Events in Tochigi

Togyo 1,000 Samurai Procession

The procession – actually featuring about 1,200 participants – takes place on the second day of the Nikko Toshogu Shrine grand festival. Starting at 11am, participants dress as …

Ashikaga Great Wisteria Festival

Ashikaga Flower Park’s annual Great Wisteria Festival is the place to see pretty purple wisteria — fuji-no-hana in Japanese — in all its glory. And also to see less common …

Shuki Taisai Grand Autumn Festival

The magic word here is samurai. And World Heritage Site. Experience the grandeur of the Shogun’s army in the grounds of the vast and gorgeous Toshogu Shrine. The Shuki Taisai Grand Autumn …

Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival

The city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi prefecture is renowned for its gyoza — the dumpling of Chinese origin that is a fixture of Japanese ramen restaurants. The festival takes place at …

Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival

The city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi prefecture is renowned for its gyoza — the dumpling of Chinese origin that is a fixture of Japanese ramen restaurants. The festival takes place at …

Tochigi Autumn Festival

The Tochigi Autumn Festival is a three day traditional festival that usually takes place in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture in even-numbered years. 2020’s event was cancelled so the 2022 …

Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura Festival

A snowy wonderland appears each winter in this quiet hot spring town as hundreds of small snow-houses are built. Illuminated on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings for the one month duration of …

Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival

The city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi prefecture is renowned for its gyoza — the dumpling of Chinese origin that is a fixture of Japanese ramen restaurants. The festival takes place at …