Utsunomiya Castle, Utsunomiya

Name: Utsunomiya Castle
Address: Utsunomiya, Japan

#4 among attractions in Utsunomiya

Forts and castles, City hall, Top attraction, Park

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Utsunomiya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Utsunomiya, central Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Utsunomiya Castle was home to a branch of the Toda clan, daimyō of Utsunomiya Domain. ()

Local name: 宇都宮城 Demolished: 1868Elevation: 397 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 36°33'18"N, 139°52'59"E

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Utsunomiya Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tochigi Prefectural Museum, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan, Matsugamine Church.

1.3 miW
Natural history museum, History museum, Museum
Tochigi Prefectural Museum, Utsunomiya
33 min walk • Tochigi Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in the city of Utsunomiya, Japan. The collection relates to the history and natural history of Tochigi Prefecture. The museum opened in 1982.
1.3 miW
Museum, Art museum
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya
33 min walk • Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts opened in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in 1972. The collection includes works by Hamada Shōji, Takahashi Yuichi, Constable, Corot, Gainsborough, Monet, and Turner, and special exhibitions are also mounted.
1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Convention center
Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan, Utsunomiya
26 min walk • Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan is a concert hall located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It features a 2,000-seat great hall and a 500-seat small hall. It opened in 1979. Whitesnake performed at Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan during their 1983 Japanese tour.
~1490 ftN
Church
Matsugamine Church, Utsunomiya
8 min walk • Matsugamine Catholic Church is a Christian church and its cathedral located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the largest surviving Romanesque Revival buildings in Oya stone architecture and was registered as a Tangible...
1.1 miN
Park
Hachimanyama Park, Utsunomiya
29 min walk • Hachimanyama Park is an urban park located in Hanawada 5-chome, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Facilities on the site include Utsunomiya Tower and Hachimanyama Traffic Park.
0.5 miN
Sacred and religious sites
Futaarayama Shrine, Utsunomiya
14 min walk • Utsunomiya Futaarasan Shrine is located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is a shiki-uchi-sha Onsha, the first shrine in Shimono-no-kuni. The shrine was formerly a national mintage shrine, and is now an annexed shrine of the Jinja Honcho...
1.2 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Utsunomiya Velodrome, Utsunomiya
31 min walk • Utsunomiya Velodrome is a velodrome located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" where gambling is permitted. Nicknamed "Kaze no Wonderland", its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 24#.