# Things to see in Utsunomiya (Japan): 91 places and when to go

> Utsunomiya is a city in Japan with around 668,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 91 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (44), Nature (20), Mountains (20). The best known are Mount Nantai, Mount Tsukuba and Ashio Copper Mine. The best time to come is April to May and October; also possible: November to March and June to September. In June there are 14 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 31. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/utsunomiya/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Japan · 36.55, 139.87
- **Population:** About 668,000
- **Places:** 91 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/senderismo/) (44) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/naturaleza/) (20) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/montana/) (20) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/termal/) (7) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/espiritual/) (5) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/historia/) (5)
- **Best time:** April to May and October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and June to September.
- **Nearest airport:** NRT Narita, 99 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Nantai, at 2,484 m.

## What to see in Utsunomiya

The places in and around Utsunomiya, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mount Nantai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-nantai/): Mountain in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 41 km
- [Mount Tsukuba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-tsukuba/): Mountain in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan · 42 km
- [Ashio Copper Mine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ashio-copper-mine/): Former mine in Japan · 40 km
- [Banna-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/banna-temple/): Buddhist temple in Ashikaga, Tochigi prefecture, Japan · 44 km
- [Karasawa Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/karasawayama-castle/): Japanese castle · 33 km
- [Mount Kaba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kaba/): Mountain in Japan · 37 km
- [Ashikaga Gakkō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ashikaga-gakko/): Historical academic institution located in Ashikaga city, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 44 km
- [Mount Nyohō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nyoho/): Mountain in Japan · 42 km
- [Omanago Group](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-omanago/): Summit · 42 km
- [Karasuyama Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-de-karasuyama/): Building in Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 28 km
- [Mount Tarō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-taro/): Mountain in Japan · 46 km
- [Chūzen-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chuzen-temple/): Building in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 39 km
- [Kurita Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kurita-art-museum/): Art museum in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan · 41 km
- [Mount Komanako](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-komanago/): Summit · 43 km
- [Hunter Mountain Shiobara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hunter-mountain/): Ski area in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 45 km
- [Mount Taishaku](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-taishaku/): Mountain in Nikko, Tochigi, Japan · 42 km
- [Mount Ashio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ashio/): Mountain in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan · 39 km
- [Bandai Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/omochanomachi-bandai-museum/): Museum in Japan · 9.8 km
- [Tobiyama Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tobiyama-castle/): Castle in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 8.6 km
- [Ibaraki Flower Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/flower-park-ibaraki/): Park in Ishioka, Ibaraki pref., Japan · 46 km
- [Mount Hōkyō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hokyosan/): Mountain in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan · 49 km
- [Makabe Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/makabe-castle-site/): Japanese castle in Sakuragawa · 37 km
- [Mount Mikamo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-mikamo/): Mountain in Tochigi, Japan · 34 km
- [Mount Teruishi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-teruishi/): Mountain in Japan · 27 km

And the other 67, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Mount Kesamaru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kesamaru/), [Mount Kinoko](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kinoko/), [Mount Hangetsu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hangetsu-san/), [Mount Kōshin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-koshin/), [Mount Himuro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-himuro/), [Mount Sha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-sha/), [Takō San](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tako-mountain/)
- **Temples**: [Kanuma Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kanuma-christ-s-orthodox-church/), [Onsen-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/onsen-ji-temple/), [Mt. Haguro Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-haguro-shrine/)
- **Museums and art**: [Mashiko Sankōkan Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mashiko-sankokan/), [Tochigi Float Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tochigi-festival-car-museum/), [Utsunomiya Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/utsunomiya-museum-of-art/)
- **With kids**: [Nikko Circuit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nikko-circuit/), [Saitama Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/saitama-aquarium/)
- **Snow**: [Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nikko-yumoto-onsen-ski-park/)
- **Hot springs**: [Anyo no Yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/anyo-no-yu/), [Fukunoyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fukunoyu/), [Furumachionsen Momiji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/furumachionsen-momiji/), [Oyama Yasuragi no Yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oyama-yasuragi-no-yu/), [Sangetsu Hotel Public Bath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sangetsu-hotel-public-bath/), [Tamagawa-no-Yu Spa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tamagawa-no-yu-spa/), [Tsukubanoyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tsukubanoyu/)
- **Hiking**: [KFT - G29 - Ootaki he no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-g29-ootaki-he-no-michi/), [KFT - G30 - Nesyaka no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-g30-nesyaka-no-michi/), [KFT - G31 - Kusakiko wo tazuneru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-g31-kusakiko-wo-tazuneru-michi/), [KFT - I11 - Tukuba santyou meguri kara kyuu sandou he no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-i11-tukuba-santyou-meguri-kara-kyuu-sandou-he-no-michi/), [KFT - I12 - Kajyuen no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-i12-kajyuen-no-michi/), [KFT - (I34) - Connection route](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-i34-connection-route/), [KFT - I6 - Kannonn sama wo tazuneru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-i6-kannonn-sama-wo-tazuneru-michi/), [KFT - T1 - Akagane no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t1-akagane-no-michi/), [KFT - T10 - Kakashi no sato budou no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t10-kakashi-no-sato-budou-no-michi/), [KFT - T11 - Sakura saku panorama no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t11-sakura-saku-panorama-no-michi/), [KFT - (T12) - Connection route](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t12-connection-route/), [KFT - T13 - Mugibue no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t13-mugibue-no-michi/), [KFT - T14 - Fudoki no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t14-fudoki-no-michi/), [KFT - T15 - Yuugao no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t15-yuugao-no-michi/), [KFT - T16 - Asi soyogu misube no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t16-asi-soyogu-misube-no-michi/), [KFT - T17 - Meisatsu to kyuuseki wo tazuneru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t17-meisatsu-to-kyuuseki-wo-tazuneru-michi/), [KFT - T18 - Kumonagareru ouka no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t18-kumonagareru-ouka-no-michi/), [KFT - T19 - Yakimono to shii no ki no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t19-yakimono-to-shii-no-ki-no-michi/), [KFT - T2 - Syugen gyoujya no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t2-syugen-gyoujya-no-michi/), [KFT - T20 - Kaze kaoru yamazato no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t20-kaze-kaoru-yamazato-no-michi/), [KFT - T21 - Koi to yamaai no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t21-koi-to-yamaai-no-michi/), [KFT - T22 - Ayu odoru seiryuu no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t22-ayu-odoru-seiryuu-no-michi/), [KFT - T23 - Yashio saku Koushin no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t23-yashio-saku-koushin-no-michi/), [KFT - T24 - Oyama meguri no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t24-oyama-meguri-no-michi/), [KFT - T25 - Ryousen wo tadoru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t25-ryousen-wo-tadoru-michi/), [KFT - T26-1- Soba to mikan no sato wo aruku michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t26-1-soba-to-mikan-no-sato-wo-aruku-michi/), [KFT - T26-2 - Tanada meguri no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t26-2-tanada-meguri-no-michi/), [KFT - T27- Ishidan to tutuji no saku touge no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t27-ishidan-to-tutuji-no-saku-touge-no-michi/), [KFT - T28- Yamaagesai no sato wo meguru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t28-yamaagesai-no-sato-wo-meguru-michi/), [KFT - T29- Nakagawa no tutumi wo aruku michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t29-nakagawa-no-tutumi-wo-aruku-michi/), [KFT - T3 - Kougen to bokujyou no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t3-kougen-to-bokujyou-no-michi/), [KFT - T30- Ukiyoe to shiseki wo meguru sato no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t30-ukiyoe-to-shiseki-wo-meguru-sato-no-michi/), [KFT - T31-1- Onsen to ehon no oka wo tazuneru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t31-1-onsen-to-ehon-no-oka-wo-tazuneru-michi/), [KFT - T31-2- Nasu fuudoki no oka wo meguru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t31-2-nasu-fuudoki-no-oka-wo-meguru-michi/), [KFT - T32 - Mukashi wo shinobu kofun no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t32-mukashi-wo-shinobu-kofun-no-michi/), [KFT - T33-1 - Kurobasho no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t33-1-kurobasho-no-michi/), [KFT - T33-2 - Takadachi jyoushi no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t33-2-takadachi-jyoushi-no-michi/), [KFT - T4 - Situgen to seseragi no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t4-situgen-to-seseragi-no-michi/), [KFT - T6 - Yamanami no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t6-yamanami-no-michi/), [KFT - T7 - Rekishi no machi wo nozomu michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t7-rekishi-no-machi-wo-nozomu-michi/), [KFT - T8 - Mansaku no Hanasaku michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t8-mansaku-no-hanasaku-michi/), [KFT - T9 - Matsukaze no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-t9-matsukaze-no-michi/), [KFT - Tochigi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-tochigi/)
- **Mountains**: [Koshin Sanso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koshin-sanso/)

## When to go to Utsunomiya

The best time to visit Utsunomiya is **April to May and October**; also possible: November to March and June to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 46 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 39 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 43 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 56 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 57 |
| June | Possible | 14 h 29 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 16 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 24 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 13 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 02 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 01 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 31 |

In June there are 14 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 31. In April, 81 of the 91 places are at their best.

When to go to Japan in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Utsunomiya

The nearest main airport is Narita International Airport (NRT, Narita), 99 km as the crow flies. How to get around Japan (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.55%2C139.87)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.55%2C139.87)

## Other towns nearby

- [Nikko](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nikko/): 22 places · 32 km
- [Mito, Ibaraki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mito/): 24 places · 58 km
- [Maebashi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/maebashi/): 55 places · 73 km
- [Kawagoe, Saitama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kawagoe/): 45 places · 78 km
- [Tokyo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tokio/): 287 places · 97 km
- [Kōriyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koriyama/): 12 places · 106 km

And all of Japan, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Utsunomiya?

The best known: [Mount Nantai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-nantai/), [Mount Tsukuba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-tsukuba/), [Ashio Copper Mine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ashio-copper-mine/), [Banna-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/banna-temple/), [Karasawa Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/karasawayama-castle/). In all, 91 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Utsunomiya?

April to May and October; also possible: November to March and June to September. In June there are 14 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 31.

### How do you get to Utsunomiya?

The nearest main airport is Narita International Airport (NRT), 99 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.55%2C139.87) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Utsunomiya as the destination and these 91 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).