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The Tohoku Shinkansen passes through Oyama, Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara on its way to northern Tohoku.
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Utsunomiya (宇都宮) is the capital of Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
Ashikaga (足利) is a city in Tochigi prefecture, Japan, near the prefecture's border with Gunma. Ashikaga makes an ideal day trip from Tokyo.
Mashiko (益子) is a rural town in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Mashiko is famous for its pottery, known as Mashiko yaki (益子焼).
Mooka (真岡市 Mooka-shi, sometimes spelled Moka or Mohka) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Nasushiobara (那須塩原市) is a city in northern Tochigi prefecture, Japan.
Nikkō (日光) is a town of 76,000 people (2021) to the north of Tokyo, in Tochigi Prefecture. Attractions include the mausoleum of shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikkō Tōshō-gū) and that of his grandson Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767 AD. There are also many famous hot springs (onsen) in the area.
Kinugawa (鬼怒川) and Kawaji (川治) are twin hot spring towns in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Oyama (小山) is the second most populous city in southern Tochigi prefecture, Japan. Oyama is above all a major train junction, and most visitors won't stop much longer than it takes to change trains.
Sano (佐野) is a city in Tochigi prefecture, Japan, adjacent to Ashikaga, Tatebayashi, Tochigi, Kanuma and Midori.
Tochigi is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Kanuma (鹿沼) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture.
Nasu (那須) is a sprawling rural town in northern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Parts of it are within the boundaries of Nikko National Park.
Nikkō (日光) is a town of 76,000 people (2021) to the north of Tokyo, in Tochigi Prefecture. Attractions include the mausoleum of shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikkō Tōshō-gū) and that of his grandson Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767 AD. There are also many famous hot springs (onsen) in the area.
the largest highland marshland on Japan's main island of Honshu.
The Kirifuri Highlands (霧降高原 Kirifuri-kogen) is a highland area between Nikko and Kuriyama in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on the slopes of the Japanese Alps. The main activities in the area are skiing in winter and hiking in summer and autumn.
Articles and travel topics about Tochigi (prefecture) and Japan.
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