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Ohya History Museum

4.5

605 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Pref. Utsunomiyashi Oyamachi 909

This museum is at the site of a former quarry in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Apart from introducing guests to the history of Oya stone mining and its techniques, it displays tools used for hand excavation between Japan’s feudal era and the 1950s in its exhibition hall. At a depth of 30 meters, the quarry spans a vast 20 thousand square meters, producing a mysterious world like an underground temple or the inside of a pyramid. It is also used as a location for shooting films and television dramas, as well as a concert venue.

We decided to go here because it was very different from the normal touristy attractions. But let me tell you it didn’t disappoint the way it is set up is amazing. Lights set in such a way to enhance...
Ryumon Furusato Mingeikan

4.0

67 Reviews

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Tochigi Nasukarasuyama-shi Taki 414

"This craft hall is located near Ryumon Waterfall, said to be the home of a dragon. The hall's terrace and observatory offer a sweeping view of the fall. The hall contains dragon-themed exhibits and also introduces local folk tales and legends via animated movies, and visitors can come in contact with stories handed down in the Karasuyama area as well as the legend of the dragon of Ryumon Waterfall. It is said you will find love and experience increased luck if you pray to the dragon figure in the hall's ""dragon cave."" The hall is a five-minute walk from Taki Station. The hall also sells local specialty prodcuts."

I love this waterfall I also like the Coke Premium that was sold in the shop its about 330 yen. I was enjoying myself with the Dragon and the fall was really peaceful.
Lake Chuzenji Boat House

4.0

35 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Chugushi 2485-8

The boat house is a rest area facility built along the Japan Romantic Road in Chugushi, Nikko City. In the building which has been restored from the old Nikko Kanko Hotel built in 1947 is displayed a boat donated from the Belgian Embassy Villa on the banks of Lake Chuzenji. There are many embassy villas situated here and visitors can get a sense of the history of Lake Chuzenji which was popular as a summer resort until the early Showa period.

昭和20年代をイメージしたレトロ調な建物です。中は種々展示物、テラスは湖畔を望める休憩所となっています。巨大なレイクトラウトの剥製は迫力あり。道路の反対側の駐車場の楓の紅葉が素晴らしかった。
Tochigi Dashi Kaikan

3.5

35 Reviews

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Tochigi Tochigi-shi Yorozucho 3-23

This museum, which opened in 1995, exhibits and preserves festival floats, a prefecturally designated tangible cultural asset. Three floats are always on display and are regularly rotated. The museum recreates the semi-annual Tochigi Autumn Festival by combining the real floats that are on display with digital audio and video, allowing visitors to experience the intensity of the festival and the beauty of its festival floats.

More than half of Tochigis traditional festival floats are on display here, which enables visitors to see them even though the festival is only held in November of even-numbered years. The overview...
Yokoyama Kyodokan

4.0

18 Reviews

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Tochigi Tochigi-shi Irifunecho 2-16

This local culture hall contains exhibits concerning the Yokoyama family, a wealthy Meiji period merchant family. The right half of the facility was once used as a hemp wholesale store, while the left half was used as a bank, and inside visitors can see things such as a reception area restored to look as it did when it was in use. Kura storehouses built of Fukaiwa stone from Kanuma stand on either side of the facility's stone main building, which has a 7.2-meter-wide frontage and which is nine meters deep. The facility's establishment areas, residence area, storehouses, and Western-style building have been designated a Tangible Cultural Property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. In 2018, a tourism information area, multilingual video, and multilingual informational panels were added to the facility, with visitors noting this increases ease of use and understanding for international tourists.

こちらが《国登録有形文化財》であることから訪問しました。店舗[右側：麻苧（あさお）問屋、左側：銀行]の左右に石造蔵（深岩石、鹿沼市産、内部の説明文には大谷石より水に強く、うずま川の氾濫が多いことから使用されたとのことです）を持つ栃木市にある数多い蔵の中でも珍しい様式になっている上に庭園内に外観が洋風（内部は和風装飾、但し天井は洋風、添付写真参照）の離れがあり 4月21日訪問時 [桃の...
Iwashita New Ginger Museum

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Tochigi Pref. Tochigishi Honchou 1-25

The New Ginger Museum, is designed around the pickled ginger, which is a household brand. Entrance is free. The museum houses a corner introducing the history of new ginger, and a Ginger Shrine said to endear married and courting couples to each other, as well as various creative recipes for using new ginger. The annexed cafe, as well as the new ginger souvenirs are also popular.
Tochigi City Local Reference Hall

4.0

13 Reviews

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Tochigi Tochigi-shi Yamatocho 4-18

This museum consists of a kura storehouse and residence which belonged to the Sakakura, a family which operated a pawn broker business in the Edo period. Inside this 200-year-old compound, the museum displays historical items from the city, pieces by artists connected to the area, and stone tools excavated within city limits. Visitors can view the distinctive features of the main building, including its unusually-designed tatami mat room which connects to the storehouse; removable shoji paper doors with vertical wooden bars; and 15-centimeter-wide, 40-centimeter-high right-angled doorframe. The compound is a rare, historically valuable example of period architecture, including the storehouse' entry, which has a rat guard, and steep steps with anti-slip measures.

無料で江戸時代の質屋さんの見学ができます。保存状態も良く見る価値ありです。丁寧な説明もありとても勉強になりました。
Shimotsuke Yakushiji Historical Museum

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Shimotsuke-shi Yakushiji 1636

三戒壇の一つとされる国指定史跡の「下野薬師寺跡」に関する入館無料の歴史館です。外観はこじんまりとしていますが中に入ると、発掘物を始めとして充実した展示を見ることができました。ビデオによる説明もありまして、熱心に見ていると1時間くらい直ぐ過ぎてしまいそうでした。屋上からは周囲を眺めることが出来ます。外に出て5分くらい歩くと「下野薬師寺跡」に着きまして、当時の伽藍配置の図が地面に表示されていたり、復...
Shimotsuke Fudoki-no-Oka Museum

4.0

6 Reviews

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Tochigi Shimotsuke-shi Kokubunji 993

This museum displays artefacts excavated from the adjoining sites such as the National Historic Site-designated Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji Temple Remains and Amadera Ruins, and the Tochigi Prefecture Historic Site-designated Maruzuka Kofun and Atagozuka Kofun. The artefacts on display range from the Kofun period to the Nara period. Many ancient burial mounds, temple and provincial office ruins, and other sites connected to the prefecture's history and culture can be found in the area around the museum. The museum presents the history of Shimotsuke City from a variety of viewpoints, including government administration and the lives of everyday people in the distant past, the relationship between the region and more central areas of Japan, and the development of civil engineering and construction technologies.

９時-１７時まで開館の無料の資料館です。歴史について大変勉強になります。歴史が特に好きでなくても訪れる価値があります。
Nakagawa Municipal Nasu Fudoki no Oka Museum

4.5

4 Reviews

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Tochigi Nasu-gun Nakagawamachi Ogawa 3789

"""Fudoki"" were originally reports on the various plants, animals, and specialty products of Japanese products, first compiled on the order of Empress Genmei during the Nara period. Today, ""Fudoki no Oka"" preserve and maintain large historic sites which represent local history and culture. This museum's standing exhibition looks at the rediscovered ancient culture of the Nasu area as well as its development, and visitors can view Nasu' ancient culture from the Jomon through the Nara and Heian periods. Situated near the convergence of the Naka River and Hoki River, the surrounding area is also the location of sites such as the Komagata Otsuka Tomb, zenpo-koho-fun double conjoined rectangle burial mounds, and the Nasu Government Office Ruins, and the area is believed to have been the center of the ancient Nasu Province."

栃木県那須郡那珂川町（とちぎけんなすぐんなかがわまち）は那珂川流域に沿って数多くの文化遺産が残されている。特に那珂川と箒川が合流するなす風土記の丘周辺には、栃木県で最も古い時期に築造された駒形大塚古墳をはじめ前方後方墳が狭い範囲に残されており、この地域が古代那須国の中心地だったと思われている。 2021年10月11日、この日はそば処ふれあいの舎でランチを済ませた。そこから那珂川町なす風土記の丘...
Tochigi Life Safety Learning Center

4.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Pref. Utsunomiyashi Nakazatochou 248

Everyone from children to adults can learn about disaster prevention as well as experience simulated disasters such as earthquakes, fires, heavy rains, and gale force winds. Along with experiencing 30 meters per second winds and a smoky maze there's an exhibition corner with information and knowledges about disasters.

楽しいと言っては不謹慎かもしれないが地震や火災時の避難の疑似体験が出来る。一度行って経験することをオススメしたい。
Otawara Nasu Fudoki no Oka Yuzukami Museum

3.5

4 Reviews

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Tochigi Otawara-shi Yuzukami 192

This museum focuses on the construction and discovery of the National Treasure-designated Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko no Hi, an ancient stone monument inscribed with calligraphic characters. The museum introduces the local Naka River basin, the location of the monument and numerous other historical cultural properties; the historical background of the Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko no Hi; the results of excavations of the nearby Samuraizuka Kofun tombs; and other historic sites and artefacts found in the area. The Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko no Hi, enshrined on the grounds of Kasaishi Shrine in the Yuzukami district, is inscribed with 152 characters across eight vertical lines of 19 characters each. Along with the Tagahi in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture and the Tagajohi in Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture, this monument is counted as one of the Three Great Stone Monuments of Japan and is considered of extreme importance in the history of calligraphy. Many museum-goers also visit the nearby National Historic Site-designated Shimo-Samuraizuka Kofun tomb and the Nakagawa Municipal Nasu Fudoki no Oka Museum.

展示の部屋は、約2部屋だけで、あまり広くはありませんが、ちょうどよいです。向かい側にある下侍塚古墳とあわせて観光するのがおすすめです。
Heike Ochudo Folk Museum

2.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Yunishigawa 620

This museum is on Prefectural Route 249 in Yunishigawa, Nikko City. It's in the hot spring enclave of Yunishigawa Onsen, where it's said that the Taira clan fled after defeat in the Genpei War. The museum's exhibits relate to the clan and include armor, kimono, literature, and items from daily life.

平家の落人伝説がある湯西川の上流にある資料館です。近くの町営駐車場に車を停めて見学しましたが、拝観料５００円の割には展示品は貧弱で半分はガラクタかと思うような物でした。明らかに５００円は高過ぎます。
Nasu Kogen Visitor Center

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Pref. Nasugunnasumachi Yumoto 207-2

This information center is located in Nikko National Park. The center features videos, pictures, and other information exhibits about the history, nature, and other aspects of the Nasu Kashi region. The center features a promenade built around its perimeter where visitors can enjoy the seasonal scenery of the surrounding area and the Nasu Mountains. The center also regularly holds events and is used by many locals as a place to socialize.
Akanuma Nature Information Center

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Chugushi Official presence

This information center is located in Akanuma, the entrance to Senjogahara. It provides information on the nature, hiking trails, and other aspects of parts of the Okunikko area such as Senjogahara and Odashirogahara. The information center also features informational exhibits on the origins of Senjogahara, its seasonal flowers, and other topics. The center also conducts nature tours and other activities during the high season.
Kamikawachi Folk Museum

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Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Nakazato Cho 181-3

Located in the Kamigawachi Area Civic Center, this museum aims to preserve and pass on local folk tools and culture, and has on permanent display materials related to daily tools used in the Kamigawachi area, farming tools, and folk performing arts such as the Bonten Festival, an annual festival held at the Hagurosan Shrine.
Tochigi Prefecture Kenmin no Mori Park

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Yaita-shi Nagai 2927

A 973-hectare forest in northern Yaita City. The expansive grounds have a campground, a hiking trail, an insect museum, and more. The Field was established for prefectural residents to enjoy the richness of nature. Its abundance of plants and birds makes it ideal for nature walks. Besides managing the forest, the head office cares for protected wildlife that's been injured. It's been selected as one of the 100 Forests in Japan for Forest Bathing and one of the Top 100 Scenic Spots in Tochigi.
Adachi Yoshiko

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Tochigi-shi Yorozucho 4-2

土蔵倉庫を利用して、浮世絵や美術品が展示されています。入館料400円ですが、建物含め、当時の雰囲気を味わえます。
Ashio History

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tochigi Nikko-shi Ashiomachi

ちょうどイベントをやっていてガソリンカーに乗車出来ました動態保存のガソリンカーに乗れること自体珍しいと思いますのでてっちゃんは是非訪れて下さい歴史館の中には足尾銅山での暮らしぶり等の展示もあります
Ningenkokuhotamurakoichitogeikan

3.5

9 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Sanoshi Takasagochou 2794-1

市役所の向かいの建物の1Fにあります。田村耕一の壺、皿などが展示され、今は企画展で家族の写真なども展示されています。無料で、４Fにはチャレンジショップの店もあります。

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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.