Nasushiobara

Nasushiobara (那須塩原市) is a city in northern Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

The city was established in 2005 with the merger of the former city Kuroiso and the towns of Nishinasuno and Shiobara.

The city has a partly multilingual guide site^{[dead link]}.

Nasushiobara is on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen line about an hour north of Tokyo. You can make the same journey by local trains in three and a half hours, though it might require a transfer in Utsunomiya.

• 36.9685139.82311 Shiobara Onsen (塩原温泉郷). Shiobara Onsen is a historic hot-spring resort in a forested mountain valley in the north of Nasushiobara. Dating back to the early 9th century, the resort comprises 11 hot-spring areas along the Hōki River, with numerous baths drawing water of different temperatures, mineral compositions and colours. The valley also offers waterfalls, forest walks and suspension bridges, including the 320-m-long Momijidani Suspension Bridge. Shiobara became a popular retreat for writers such as Natsume Sōseki and Ozaki Kōyō in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is about an hour by bus from Nasushiobara Station  (updated Oct 2026)

• 36.990104140.0493171 Mori no VoiVoi (森のVoiVoi), ☏ +81 287-74-3194. Mon Wed-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat Sun 08:00-17:00. This pancake house serves western-style pancakes. It also serves waffles and hard-to-find smoked bacon. The building is a sort of imitation log cabin — beams are used instead of logs — which creates a friendly atmosphere. ¥ 900-1,500.  

The nearby town of Nasu is known for hot springs in the mountains.

• Otawara
• Yaita
• Shioya
• Sakura
• Nikko
• Shirakawa
• Shimogo
• Minamiaizu

Sendai ← Shin-Shirakawa ←	N  S	→ Utsunomiya → Tokyo
Fukushima ← Shirakawa ← Kurodahara ←	N  S	→ Yaita → Utsunomiya
Fukushima ← Shirakawa ← Nasu ←	N  S	→ Yaita → Utsunomiya