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Sights in Sakurashi, Tochigi
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Kitsuregawa Poppy Field
About three million red and pink poppies bloom on 1.5 Arakawa hectares from early May to mid-June.
Takesue Ramen Main Shop
A ramen shop using domestic ingredients, limiting its second-generation Chinese noodles to forty bowls.
Seven Hundred Club Footgolf Course
This course offers footgolf, a sport played by kicking a soccer ball like golf.
Ujiie Udon
Ujiie shops serve simple local-wheat udon, a certified Sakura brand specialty.
Ujiie Yuyu Park
A Kinugawa riverside park with a 1,560-meter Somei-yoshino cherry embankment, lawns, streams, and play areas.
Sasaya Villa
Villa built from late Taisho to early Showa for a kimono shop, with a garden bright in autumn.
Torinji Temple
Shingon flower temple No. 8 in Tochigi; the present main hall was built in 1923.
Furusato Kiko Kamikawado Shop
It serves flavorful soba from safe ingredients and boasts a signature kakiage rice bowl.
Seven Hundred Club
This vast golf course is about 1.5 times typical size and has Japan's first permanent 36-hole footgolf course.
Amakiwami Whole Dried Baked Sweet Potato
Whole Beniharuka sweet potatoes are baked, peeled, and dried into rich natural sweets.
Ayussho
Fresh ayu is yeast-fermented into a concentrated sauce from eastern Japan's largest ayu area.
Renkoin Temple
Called the Plum Temple, it houses a prefecture-designated bronze seated Amida from 1688.
Hayakikaze Cafe
This bright antique-style cafe in an old house serves local drinks and meals.
Atelier Julia Rose (Jam Workshop and Cafe)
A small rose-filled workshop makes additive-free, low-sugar jam by hand.
Omaruyama Park (Okuragasaki Castle Site)
Okuragasaki Castle, abandoned in 1590, is now a park with moats and seasonal flowers.
Kitsuregawa Dango
A repeat-favorite dumpling from five-generation Kamiya Wagashi, coated in carefully cooked homemade bean paste.
Sakura City Tourist Volunteer Guides
Volunteer guides offer two- or three-hour walks through Sakura's castle town and Ujiie post town.
Sakura Tenkeiyu Shiitake
This bun-sized shiitake has thick juicy caps and three times the usual guanylate umami.
Kabayama Nishiki
A Taisho-era pressed sweet once presented to Emperor Taisho, it melts softly with a refined taste.
Kanchiku Hedge Houses near Kitsuregawa-juku
Edo-period Okame-bamboo hedges, promoted by Kitsuregawa Shigeuji, still recall the castle town.
Kitsuregawa Ayu
A widely loved sweet modeled on local ayu, filled with brown-sugar mochi.
Kitsuregawa Onsen Eggplant
Juicy, soft-skinned winter eggplant grown in greenhouses heated by hot-spring water.
Kitsuregawa Hills Cedar Chairs and Hinoki Tables
Handmade light, warm cedar and hinoki chairs and tables using only local Kitsuregawa Hills timber.
Kitsuregawa Shrine
Founded in 1563, this quiet shrine among giant trees holds a wild summer mikoshi festival.
Ryukoin Temple
Traditionally founded by Ashikaga Takauji, it became the Kitsuregawa family's ancestral temple.
Ohinata Country Club
A balanced 27-hole hill course, only 20 meters in relief, overlooking Nikko and Nasu.
Berserba Country Club
Berserba means beautiful forest; guests self-play its flat hillside course in GPS carts.
Kitsuregawa Country Club
A 27-hole championship layout on gentle hills, with ponds and bunkers testing stronger players.
Kitsuregawa Hills Cedar Interior Woodcraft Hall
A workshop and shop in former Hozumi Elementary School, using local cedar and hinoki.
Takizawa Family Residence
This Meiji residence on the old Oshu Kaido keeps its earthen walls and stately nagaya gate.
E-Plaza Sanbankan
A renovated mid-1940s stone storehouse near Ujiie Station serves local food and drinks.
Assemble Glass Art Studio
This studio makes engraved glass by sandblasting and Glasritzen and offers easy workshops.
Sakura City Museum - Arai Kanpo Memorial Hall
It displays Arai Kanpo paintings, Noguchi Ujo works, and about 300 rare saws.
Komyoji Temple
Founded in 1427 near Katsuyama Castle, this later-moved temple houses a bronze Fudo.
Kyogetsu Tochigi Strawberry Daifuku
This limited daifuku wraps whole fresh local strawberries in soft rice-cake dough.
Imamiya Shrine (near Ujiie-juku on the Oshu Kaido)
A Heian-period shrine whose 700-year-old ginkgo is visited for prayers for success in love.
Atelier Soeta Jewelry Workshop
Staff help visitors design rings; professionals later complete casting and finishing.
Okra Soy Sauce Pickles (Sakura Brand)
Crisp soy-sauce pickled okra from Ujiie, handmade by the local workshop Ane-san Kobo.
Easy Ayu Rice Mix (Sakura Brand)
Sweetfish rice seasoning made from ayu raised in Kitsuregawa, eastern Japan's largest ayu area.
Sakura Glass (Sakura Brand)
Hand-engraved glassware with dancing cherry blossoms, made by Assemble near Ujiie Station.
Sakura Brand
A certification for agricultural and specialty products produced or processed in Sakura City.
Sakura City Blueberry Jam (Sakura Brand)
Pesticide-free blueberry jam briefly heated without added water at Atelier Julia Rose.
Sakura City General Park and Civic Pool
A vast park with baseball fields, tennis courts, a civic pool, and about 300 cherry trees.
Chocolate Konohanaya
This pink countryside shop sells over thirty handmade chocolates, including by weight.
Musubi Bell
Couples who ring this mid-bridge bell together are said to have wishes granted.
Rainbow Ice
This shop alone sells Ezure Shoten's refreshing rainbow ice, made for thirty years.
Bicycle Rental
Electric-assist bicycles are rented at Waiwai Plaza in the preserved former bank.
Oshu Kaido
One of Edo's five highways, branching from the Nikko Kaido at Utsunomiya toward Shirakawa.
Tourism Volunteer Association
Free volunteer guides show historic sites in Sakura City's Kitsuregawa and Ujiie districts.
Kitsuregawa Sandwich
Toasted sandwich of premium Kitsuregawa yashio trout and eggplant pickles, served at Hayakikaze cafe.
Kyogetsu Sweets Shop
This local wagashi shop keeps traditional methods and sells seasonal strawberry daifuku.
Ezure Shop
Its trademarked Rainbow Ice has been a nostalgic favorite for over 30 years.
Kamiya Confectionery
This fifth-generation Meiji-era wagashi shop is known for Kabayama Nishiki, once presented to Emperor Taisho.
Raw Chocolate with Japanese Sake
Rich raw chocolate from Konohanaya, blended with Senkin sake and soy milk.
Saidoji Temple
Medieval temple with a large Kamakura five-ring pagoda and a Muromachi Buddha image.
Sennenji Temple
This Kitsuregawa temple houses a rare iron standing Amida Buddha dated 1283.
Saotome Cherry Blossom Avenue
About 100 cherry trees form a tunnel, with rapeseed flowers blooming beneath them.
Charcoal-Grilled Sweet-Simmered Ayu
Mild, easy-to-eat sweet-simmered ayu from Kitsuregawa, eastern Japan's largest ayu-producing area.
Sun-Dried Split Ayu
Butterflied ayu from Kitsuregawa, sun-dried one by one as a side dish or snack.
Premium Sweet-Simmered Ayu with Roe
Large egg-bearing ayu from Kitsuregawa, simmered with Okinawa cane sugar and soybean soy sauce.
Waiwai Plaza
The former Kitsuregawa Kogyo Bank building evokes Taisho romance and rents bicycles.
Hotel Shimizuso
A convenient hotel about a seven-minute walk from JR Ujiie Station.
Hotel Beruseruba
A hot-spring hotel beside Beruseruba Country Club, with an alkaline natural spring.