Everything for your trip to Tochigi in one place: model itineraries, where to stay, culture experiences, anime pilgrimage, power spots, events & festivals. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🗺 Day tripTokyo & Around ・ 4 stops
A day trip from Tokyo that covers Nikko's shrines and temples in the morning and moves on to the Kinugawa Onsen area in the afternoon. After seeing the World Heritage shrines and temples, you can relax among miniature world architecture and in a hot spring.
🛏 5 neighborhoodsTokyo & Around
Nikko Station Area・Toshogu & Shinkyo Bridge Area・Lake Chuzenji・Oku-Nikko Yumoto Onsen・Kinugawa Onsen
🍣 5 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Kansai
Under the guidance of chefs and instructors, you make nigiri and rolled sushi or hand-made soba noodles yourself and enjoy them on the spot. Classes are easy to join everywhere, from city-center studios in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto to soba country such as Togakushi in Nagano and Nikko in Tochigi.
🏺 6 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Kyushu
In the regions where artisans have handed down their skills, you can try pottery, indigo dyeing, gold leaf application, Edo Kiriko cut glass and papermaking with your own hands. From Mashiko and Arita ceramics to Edo Kiriko in Tokyo, Kanazawa gold leaf, Mino washi and Tokushima indigo, workshops and public facilities around Japan welcome first-timers.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Kyushu ・ Tochigi City, Tochigi・Iwafune, Tochigi City, Tochigi・Gotokuji, Setagaya, Tokyo
Makoto Shinkai's anime film told in three short stories about the time and distance that separate a boy and a girl. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes three places where the story is set: Tochigi City in Tochigi Prefecture, Setagaya in Tokyo, and Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
Tokyo & Around ・ Omocha no Machi, Mibu, Tochigi
A museum centered on toys, located in the Omocha no Machi ("Toy Town") district of Mibu, Tochigi. Visitors can enjoy nostalgic character toys and Gundam displays, and the museum is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
⛩️ ShrineTokyo & Around ・ Nikko, Tochigi
An ancient shrine that marks the beginning of worship on Mount Nikko, with Mount Nantai (Mount Futara) as its sacred body. It is one of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikko" World Heritage Site. Tochigi Prefecture's tourism site introduces it as a power spot where the deity of "victory" grants strength, and a Nikko City Tourism Association feature calls it a power spot popular with people hoping for a good match.
⛩️ ShrineTokyo & Around ・ Nikko, Tochigi
A shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, representative of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikko" World Heritage Site. It is famous for its lavishly decorated buildings, and Tochigi Prefecture's tourism site notes that several powerful power spots are said to lie on the grounds and in the surrounding area, such as the path beyond the Sleeping Cat leading to the Okumiya (inner shrine) and the approach leading to Nikko Futarasan Shrine.
MayTokyo & Around ・ Nikko
Every year on May 17 and 18 (fixed dates as a Shinto ritual)
2027: May 17 (Mon) – May 18 (Tue)
Theme parkTokyo & Around ・ Nikko / Kinugawa
A cultural theme park that recreates an Edo-period townscape. Stroll through a town where staff dressed as villagers go about their lives, watch plays and ninja shows, and experience Edo culture firsthand. Popular with international visitors, it's a place to both watch and join in.
Theme parkTokyo & Around ・ Kinugawa
A miniature theme park in Kinugawa Onsen that recreates famous buildings and World Heritage Sites at 1/25 scale. With 102 structures from 22 countries and regions, you can feel like you're traveling around the world in about half a day. Dogs are also welcome.
Famous single tree
Frozen waterfall & icicles
Hot spring townTokyo & Around ・ Nikko
❄ Best season: Late Jan – Late Feb
♨ OnsenTokyo & Around ・ Nikko, Tochigi
♨ Day use Adults ¥1,650, children (ages 3–12) ¥880, plus ¥50 bathing tax (as of October 2026)
🚄 JR
🎫 Combo ticketTokyo & Around ・ world heritage area is valid for 2 consecutive days, all area for 4 consecutive days
From ¥3,000
Monthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
