14 Sights in Utsunomiya, Japan (with Map and Images)

Tochigi Prefectural Sports Park is a comprehensive sports park established by Tochigi Prefecture. Under the designated manager system, the Tochigi Prefectural Sports Association and the Tochigi Prefectural Park Welfare Association jointly manage and operate. It is widely known as the "General Ground" by the people of the prefecture.

Wikipedia: 栃木県総合運動公園 (JA)

Mt. Haguro is a mountain located in Imazato, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The level point near the summit is 458.2 m above sea level. According to the 1:25,000 topographic map prepared by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) and its contour lines, the highest point of Mt. Haguro is the southeastern peak of the summit at an altitude of 470 m to 480 m.

Wikipedia: 羽黒山 (栃木県) (JA)

The Class EF57 (EF57形) of 2-C+C-2 wheel arrangement DC electric locomotives was a development of the previous JNR Class EF56. 15 Class EF57s were built between 1939 and 1943 by Hitachi and Kawasaki.

Wikipedia: JNR Class EF57 (EN)

Tochinoki Family Land is an amusement park located in the Tochigi Prefectural Sports Park in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is operated by an external organization on prefectural land. Opened on April 15, 1979. Since there is no admission fee, it is possible to enter only to watch a show or accompany a child. If you want to use the attraction, you can purchase a one-day pass at the window at the main entrance or at the ticket machine.

Wikipedia: とちのきファミリーランド (JA)

Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park is a municipal urban park located in Honmaru-cho, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Its former name was Gohonmaru Park. The total area is approximately 37,000 square meters, and it is designated as an evacuation site during disasters and also recognized as a disaster prevention park. It is managed by the Utsunomiya City Urban Planning Department, Park and Green Space Division.

Wikipedia: 宇都宮城址公園 (JA)

Ōya-dera (大谷寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The temple is famous for its bas-relief carvings on a cliff face. The honzon of the temple is a bas-relief stone statue of Senjū Kannon. The temple is 19th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route of 33 temples sacred to Kannon in the Kantō region.

Wikipedia: Ōya-ji (EN)

The Catholic Matsugamine Church is a Christian (Catholic) church and its cathedral in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is one of the largest existing Romanesque Revival buildings in Otani stone architecture, and was registered as a national registered tangible cultural property in 1998.

Wikipedia: カトリック松が峰教会 (JA)

Nikko Circuit is a circuit located in Takamatsu Town, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Located about 10 minutes from the Utsunomiya IC on the Tohoku Expressway, it features a simple course layout for beginners centered on medium- and low-speed corners.

Wikipedia: 日光サーキット (JA), Website

Seiganji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located at 5-chome, Odori, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Yoshimiya. The honzon is Amida Nyorai. Kaiki (founder) is Utsunomiya Yoritsuna, and Kaizan is Asahi Rensha Gikan. It is known that the iron pagoda that is said to have been cast and dedicated by Utsunomiya Sadatsuna to mourn his mother's Bodhi still exists. The steel tower has been designated as an important cultural property of Japan.

Wikipedia: 清巌寺 (JA)

Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan is a concert hall located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It features a 2,000-seat great hall and a 500-seat small hall. It opened in 1979. Whitesnake performed at Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan during their 1983 Japanese tour.

Wikipedia: Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan (EN)

Shounji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Higashitosai 1-chome, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Tomatsuri. There is a Shounji Kannon Shrine in the temple grounds, and you can visit the 33 Kannon Sacred Sites in the West Country in the precincts of this temple.

Wikipedia: 祥雲寺 (宇都宮市) (JA)

Jikoji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is also a famous place for cherry blossoms, and there is a Higanzakura tree that is over 150 years old and is said to bloom the earliest in Utsunomiya City.

Wikipedia: 慈光寺 (宇都宮市) (JA)

Utsunomiya Futarayama Jinja (宇都宮二荒山神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Futarasan Shrine in Nikkō, it is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Shimotsuke Province. The shrine's main festival is held annually on October 21. It is located on the summit of Mt. Myōjin in the center of Utsunomiya city.

Wikipedia: Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine (EN)

Mizuho's Natural Forest Park is a park that straddles the towns of Nishikubu and Hiratsuka in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is a park developed on the site of the former venue of the National Urban Greening Fair, and is used as a place of relaxation for citizens, including families, and as a venue for various events.

Wikipedia: みずほの自然の森公園 (JA)