
Local Travel Guide of Tochigi City for the relaxed traveller
by Michael Jameson
About this Local Travel Guide of Tochigi City for the relaxed traveller
Who is this travel guide for?
This local Tochigi City travel guide is aimed for those who want to experience Tochigi city and don’t mind a bit of walking.
Total budget?
¥3,000 – ¥6,000 per person

01
Enjoy when
Make friends with ginger
How can a ginger museum be interesting? This place has managed to pull it off and is far more entertaining than it has any right to be. You will learn all about ginger, one of the traditional foods of Tochigi city, as well as everything possibly slightly related to ginger. You’re sure to have a good time here, and on your way out, there is some fun ginger-themed merchandise available for purchase.
(Location: Google Map)
02
Enjoy when
A taste of Japan
(Location: Google Map)
02
Enjoy when


03
Enjoy when
Relax in a traditional Japanese bath
(Location: Google Map)
04
Enjoy when
Sing the night away
(Location: Google Map)
04
Enjoy when

Japanese

If you want to mingle with the locals and see how people in small towns spend their evenings, you can’t go wrong with Entenka. Great food and friendly staff and even friendlier customers, everyone’s willing to talk and have a laugh. I use to go at least several times a week when I lived nearby, and I always had a great time.
Western / Other

This is a charming, family-owned restaurant. All the food is freshly made to order. There’s a wide range on the menu, but by far the best is their signature dish of Howdy’s Burger. I’ve taken many friends to this restaurant, and they all agree these are some of the best burgers they have ever tasted.
Morning
- Ginger Museum
- Walk around Shinmeigu Temple
- Tochigi Kuranomachi Museum of Art
Afternoon
- Shopping in Utsunomiya
- Daishi Kaikan floats Museum
- Tochigi Utamaro Museum
Evening
- Karaoke Kan
- check out Utsunomiya night life
- Enjoy onsen at Yura no Sato
Lunch
- Howdy's cafe
- Steak-Miya
- Mos Burger
Dinner
- Entenka
- Coco's
- Hamazushi
Stay
- Tochigi Grand Hotel
- GuestHouse Kuranomachi
- Hotel Sunroute Tochigi


Local writer: Michael Jameson
Michael has lived in Japan for over six years and has lived in several areas of Japan. He first came as a traveler and has come to appreciate the wide variety of places to visit in Japan.
See all of Michael’s local guides: Michael Jameson’s Travel Guides