11 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)

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)

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

Guilinji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Kiyozumi 1-chome, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Matsumine. Kaiki (founder) is Mitsutsuna Utsunomiya. In the cemetery, there is a tombstone of Kimpei Gamo.

Wikipedia: 桂林寺 (宇都宮市) (JA)

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)