get out
External links
- Tochigi Prefecture (http://www.pref.tochigi.jp/kokusai/english/index.html)