Ashikaga Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
About Ashikaga
The Ashikaga clan was an offshoot of the Minamoto clan who conquered Honshu and dominated the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333). Ashikaga Takauji overthrew the Kamakura shoguns and installed himself in the Muromachi district ofKyoto. The Ashikaga shoguns did not just help beautifyKamakuraandKyoto, they also built temples, gardens, and retirement villas in their hometown, which has been called a Little Kyoto and calls Kamakura one of its sister cities. The clan also sponsored the Ashikaga Gakkō, the most famous Confucian academy of eastern Japan, and Ashikaga has a friendship city relationship withJining (Shandong), China, which includesQufu, the hometown of Confucius. As the Ashikaga shoguns got weaker, the country fractured into civil war, until it was reunited and pacified under the Tokugaw
Top Attractions in Ashikaga
Explore the best things to see and do in Ashikaga:
- ★Ashikaga Flower Park
- ★Ashikaga Machinaka Yūgakkan
- ★Ashikaga School
- ★Bannaji Temple
- ★Coco Farm and Winery
- ★Kurita Museum
- ★Natural Indigo Dyeing Airoza
- ★Orihime Shrine
Where to Eat in Ashikaga
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Kappō Kaiseki Chō-ya
- 🍴Santa Tori Maruyaki
- 🍴Southwest Paradise
- 🍴Suzu Okonomiyaki
- 🍴Tonkatsu Sakae
- 🍴Tori-tsune
Where to Stay in Ashikaga
- 🏨Ashikaga Town Hotel
- 🏨Gankaen
- 🏨Hotel Takao
- 🏨Hotel Wakasa
- 🏨New Miyako Hotel Honkan
Ashikaga Travel Guide Sections
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