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Unusual Attractions in Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya, Japan

The Venus of Gyoza

At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

Utsunomiya, Japan

Oya History Museum - Subterranean Cave

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

Utsunomiya, Japan

Nagaoka Hyakuana Burial Mound

This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.

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Cedar Avenue of Nikkō

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

15 miles from Utsunomiya

Katayama Shuzo

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

16 miles from Utsunomiya

Abandoned Western Village

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

17 miles from Utsunomiya

'Imaginary Elephants'

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

21 miles from Utsunomiya

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