Sightseeing

Otawara-shi

Tochigi Nakagawa Aquatic Park 

The only aquarium in Tochigi. There are 20,000 fish of 300 species on display, from the local Naka River to freshwater fish from around the world and coral reef fish. Of particular interest is the large aquarium that recreates the Amazon River that can be seen from a 6m long tunnel. This is a facility where you can experience the majestic nature brought to you by rivers. On a site the size of five Tokyo Domes, you can enjoy a variety of activities, including a ``Fishing Pond'' and ``Grabbing Pond'' that parents and children can enjoy together, a ``Water Plaza'' where you can play for free, and a ``Direct Sales Shop'' that sells vegetables straight from the farm.

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Nakagawa-cho

Nakagawa Town Bato Hiroshige Museum

Mr. Tosaku Aoki, a businessman from Sakura City, collected valuable hand-drawn paintings and ukiyo-e prints of Hiroshige Utagawa from the Taisho era to the early Showa era. It houses prints from the Edo and Meiji periods. Planned and special exhibitions centered on ukiyo-e are held several times a year, and the works are changed at each exhibition. It is also one of the masterpieces of Kengo Kuma, who designed the main stadium for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Sakura-shi

Seven Hundred Club
Foot Golf Course

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Utsunomiya-shi

Oya History Museum

This is a museum that shows the history of Oya stone mining. The exhibition hall displays materials on tools, mining methods, and changes in transportation from the mid-Edo period, when mining began in earnest, to around 1959. The highlight of this museum is the remains of the underground mine. It is a huge underground space that is 60 meters underground at its deepest point, and the average temperature inside the mine is usually around 8°C. The lit-up space is often used as a venue for concerts, plays, shows, etc., making it a popular spot especially among the younger generation.

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Utsunomiya-shi

Wakatake no Mori Wakayama Farm

Wakayama Farm has a field of about 24 hectares in the northern part of Utsunomiya City, with the Nikko Mountain Range behind it. The farm, which boasts an area the size of five Tokyo Domes, grows bamboo shoots, bamboo, and chestnuts. You can enjoy harvesting experiences such as bamboo shoot picking, blueberry picking, and chestnut picking. Also popular are a walk through the bamboo forest where you can feel the soothing sound of bamboo rustling, matcha served in bamboo bowls, and the illumination of the bamboo forest. Boasting the largest bamboo forest in Japan, it is a rare space even in Japan, and is used as a filming location for movies and commercials.

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Yaita-shi

Happogahara Omamadai

A plateau spreads northwest of Yaita City, at an altitude of 1000 to 1200 meters. It was so named because you can look in all directions and it overlooks Nikko, the Nasu Mountain Range, and the Kanto Plain in the distance. A colony of azaleas that are beautiful throughout the seasons in all directions. Gakkodaira mountain station Takahara has restaurants and shops. There are no street lights, so you can see a starry sky at night. From late November to late April, the forest road from Prefectural Route 56 towards Happogahara Omama is closed to vehicles due to snowfall, so advance confirmation is required.

• Approximately 1 hour drive from the hotel