[2025 Ashikaga Attraction] Travel Guide for Ashikaga Gakkō (Former Academy) (Updated Apr)

#Domestic Travel Strategy Ashikaga City is part of the former Ashikaga District and the former Yamada District of Gunma Prefecture in the southwest of Tochigi Prefecture. The city has cobblestone streets and the oldest school in Japan, creating a nostalgic atmosphere. If you are planning a trip to Tochigi, please read this article until the end and use it as a reference for efficient sightseeing. 🔸Area: Ashikaga ───────────────── 🔸Time required: 3.5 hours ───────────────── 🔸Transportation method: Car, walking ───────────────── This time we visited 6 spots. ❶ 13:00 Ashikaga Orihime Shrine ↓ ↓ 🚗About 1.6km About 10 minutes ↓ ❷ 14:10 Akashi Benten Itsukushima Shrine (Bijin Benten) ↓ ↓ 🚗About 1.8km About 15 minutes ↓ ❸ 14:40 Ashikaga School ↓ ↓ 🚶About 450m About 2 minutes ↓ ❹ 15:40 Dainichi Ban'anji Temple ↓ ↓ 🚶About 170m About 1 minute ↓ ❺ 16:00 Matsumura Memorial Hall ↓ ↓ 🚶About 160m About 1 minute ↓ ❻ 16:20 Risshoin King Enma 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 Ashikaga Orihime Shrine 📍3889 Nishimiya-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, 326-0817 Akashi Benten Itsukushima Shrine (Bijin Benten) 📍326-0808 1860 Honjo 2-chome, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture Ashikaga School 📍2338 Shohei-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, 326-0813 Dainichi Ban'anji Temple 📍2220 Ietomi-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, 326-0803 Matsumura Memorial Museum 📍2380 Daimon-dori, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, 326-0812 Risho-in Enma Daio 📍2388 Igusa-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, 326-0811 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 #Domestic travel #Solo travel #Tochigi #Temples and shrines

#Spring0yenTrip Ashikaga was a quiet town where history and nature coexisted in harmony. First we visited Ashikaga School. It is said to be the oldest school in Japan, and we strolled around the grounds, feeling its historical value. The old-fashioned school buildings and gardens spread out, and I was impressed that a place of education from the good old days still remains today. Next we visited Ban'aji Temple. The majestic temple and its gardens were beautiful, and time passed quietly. After that, we visited Orihime Shrine, where we could feel its history as the guardian deity of the Ashikaga clan. In particular, the oldest single-story triple torii gate in Japan was impressive, and its unique shape caught our eye. Also, at the Gakumonden Hall on the grounds, we could see students praying for academic success, and we felt the culture and history of the town deeply. Ashikaga was a perfect place to take a leisurely stroll around historical buildings and shrines.

Located in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, this historic school was renowned as the University of Bando. It seems that students studied Chinese classics and Confucianism, and there was even a statue of Confucius in the hall. There was a plaque at the entrance that read "school." It's within walking distance from Ashikaga-shi Station on the Tobu Line, so be sure to stop by when you're sightseeing in Ashikaga. #solotravel #japan #kantotourism #historicalsites

Historic Site Ashikaga School 2338 Shohei-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0813 Light-up starts at 16:30. End times vary at each location, so please refer to the official website 😊 Tickets🎟️800 yen and up The contrast between the bamboo and the light was wonderful and fantastic, and it felt like Princess Kaguya was about to appear ✨ The lanterns inside the facility were lit up, making it very romantic ⭐ 📍Dainichison Ban'anji Temple 2220 Ietomi-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0803 Projection mapping was being shown in the temple grounds, and lanterns were lit up all over the town, making it a different view from the daytime that made me want to take pictures ✨ 📍Ashikaga Orihime Shrine 326-0817 3889 Nishimiyacho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture The illumination of the shrine⛩️ and the lanterns🏮 along the way take you to another world. It was very cold that day, but there were many people there and I felt refreshed and my heart was cleansed✨️ #AshikagaOrihimeShrine #AshikagaSchool #BannajiTemple #AshikagaLightsStory #DayTrip