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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.

Kanuma · 10–11 Oct 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

Festival · Tochigi · Kanto

Tochigi Float Festival

Tochigi's festival showcases elaborate floats created by neighborhoods, a tradition that flourished in the late 19th century when districts commissioned their own artistic dashi.

Tochigi · 1–3 Nov 2026

Shrine · Tochigi · Kanto

Futarasan Shrine

Guardian shrine of Nikko from the 8th century, honoring three family deities and a prominent figure in mythology revered for love and matchmaking.

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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 2026Kanuma · Tochigi

Festival

Tochigi Float Festival

Tochigi's festival showcases elaborate floats created by neighborhoods, a tradition that flourished in the late 19th century when districts commissioned their own artistic dashi.

1–3 Nov 2026Tochigi

Festival

Oyama Balloon Festival

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

8–9 Nov 2026Oyama · Tochigi

Festival

Setsubun Armor Festival

In February, this festival features a grand procession of 200 costumed samurai in traditional armor proceeding to Bannaji Temple for a traditional purification ceremony.

31 Jan 2027Ashikaga · 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 2027Otawara · Tochigi

Festival

Mamada no Jaga Maita

Before the rice-planting season, children parade enormous painted serpents through town while chanting, immersing them in a pond as part of a centuries-old rainmaking ritual.

5 May 2027Oyama · Tochigi

Festival

Yamaage Festival

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

24–26 Jul 2027Nasukarasuyama · Tochigi

Festival

Moka Summer Festival

Moka Summer Festival honors Kojin, the god of fire and hearth, with over 20 mikoshi and festival floats paraded through the city during a three-day summer celebration.

24–26 Jul 2027Moka · Tochigi

Festival

Furusato Miya Matsuri

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

1–2 Aug 2027Utsunomiya · Tochigi

Park & Garden

Ashikaga Flower Park

The park features wisteria in pink, purple, and white, a walkable wisteria tunnel, rose and tulip gardens, and nightly illuminations recognized among Japan's Three Great Illuminations.

Ashikaga · Tochigi

Onsen & Wellness

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 · 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

Area & Points of Interest

Three Wise Monkeys

Relief carvings depicting the Three Wise Monkeys and seven other scenes that symbolize different life stages, based on the traditional proverb.

Nikko · Tochigi

Shrine

Mamada Hachiman Shrine

This 1,300-year-old shrine hosts a Snake Festival on May 5 with seven giant snakes exceeding 15 meters in length, a designated National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Oyama · 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

Shrine

Ashikaga Orihime Shrine

Shrine dedicated to weaving deities symbolizing romantic union, featuring reinforced concrete architecture from 1937 and four National Tangible Cultural Properties.

Ashikaga · 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

Futarasan Shrine

Guardian shrine of Nikko from the 8th century, honoring three family deities and a prominent figure in mythology revered for love and matchmaking.

Nikko · 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

Temple

Rinnoji Temple

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

Nikko · Tochigi

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