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Sights in Mashiko, Tochigi
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Mashiko Prefectural Nature Park (Mashiko Forest)
Gentle hillside forest for nature walks and stargazing, with a quiz trail, athletics, lookout, and suspension bridge.
Higeta Indigo Dyeing Workshop
Founded in 1789-1801, this traditional indigo dyehouse has 72 vats in a visitable cultural-property building.
Okawado Fishing Pond
Fish empty-handed amid nature and eat caught rainbow trout salt-grilled on the spot.
Forest Mashiko
A visitor center with Forest Inn Mashiko lodging inside the prefectural nature park, for exploration and stargazing.
Entsuji Temple
This 1402 Jodo head temple housed Osawa Bunko, called one of Japan's three great libraries.
Iwasaki Apple Orchard
Pick various seasonal apple varieties, and buy fruit directly as well.
Mount Amamaki
Mashiko's highest peak at 533.3 meters offers year-round hikes, seasonal flowers, beech, and wide views.
Mashiko Yuwakan Imperial Seat and Peace Gallery
Former Nikko hotel where the Emperor Emeritus stayed as a child evacuee; the audience room remains.
Mashiko Town Tourism Association
Welcome office for Mashiko, a pottery town of about 160 kilns and shops visited by two million people yearly.
Saimyoji Temple
Shingon temple halfway up Mount Takadate, known for its unique laughing Enma and Eleven-faced Kannon.
Cherry Blossoms and Rapeseed at Oyake Kofun Group
Thirty-five burial mounds, 17 prefecture-designated, with rapeseed and about 200 cherry trees blooming late March to mid-April.
Wagner Nandor Art Gallery
This hilltop museum amid Mashiko woods shows Wagner Nandor's sculptures, paintings, pottery, and terracotta.
Endoji Pond
A pond surrounded by seasonal cherries and flowers, with forest paths through satoyama scenery.