Utsunomiya, Japan

utsunomia is a very nice place, the local delicacy is a dish called gyoza which is a type of dumpling filled with variey of fillings like fish meat or vegetable, these are served with a series of bowls of different sauces, very nice, a place i could reccomend to eat is the small samurai bar although the larger one is as god they both have good food of all varieties of japanese style, good beer and the friendliest staff you could immagine, Things to see would have to include the temple it is well worth a visit if you can handle the steps. Utsunomiya is the capital and the most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 505,381 and a density of 1,212 persons per km². The total area is 416.84 km². The had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 Census. The nearby city of Oyama, Tochigi is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat. Utsunomiya is accessed by the Tohoku Expressway or Utsunomiya Station of the Tohoku Shinkansen line. Utsunomiya is approximately 100 km north of Tokyo. The historic town of Nikko is approximately 35 km west of Utsunomiya.Utsunomiya is accessible from Tokyo by the Shinkansen, or the Bullet Train, in approximately 60 minutes. It is also connected with Narita International Airport by bus in about 3 hours.The city was founded on 1 April 1896. The city added the two towns from Kawachi District on March 31, 2007.It is also home to a Canon optical manufacturing plant, a Japan Tobacco plant, Honda design centers, and various other industrial concerns in the Kiyohara Industrial Park. In addition, one of the largest malls in the North Kantô region, Bell Mall is located near central Utsunomiya.