What this area is like
Utsunomiya is Japan’s best-known gyoza city, with dozens of shops near the station. West of the city, the Oya History Museum is a vast underground quarry of Oya stone, and Oya-ji temple has a Kannon carved into the rock. Sakura has Kitsuregawa Onsen.
Plan your visit
Utsunomiya is about 50 minutes from Tokyo on the Tohoku Shinkansen; buses to Oya take about 30 minutes.