Nasu Highland, Minamigaoka Dairy
The dairy industry has been thriving in Tochigi Prefecture with its lush greenery and clean air. This farm is located in the Nasu Highland, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tochigi Prefecture. It is open all year and admission is free.
You can ride horses, do archery, feed the animals, and have close interactions with them. It's a great place to bring kids and spend quality family time together.
Inuyama Castle
The Inuyama Castle keep is one of five deemed national treasures in Japan. It’s especially famous for remaining today as the oldest watchtower-style keep in Japan. It’s said it was built in 1537 by Oda Nobuyasu, the father of Oda Nobunaga.
You can go all the way up to the top floor and walk around, which really gives you that 'ruler of the world' feeling.
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Inside a 600,000 square meter area, there is a zoo, botanical garden, and an amusement park. The scale is so big that you cannot go around this zoo, botanical garden in one day. Especially in the zoo, there are 450 types of animals, many of them are quite popular like the Koala, a symbol of the zoo.
The famous and super handsome chimpanzee is so impressive with every move! There are also lots of other adorable animals here.