Tochigi’s Local Cuisine

Utsunomiya is well known as a Gyoza city ” The city has over 300 Gyoza restaurants, and people enjoy queuing in front of their particular choice. With a wide variation of local foods, both ancestral and popular, Tochigi Prefecture and its hilly landscape, freshwaters, and determination to harmonize have glimpsed the area serve up some of Japan’s most famous foods. With an order of selections, Tochigi amazement with its variety and taste. From noodles and dumplings to fruits and meats, let me introduce you to a simple guide to some of the regional cuisine of Tochigi.

You can enjoy its tasty delights cooked in various ways, such as grilling, boiling, and frying, as well as in size, ingredients, skin thickness, and sauce at respective restaurants. In addition to minced meat, Utsunomiya gyoza usually is full of vegetables such as cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and garlic chives.

The place I’ve been

MinMin restaurant is well-known in Utsunomiya city goes for merely more trendy aside from other restaurants. The gyoza you will eat here still keeps standard features such as thin skins and multi-piece sets. They have three kinds of gyoza on the menu: fried, boiled, and deep-fried. You can order beer and other beverages to go with your gyoza. It would be better if you tasted all the kinds of gyoza.

fried (photo: ANA)
deep-fried (photo: ANA)
boiled (photo: ANA)

Sano Ramen

Ramen oogane (ら-めん 大金 ) is now the most popular in Sano ramen the texture of this ramen is a clear soup made from domestic vegetables and chicken stock. Although it is encouraging, it has an intense spice not to get bored of eating the same meal every day. Excellent compatibility with vast dumplings with a bunch of domestic vegetables! It will be even more way to make it flavorful if you first encompass a bite of ramen and then eat the dumplings. Perfect!👌

Strawberries

Tochigi is the unified kingdom of strawberries in Japan, and the number one variety is the tochiotome strawberry. Its rich and balanced flavor sits on a pedestal of taste with the enormous sky berry strawberry and the soft & fleshy tochihime strawberry, a farm-picking favorite. With its fantastic weather and excellent cultivation, Tochigi’s strawberries are perfect.

Tochigi prefecture proposes an assortment of strawberries, including the Sky Berry, famous as an extravagance gift, and Tochihime, a limited variation at strawberry farms that You can visit and pick strawberries yourself. And enjoy every taste you eat.

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Nikko Toshogu (日光東照宮)

In Tochigi Prefecture, you will discover the famous attraction that many travelers visit, Nikko Toshogu, or the so-called Toshogu Shrine, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined as the deity Tosho Daigongen, “Great Deity of the East Shining Light.” The shrine is a magnificent memorial Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the founder of the (1603-1868), the third and last shogunal governments in Japanese history.

Toshogu shrine is a famous travel destination in Japan and is part of the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most famous Toshogu is found in Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture. The Ieyasu’s son, the second son, named Hidetada, a military dictator, instructed the construction of the Nikko Toshogu. Later, the third son Iemitsu also a military dictator, had the shrine greatly enlarged and extravagantly decorated. In Nikko Toshogu, you can find Nemuri-Neko and the Three wise monkeys with a different purpose to be in the shrine.

Amazing Wood Carving

Nemuri-neko at Nikko Toshugo
Closed Capture of Nemuri- Nekoe

Nemuri-Neko or “sleeping cat,” translated it as (nemuri, “sleeping” and Neko, “cat”) is a well-known wood carving by Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎の作) found in the East corridor at Nikko Toshogu Shrine (日光東照宮) in Nikkō, Japan. Based on the writing, Zempei Matsumura’s book also states, Nemuri Neko “Sleeping Cat symbolizes Nikkō or the Spirit of Ieyasu, who was believed to be the incarnation of Yakushi Nyorai,” the Buddha of Healing, who offers medicinal remedies, gives nourishment to the mind, body, and spirit, and comforts the sick and cures ailments.

By entering the location, you will catch your attention to these wooden monkeys that portray different figures. The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial philosophy, illustrates the traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” Mizaru, who sees no evil, is covering its eyes. Kikazaru, who hears no evil, covering its ears, and Iwazaru, who speaks no evil, covering its mouth.

“The Three Mystic Apes” (Sambiki Saru) were characterized as “the attendants of Saruta Hito no Mikoto or Kōshin, the God of the Roads.”The Kōshin festival prevailed held on the 60th day of the calendar. It has stood demonstrated that during the Kōshin festival, according to ancient beliefs, one’s evil deeds might be reported to heaven “unless someone who did evil deed does take avoidance actions…”. It has a discerned that the three Mystic Apes, Not Seeing, Hearing, or Speaking, may have been the “things that one has done wrong in the last 59 days”.

Their beauty and amusing manifestations are sure to enrich your stay. If you get an opportunity to tour the Toshogu, I advise you to keep your eyes open. After visiting the Toshogu Shrine, you can also enjoy the delicacy food in Tochigi prefecture that I’m sure you will like. In my next post, let’s tackle the food in Tochigi Prefecture.

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Street Food IN Kamakura (鎌倉)

Komachi Street (小町通り)

Komachi Street is also known as a gourmet street – there are so many delis, restaurants, and take-out shops here to enjoy. And also, If you want to see the area in style, why not rent a kimono and get pulled around Kamakura in one of the many rickshaws available for hire. The street has lived starred in some TV programs and magazines. There are about 250 shops.

Tips❕❗️Komachi-Dori is a long shopping street that’s fun to explore. You can also then grab a snack to eat on the road or sit down for a bowl of the local specialty. At the end of the road, you will arrive at the tsurugaoka hachimangu shrine.

Let me now introduce you to the best snacks I’ve tried in Komachi street in Kamakura.

Kamakura Menchikatsu (極上 鎌倉メンチカツ )

It’s a deep-fried breadcrumbed food roll) which are delicious and perfectly handy to walk around. The inside of it it’s beef which you can taste the juiciness of the meat, and the price is ¥300. Available also in cheese flavor for only ¥400.

Giraffa Kare Pan (カレーパン)

The bread dough is chewy, and the curry inside feels the sweetness of the fruit, probably because it uses fruit! It was very delicious! And the price is ¥350 each, very affordable.

Maruten (まる天)

The shop just opened in June of this year, about 5 minutes on foot from the east exit of Kamakura Station on Komachi Street. They were selling freshly fried cheese and octopus flavor, so I was hung up and got a cheese stick. It is ¥350 per stick. The taste was quite delicious. Octopus sticks are kind of popular too. It’s easy to eat; you can also sit on the bench next to the restaurant.

Merci CAFE DE FLEUR (カフェ・ドゥ・フルール)

The Store served the most famous smooth pudding with vanilla flavor, and it was delicious. It’s trendy for children and adults because of the taste that everybody can enjoy. The price is ¥600, but the size is more significant compared to other stores.


This time, I will introduce recommended lunch spots where you can go with your children.

  • A set meal restaurant centered on Japanese food. English menu is available too.
  • There is a tatami room. And the Rice is free of charge
  • It’s easy to share your meal while keeping your child sitting in the stroller!
  • It’s also kind to families.
The restaurant where you can enjoy lunch with children

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Great Buddha in Kamakura (鎌倉)

Giant Bronze Statue

Kamakura Daibutsu or also known as The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a colossal copper portrayal of Amida-butsu (Amitabha Buddha), which is the primary image of Kotoku-in. The fact that it sits in an open atmosphere makes it extraordinary amongst giant Buddha statues in Japan. However, in length, it falls short of the Great Buddha of Todai-Ji Temple at Nara; it essentially maintains its original structure; it is a precious example of Japanese historical Buddhist art.

Entrance location if you want to go inside the Great Buddha.
Entrance fee for 20yen each

The temple shop sells a variation of good-luck charms and other souvenirs, while the commemorative seal service welcomes travelers to stop in and obtain the commemorative red seal (goshuin). Guests to Kotoku-in can also enter inside the Great Buddha statue for a small additional cost. Behind the Great Buddha, you can even see some of the original bronze-cast lotus petals from the original base. In spring, guests can enjoy the beautiful sight of delicate cherry blossoms blooming around the Great Buddha and the grounds, while in autumn, the surrounding landscape is in red and gold. Whatever season you choose to explore Kamakura’s Great Buddha, you’re sure to be fascinated.

Kamakura is a waterside city found in Kanagawa Prefecture, nicely-known for its temples and shrines. Placed almost under an hour from Tokyo, it is a very famous expedition from the capital. So if you are consuming a few days in Tokyo and want to go hiking, I highly advise you to go: in Kamakura, you will have a lot of exciting things to do.

How to get there

ADDRESS

Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture 248-0016, Japan

BY TRAIN

  • From Kamakura Station, take the Enoden (Enoshima Electric Railway) bound for Fujisawa to Hase Station.
  • From Hase Station, it’s a pleasant walk to Kotoku-in Temple, where the Kamakura Daibutsu is enshrined.

BY BUS

  • Take the Enoshima-dentetsu Bus (departing from Bus Terminal No.1) or the Keikyu Bus (Bus Terminal No.6) from the East Exit of Kamakura Station. Get off at Daibutsu-mae bus stop.

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SCMaglev and Railway Park (リニア・鉄道館)

Nagoya Railway Museum

The SCMaglev and Railway Park is a railway museum owned by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan. The museum featured 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and railway model dioramas. It opened on 14 March 2011. Now it is one of the most famous museums in Nagoya, especially for families with kids.

Exhibits

Class C62 Steam Locomotive

Fastest Steam Locomotive on narrow gauge

Class 995 Experimental Shinkansen (300X)

Fastest Electronic Multiple Units in 1996)

MLX01-1 Superconducting Maglev
Class Kuha 381 Electric railcar
Series 100 Shinkansen (class 123)
Dr. Yellow (class 992 Multipurpose Inspection Train)

The pictures above are some of the trains inside the museum. Many railways exhibit in the museum that surely you will admire particularly to those who loves old train version. People in all eras can enjoy discovering through multiple models and simulators machine. You can also have a chance to drive the MAGLEV in a simulation; however, only if you get a chance by winning a lottery system. Through the balloting system, you can have the opportunity to drive the train.

The kid play area is also available on the second floor; you will find an excellent kids’ play area. You can come in for free, but you have to remove your shoes ( Japanese etiquette), And if you are hungry, there is a small snack counter at the museum.


Open Hour ⏱
  • 10am to 5.30pm (no admission after 5pm)
  • closed Tuesdays
  • open Tuesdays if that day is a national holiday (and closed the following day)
  • closed December 28th to January 1st
Admission 💵
  • Adults: Y1,000
  • Children (elementary, junior and high school): Y500
  • Children between 3 and 6: Y200
  • Children below 3: free
Location 📍

〒455-0848
3-2-2, Kinjofuto, Minato-ward, Nagoya-City, Aichi

Parking 🚗

There is no parking lot at the museum. You can use the nearby Kinjofuto parking lot operated by the City of Nagoya.

Access Map 🗺️

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