Tochigi Prefecture

Utsunomiya

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Walk among giant pillars deep underground
These are vast spaces under the ground: a flood-control tank held up by rows of giant pillars, and old quarries where stone was cut away and pillars of rock were left to hold up the roof. The air inside stays cool all year, so even in midsummer bring a light jacket.
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Drink fresh beer next to the tanks it came from
All over Japan, small craft breweries pour their beer in taprooms set right beside the brewing tanks, so what you drink was made a few steps away. Order a few small glasses to compare styles, often with food made to go with them. The places in and around Tokyo make an easy evening out, while those farther away fit into a longer trip through the region.
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Utsunomiya
A stone town over a vast underground quarry
Oya, on the edge of Utsunomiya north of Tokyo, has long quarried Oya stone, a soft, green-flecked stone that Frank Lloyd Wright used for his Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Walk down into the vast space left underground by the quarrying, then see Buddhas carved into the rock face. It is about 30 minutes by bus from Utsunomiya, which is under an hour from Tokyo by shinkansen.

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