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Matthew Haswell | profile | all galleries >> Japan 日本 >> Kantō 関東 >> Utsunomiya 宇都宮 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

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Utsunomiya 宇都宮

The busy, modern capital of Tochigi-ken, one of Japan's eight landlocked prefectures, Utsunomiya is a major industrial and commercial center along the Tōhoku Shinkansen heading north from Tōkyō. Though not a traditional tourist center, the city has recently begun to gain recognition for its cocktail bars and local culinary speciality: gyōza (Chinese-style dumplings). The former castle was partially reconstructed in 2007, although its appearance is surprisingly different from most other feudal-era fortresses in the country.
Bus stopping outside Utsunomiya Station
Bus stopping outside Utsunomiya Station
Mizu-gyōza and yaki-gyōza lunch set
Mizu-gyōza and yaki-gyōza lunch set
West entrance of Utsunomiya Station
West entrance of Utsunomiya Station
Seimei-yagura of Utsunomiya Castle
Seimei-yagura of Utsunomiya Castle
Castle moat and Seimei-yagura
Castle moat and Seimei-yagura
View down the moat to the Fujimi-yagura
View down the moat to the Fujimi-yagura
Seimei-yagura across the moat
Seimei-yagura across the moat
Scale model of the former castle
Scale model of the former castle