[2025 Nasu Attraction] Travel Guide for Stone Plaza - Nasu Ashino Stone Museum (Updated Jul)

[Nasu Ashino Stone Museum] 📍Location: 2717-5 Ashino, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture 《Access》 Bus stop: Ashino-Nakacho / 1 minute walk from Kanto Expressway Bus Stop Bus stop: Ashino Branch Office / 5 minutes walk from Kanto Expressway Bus Stop 🕰️Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 Closed days Tuesday, Wednesday Admission fee Adults (high school students and above) ¥1,000 Elementary and junior high school students ¥500 Under elementary school age Free ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ Nasu is a hot topic as an art town Contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara, shadow artist Seiji Fujishiro, young architect Junya Ishigami Wonderful art that blends into nature is scattered here and there. This is an art museum by Kengo Kuma, who is active worldwide, that makes use of a stone storehouse that was left in Nasu. Stone teahouse. Stone cooler. The arrangement of stones that look like patterns due to the shadows. A space woven by stone, water and light💕💕 It was wonderful. A room where light shines through the stones, highlighting the artworks A stone object with light shining through it💕💕 Replicas of artworks built in various places are on display in the museum, and I felt the greatness of Japan's proud artists. There is also a cafe and shop, so you can take your time to appreciate them. It was raining, so the stone storehouse was reflected in the pond. It's a shame I couldn't take a picture of the blue sky and the stone storehouse😭 #AbsolutelyFreeTrip #Tochigi #DomesticTrip #Nasu #KengoKuma

#Domestic Travel Strategy Nasu is a popular tourist spot that is easy to get to from the city center! Here are two recommended spots in Nasu! The cockscombs at Nasu Flower World 🪻 are in full bloom from mid-September! The cockscombs blooming all over the hill look like a scene from a Ghibli movie. It's a hidden spot where there are no people even on weekends! 📍Nasu Flower World Address: 5341-1 Nasu Michishita, Toyohara-hei, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Opening hours: 9:00 to 17:00 Cost: 400 to 600 yen for adults (depending on the season) Recommendation: You can enjoy different flowers depending on the season ♪ And it's relatively empty ⚠️; It's a place that can only be reached by car, so be sure to rent a car or something to go there! ❤️Free parking 🆓 An art spot in Nasu that only a few people know about, built by Kengo Kuma! Even on rainy days, the water reflects the buildings like a mirror, and it was very beautiful! Inside the museum, there was an interview with Kengo Kuma, which was very interesting. 📍STONE PLAZA Nasu Ashino Stone Museum Address: 2717-5 Ashino, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 Cost: 800 yen for adults Recommendation: Photography is allowed in most areas of the museum #Nasu

A 2-day itinerary for staying at Treehouse Odagiri Garden! Around Nasu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🚗~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1DAY ・SHOZO CAFE ・Buy ingredients and head to Odagiri Garden Treehouse ・Hotel Floracion Nasu Day Spa 2DAY ・Morning bath at Nasu Yumoto Onsen Shikanoyu Day Spa ・WHITENOTE ・GOOD NEWS ・Nasu History Museum ・Stone Museum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~☕️~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cafe SHOZO Kuroiso Main Branch 📍6-6 Takasago-cho, Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture ⏰11:00-18:30 I'm sure I wasn't allowed to take photos, so maybe I didn't? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🌲~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Accommodation Treehouse Village Odagiri Garden 📍4597-12 Takaku-he, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun 🚗8.8km from Nasu Kogen Smart IC ⏰Check-in 12:00~ Check-out ~12:00 📞Make reservations by phone 9:00~21:00 ☑︎For baths, go to nearby Hotel Floracion Nasu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~♨️~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Day trip hot spring Hotel Floracion Nasu 📍1796 Takakuwa, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture 🚗8 minutes by car from Odagiri Garden ⏰14:00-20:00 (last admission 19:30) 💰1,500 yen for adults / 750 yen for children (probably there was a discount if you came from Odagiri Garden) ♨️Hot ​​spring with natural spring water The clear blue water is called "miracle water" and has the effect of removing dead skin cells and dirt from pores♡ 💫3rd place overall in Tochigi Prefecture in the 2023 Nifty hot spring annual ranking! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~♨️~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Day trip hot spring (morning bath!) 1300 years of history! ? Nasu Onsen Shikanoyu 📍181 Yumoto, Nasumachi, Nasugun, Tochigi 🚗Approximately 12 minutes by car from Nasu I.C. ⏰8:00-18:00 Open all year round 💰500 yen for adults, 300 yen for elementary school students 💫One of the few places in Japan where you can enjoy a kabu-yaki bath 💫Japan's 32nd oldest hot spring ♨️Simple acidic sulfur hot spring (hydrogen sulfide type) acidic hypotonic hyperthermic hot spring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Household goods store WHITENOTE 📍142-19 Takaku Otsu, Nasumachi, Nasugun, Tochigi ⏰10:00-17:00 Closed on Fridays ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lunch, cafe, souvenirs, and more There's even a cousin of the famous butter! GOOD NEWS NEIGHBORS 📍24-1 Takaku Otsu, Nasumachi, Nasugun, Tochigi Prefecture ⏰9:00-17:00 Closed on the second Thursday of every month ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See Nasu History Museum 📍2893 Ashino, Nasumachi, Nasugun, Tochigi Prefecture 🚗About 30 minutes by car from Nasu I.C. ⏰9:00-17:00 Closed on Mondays 💰200 yen for adults, free for junior high school students and younger 🏢Architect/Kengo Kuma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See Nasu Ashino Stone Museum 📍2717-5 Ashino, Nasumachi, Nasugun, Tochigi Prefecture ⚠️Renovation work on the building will continue until the summer of 2024 ⏰10:00-17:00 Closed on Mondays 💰Adults 800 yen, elementary and junior high school students 300 yen 🏢Architect/Kengo Kuma 🚗Right next to Nasu History Museum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *This information is current, so please check it out before you go! Photo date: 2015, 2023 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Right now! This moment! Enjoy the Maya trip to the fullest ✔︎A place I'm glad I went and experienced firsthand ✔︎I hope this will be helpful for your outings♫ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🫧~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #Sakura2024 #TochigiTourism #HotSprings #NasuHighlands #Drive #AdultTrip #PhotogenicSpots #TochigiTrip #KengoKuma

#besttrip2023 An art spot in Nasu that is known only to those in the know, featuring architecture by Kengo Kuma! Even on rainy days, the water reflected the buildings like a mirror, and it was very beautiful😍 Interviews with Kengo Kuma are also shown inside the museum, making it a great place for architecture lovers! I went on a weekend, but it was empty! 📍STONE PLAZA Nasu Ashino Stone Museum Address: 2717-5 Ashino, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 Cost: Adults 800 yen Recommendation: Photography is allowed in most areas of the museum ⚠ Caution: There are many narrow spaces, so please be considerate!