Tochigi

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Tochigi Prefecture Live Cameras
Tochigi Prefecture Tourism Information

Tochigi Prefecture Live Cameras

Tochigi Prefecture Southern (Utsunomiya)

Tochigi Prefecture Northern part (Otawara)

All over the prefecture

Momiji Valley large suspension bridge | Momiji Valley, 1425-60 Sekiya, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi 329-2801 | Takahara Forest Association
Okunikko Yutaki | Yutaki Rest House, 2499 Yumoto, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture 321-1662
Nikko Nantai Mountain / Lake Chuzenji | Chugushi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture 321-1661 | ZEN RESORT NIKKO, Hotel Hana-An and Nikko Chuzenji Onsen Hotel Kojoen
Nikko Futarasan Shrine Shinkyo Bridge/ Toshogu Shrine Shinkyo Bridge | Shinbashi, Kamibachiishicho, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture 321-1401 | Nikko Futarasan Shrine
Mt. Nasudake | Yumoto Tsumujigahira, Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture | Japan Meteorological Agency, Internet Nature Institute, Tochigi Prefectural Land Development Department
Okunikko Kogen Hotel Yumoto Onsen | Okunikko Kogen Hotel, 2549-6 Yumoto, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1662 | Okunikko Yumoto Onsen Ryokan Cooperative Association
Roadside Station Nikko Nikko Kaido Niconico Honjin Parking Lot | Roadside Station Nikko Nikko Kaido Niconico Honjin, 719-1 Imaichi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture 321-1261
Tobu Nikko Station | Restaurant Azuma, 10-6 Matsubaracho 2F, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture 321-1406 | Tobu Nikko Station Live Channel
Tobu Nikko Station | Kanaya Hotel Bakery Tobu Nikko Station Shop, “La Saison”, 1-7 Matsubara-cho, Nikko-shi, Tochigi 321-1406
Watarase River | Real-time video of Watarase River | Watarase River Office, Tanaka-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture
Prefectural Rivers | Omoi River, Uzuma river, Tone river, Watarase river | Tone River Upstream River Office
National Route 4 and Route 50 | National Route 4: Tochifuku Bridge, Tochifuku Bridge South, Kashiwanuma P, Nasu Snow Removal Base, Urushitsuka Karishita, Yumakichu, Nasuno Bridge, Nozaki Bridge, Shintonegawa Bridge, Tagawa Bridge, Shintonegawa Bridge down, Shintonegawa Bridge up, Kokubunji branch office, National Route 50: Ashikaga land bridge, Ohira high bridge up, Koyama Ohashi Tochifuku bridge / Utsunomiya national highway office
Kinugawa / Kokaigawa | Kinugawa Basin: Ishii branch office, Kawashima water level observatory, Mizukaido water level observatory, Kokaigawa Basin: Mitani water level observatory, Kuroko water level observatory, Kamigo water level observatory | Shimodate River Office
Prefectural Roads | Road Information Camera (CCTV) | Tochigi Prefectural Land Development Department Road Conservation Division ” Tochigi Road Management Information”
Prefectural Rivers | “Tochigi prefecture real-time rainfall river water level observation information river live camera” Miyanohashi (Higashibashi) (Tagawa), Senouchibashi (Gogyogawa), Kankobashi (Shikawa), Ohirabashigami (Naganogawa), Ohashi (Akiyama) River), Renjo Bridge (Arakawa), Tochigi Bridge (Kogai River), Kibata Ohashi (Sakagawa), Shinonome Bridge (Kurokawa), Yosasa Bridge (Naka River), Nakayosasa Bridge (Yosasa River), Yodo Bridge (Sugawa) Ohashi (Jaio River), Chitose Bridge (Fukuro River), Kasane Bridge (Yosasa River)
Kanto Region Expressways | Tohoku Expressway : Shirakawa IC-Nasu IC, Yaita IC-Nishinasuno-Shiobara IC, Kanetsu Expressway: Numata-Mizukami, Maebashi-Shibukawa Ikaho, Joshinetsu Expressway: Susaka Nagano Higashi IC-Shinshu Nakano IC, Usui Karuizawa IC, Tomioka IC | Dorapura E-NEXCO Drive Plaza
Kokaigawa River and Kinugawa River | address: Shimodate River Office, Niginari, Chikusei City, Tochigi | camera titles: Utsunomiya City, Chikusei City, Joso City, Moka City | site title: Shimodate River Office
Sugata River and Tagawa River, Shimotsuke City | camera titles: Disaster Prevention Cameras (Rivers) ① Sugata River (Minowa bridge), ② Tagawa River (Tanijiga Bridge) | site title: Shimotsuke City Hall
Prefecture Roads | camera titles: Road information cameras (CCTV) | site title: Tochigi Prefecture Prefecture Road management information

Tochigi Prefecture Tourism Information

Tochigi Prefecture in the north of Kanto region iand is the inland prefecture that is in contact with Fukushima Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture. The prefectural population is about 2 million people, and the population of the prefectural capital, Utsunomiya City, is about 50 thousand people. After the domain system was abolished, the current Tochigi Prefecture was born with the merger of Utsunomiya Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture in 1873. The prefectural name is derived from Tochigi town, the prefectural capital at the time. The area of the prefecture is 6,408 square km, about 84km from east to west, and is 98km from north to south.

In the northwest of the prefectural land, there are mountainous areas, such as Nasu mountain range, Taishaku mountains and Ashio mountains, and in the eastern part of the prefecture there are Yamizo Mountains, and in the central part of the prefecture there are wider plains. In northwest part of the prefecture, Nikko City, there are altitude 2,000m class mountains, such as Shiranesan, Nantaisan, Nyohosan, Taishakuyama and Suzugatake.

Kinunuma Swamp in Nikko City is said to be the highest altitude marshy grassland in Japan and a high moor in the altitude of 2,000m. In addition, wetlands and Watarase basins of Okunikko are registered in the Ramsar Convention for the purpose of protection of wetlands and waterfowls. More than half of the prefectural land is forest area and agricultural land accounts for about 20%. The Tohoku Expressway and the Tohoku Shinkansen run vertically in the prefecture and in the south Kitakanto motorway cross the prefecture.

As the tourist destinations of the prefecture Nikko, Kinugawa, Nasu are famous and there are famous hot springs such as Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko Yumoto Onsen, Nasu Onsen, Shiobara Onsen and others. In addition, nine national treasure buildings and 94 important cultural assets buildings of Nikko Futarasan Jinja (Shrine), Nikko Toshogu and Nikkosan Rinnoji Temple, have been registered in the world’s cultural heritage as “shrines and temples of Nikko”. The traditional craft “Yukitsumugi” is designated as an important intangible cultural heritage of the country and UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.

The typical agricultural and livestock products of Tochigi Prefecture are strawberry, chrysanthemum, Koshihikari, beef, pears, milk and so on, and “Tochiotome” is the strawberry that is known as a specialty product representing Tochigi. The regional cuisines are “Shimotsukare“, the stews that Salmon head and chips of soybean and vegetables are stewed with sake lees, “Chitakesoba“, the buckwheat noodles with the soup made of “Chichitake (Lactarius volemus)“, “Utsunomiya gyoza“, the dumpling of the brand product that is a registered trademark of Utsunomiya Dumpling Association.