Utsunomiya

Nikko, the grandiose burial site of the Tokugawa Shoguns

Mashiko, a town of pottery and steam trains

Mito, capital of Ibaraki and home of Kairaku-en Park.

Oya, a small town with a giant stone Kannon and underground quarry that provided much of the greenish stone that distinguishes Utsunomiya's architecture