If you’re after a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of tips. Sitting 17 miles away, Otawara is worth jumping in the car for. Among the first stops you make here ought to be Bato Onsen-kyo, Unganji Temple and Nasu Yoichi no Sato Road Station. Locals will also probably point you toward Sakura, 25 miles away. If you only have time for one attraction here, let it be Murasakizuka Golf Club. (But we’re also big fans of Utsunomiya Garden Golf Club and Renkoin Temple.)