検索ボックス

Historical Monument Spots in Tochigi Area

Area

  • Shinkyo Bridge
    rating-image
    4.0
    917 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kamihatsuishimachi
    The Shinkyo Bridge is a beautiful bridge that hangs at the entrance into the mountains of Nikko, and is a structure which belongs to Futarasan Shrine. At the end of the Nara period, on the occasion of Shodo Shonin founding a temple, he sought divine assistance from gods and Buddhas as he was blocked from crossing the Daiya River. Thereupon, Jinja-ou (the God of the River) had appeared and released two snakes. Legend has it that mountain sedge sprouted from the backs of those two snakes and they turned into a bridge which is the Shinkyo Bridge. The bridge was built in its current vermillion-lacquered form in 1636. Thereafter, it was washed away by a flood, but it was rebuilt in 1904. It is an Important Cultural Property of Japan and it was also registered as a World Heritage site in 1999. The Shinkyo bridge is regarded as one of the three most eccentric bridges in Japan.

    Nice spot to take pictures. You can pay to walk the bridge, but I didnt feel the need to. Better to take the pictures of the bridge.

    Shinkyo Bridge image
  • Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
    rating-image
    4.5
    330 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Honchou 8-27
    This is a Tochigi prefectural urban park which was landscaped in 1899 as a place of convalescence for Emperor Taisho. One part of the former Akasaka homestead of the Edo daimyo, Kishu Tokugawa was moved to its current location at the wealthy person’s villa which formerly existed here. Even after that, additional buildings were added but the overall harmony was retained. The building has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and it is possible to tour the interior of the building. You can enjoy the various scenery from season to season starting with the 400-year-old weeping cherry tree in the garden.

    The Villa is very well maintained and surprisingly large. Not as old as some in Japan but full of traditional architecture and styling. The gardens are beautifully maintained and well worth a wander...

    Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park image
  • Kanaya Hotel History House (Samurai Residence)
    rating-image
    4.5
    44 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Honchou 1-25
    The Kanaya Samurai House and warehouse were registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2014 and opened to the public as the Kanaya Hotel History House in 2015. The buildings have been preserved for over 140 years in the same location. It is a valuable Historical Cultural Property portraying the type of accommodation facility used for non-Japanese, opened by a young man who lived in Nikko in the early Meiji period. It is approximately nine minutes by car from Nikko Interchange on the Nikko Utsunomiya Road.

    KANAYA HOTEL HISTORY HOUSE WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF OUR TRIP TO NIKKO. Originally the Inn where the famous 1800s British traveller, writer and photographer Isabella Bird stayed at in 1878 with her guide...

    Kanaya Hotel History House (Samurai Residence) image
  • Former Shinohara Family Residence
    rating-image
    4.0
    44 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Imaizumi 1-4-33
    The current building was constructed in 1895 and is designated as a national important cultural property as a rare example of machiya architecture in the region.

    Although many of the outbuildings on this property burned during WWII, the house and 3 of its stone warehouse survived and have been beautifully preserved. In the house visitors can see how...

    Former Shinohara Family Residence image
  • Italian Embassy House Memorial Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Chugushi 2482
    This is one of the foreign residential villas that lined the shores around Lake Chuzenji from the middle of the Meiji period up until the early Showa period. It was the Italian Embassy’s summer villa which was built in 1928. Successive generations of Italian ambassadors used it until 1997 and the wooden constructed two story building has been restored to its original state based on the original blueprints of the time. The first floor ceiling which was made with cedar bark is reminiscent of the architecture of a Japanese tea ceremony arbour, while the outer wall which is made with Nikko Japanese cedar bark and thin planks has a chequered design but engenders a beautiful modern atmosphere.
    Italian Embassy House Memorial Park image
  • Showakan
    Travel / Tourism
    Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Hanawada 1-1-20
    Tochigi Prefecture's fourth prefectural office, seen as a symbol of the prefecture, was used for the 65-year period between 1938 and 2003. After the building of a new prefectural office in 2003, in response to the large number of prefectural residents requesting its preservation in light of its cultural value, the facade of the fourth prefectural office was moved to its current location and restored. The modern structure was designed by Tochigi-born architect Koichi Sato, who also famously designed the Hibiya Public Hall and Waseda University's Okuma Auditorium. Areas are open to the general public for viewing, including the official reception hall, which has a beautiful arch ceiling and comb-shaped pediment; and stairs with hand railings whose once lost decorative elements have been restored to their original state.
    Showakan image
Tochigi
Nikko / Kinu River / Lake Chuzenji Nasu Highland Utsunomiya Mashiko Ashikaga / Sano / Tochigi
Travel / Tourism History / Culture / Tour Historical Monument

Tochigi Areas

around-area-map

Most visits to Tochigi revolve around Nikko, a small city home to the spectacular, lavishly decorated Toshogu Shrine and Nikko National Park with its mountains, lakes, waterfalls, onsen, and wild monkeys. Neighboring Oku-Nikko is an extension of the fantastic scenery famous for its autumn leaves, while Tochigi’s capital, Utsunomiya, is the only place in the world where you can find oya stone beautifully exhibited in temples and the Oya History Museum.

Tochigi

    Tochigi Photo Album

    banner_photo

    Best of Tochigi

    Search by Region

    Browse Interests