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Saturday · 2026/10/31

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Festival · Tochigi · Kanto

Oyama Balloon Festival

The Oyama Balloon Festa fills autumn skies with hot air balloons in precision flights from dawn, plus lit night glows with synchronized fireworks and music.

Oyama · 14–15 Nov 2026

Museum · Tochigi · Kanto

Nasu Teddy Bear Museum

A museum of teddy bears and stuffed toys in Nasu, with the much-travelled Teddy Edward, antique Steiff bears, artist bears and a stuffed toy workshop.

Nasu

Festival · Tochigi · Kanto

Tochigi Float Festival

Tall doll floats built in the 19th century are drawn through the storehouse streets of Tochigi over two days, in a festival held every second year.

Tochigi · 14–15 Nov 2026

Onsen & Wellness · Tochigi · Kanto

Kinugawa Onsen

A hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.

Nikko

Nikko

Festival

Oyama Balloon Festival

The Oyama Balloon Festa fills autumn skies with hot air balloons in precision flights from dawn, plus lit night glows with synchronized fireworks and music.

14–15 Nov 2026Oyama · Tochigi

Festival

Tochigi Float Festival

Tall doll floats built in the 19th century are drawn through the storehouse streets of Tochigi over two days, in a festival held every second year.

14–15 Nov 2026Tochigi

Festival

Setsubun Armor Festival

A February festival in which a procession of 200 costumed samurai in traditional armor marches to Bannaji Temple for a purification ceremony.

31 Jan 2027Exact date not confirmed yetAshikaga · Tochigi

Festival

Otawara Yatai Festival

A spring festival dating to the Edo period features nine elaborately decorated floats paraded through city streets accompanied by traditional music.

18–19 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOtawara · Tochigi

Festival

Mamada no Jaga Maita

Before rice planting, children in Mamada parade huge painted serpents through town, chanting, then immerse them in a pond in a centuries-old rainmaking ritual.

5 May 2027Oyama · Tochigi

Festival

Yamaage Festival

Karasuyama's largest festival pairs a nationally designated folk performance tradition with outdoor Kabuki dance, organized in rotation by six local districts.

24–26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNasukarasuyama · Tochigi

Festival

Moka Summer Festival

Moka Summer Festival honors Kojin, god of fire and hearth, with over 20 mikoshi and festival floats paraded through the city over three days in summer.

24–26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMoka · Tochigi

Festival

Furusato Miya Matsuri

This Utsunomiya summer festival brings residents together for parades, traditional performances, and displays of local culture.

1–2 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetUtsunomiya · Tochigi

Festival

Kanuma Autumn Festival

An autumn festival held in October with origins tracing to a 1608 rainmaking ritual, featuring 27 ornately carved musical floats from the Edo period.

10–11 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanuma · Tochigi

Quick poll

Shrine

Mamada Hachiman Shrine

Tochigi shrine founded in the Tenpyo era (729-749); its May 5 Snake Festival, with snakes over 15 metres, is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Oyama · Tochigi

Temple

Banna-ji Temple

This temple, the head of the Dainichi sect, was founded in 1197 on the grounds of the Ashikaga clan residence and is designated a National Historic Site.

Ashikaga · Tochigi

Temple

Rinnoji Temple

Rinnoji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Nikko within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its Sanbutsudo hall and the National Treasure Taiyuin mausoleum.

Nikko · Tochigi

Shrine

Nikko Tosho-gu

Shinto shrine established 1617 to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun who ended the Sengoku period and founded 260 years of Edo peace.

Nikko · Tochigi

Shrine

Osaki Shrine

Shinto shrine enshrining two deities of abundance and protection, with a documented history spanning more than 1,500 years.

Moka · Tochigi

Interactive Experience

Edo Wonderland

Edo-era theme park offering costume rental, hands-on activities, recreated buildings, and live performances throughout the grounds.

Nikko · Tochigi

Shrine

Ashikaga Orihime Shrine

Ashikaga shrine to weaving deities linked to love and prosperity, with a reinforced concrete building of 1937 and four National Tangible Cultural Properties.

Ashikaga · Tochigi

Park & Garden

Ashikaga Flower Park

Ashikaga park with pink, purple and white wisteria, a wisteria tunnel, rose and tulip gardens, and night illuminations counted among Japan's three greatest.

Ashikaga · Tochigi

Onsen & Wellness