Oyama Station (小山駅)

Station Type: Train station

Oyama Station is on Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen Line and is located approximately 80 km north of Tokyo. There are many attractive tourist spots in the surrounding area, including parks rich in nature and hot springs.

First, Nasu Animal Kingdom, located about 20 minutes by car from Oyama Station, is a theme park where visitors can enjoy interacting with many kinds of animals. In particular, petting penguins, sea lions, alpacas, and other animals are very popular and recommended for families.

Also located about 30 minutes by car from Oyama Station is the “Sananayama Park”, known as a cherry blossom viewing spot in spring and a park with beautiful autumn leaves in fall. From the observatory, visitors can enjoy a magnificent view of the Kanto Plain and Mt.

Furthermore, the area around Oyama Station is home to Nasu Onsen-kyo, a famous hot spring resort. Nasu Shiobara Onsen, located about 40 minutes by car from Oyama Station, is a hot spring resort where visitors can enjoy hot springs with free-flowing hot spring water and beautiful skin. Nearby are Nasu Kogen, Oku-Nikko, and other sightseeing spots that can be enjoyed on a day trip.

Around Oyama Station, there are also historical buildings and museums such as the Oyama City Museum and Oyama Joshi Park. This is a great place to experience the history and culture of Oyama City, and is also recommended for those interested in traditional Japanese culture.

There are also many restaurants and souvenir shops near the station, where visitors can enjoy local delicacies. Many of the sightseeing spots around Oyama Station can be enjoyed on a day trip, and are conveniently accessible from Tokyo and other cities, making them a good choice for foreign visitors.

Table of contents

Oyama Station (小山駅)

Restaurants, Foods
Tourist area
Hotels
Convenience Stores, Grocery Stores
Tourist Information Center

Restaurants, Foods

Some restaurants and food shops around the station.

宇都宮餃子宇味家 JR小山駅構内店 (宇都宮餃子宇味家 JR小山駅構内店)

Restaurant Type: Mandarin restaurant

Hananomai (はなの舞 VAL小山駅ビル店)

Restaurant Type: Izakaya restaurant

Syshiya Ginzo VAL Oyamaten (すし屋銀蔵 VAL小山店)

Restaurant Type: Sushi restaurant

Tourist area

Some tourist area – the best views, museums and parks – around the station.

Shiroyama Park (城山公園)

Tourist Area Type: Park

This is a castle site park developed from the ruins of Gion Castle, a national historic site of the Oyama clan castle ruins. The historic ginkgo trees, the ruins of a castle ring, and the stone walls are also highlights of the park. In spring, the city’s flower, the Omoigawa cherry tree, and someiyoshino cherry trees are in full bloom, and in autumn, the park offers beautiful autumn foliage. From the high ground of the park, one can overlook the Omoigawa River, which flows through the center of Oyama City.

“Bell of Thoughts” in front of the station (小山駅前思われの鐘)

Tourist Area Type: Tourist attraction

The “Bell of Thoughts (Omoware-no-kane)” is located in the plaza in front of the new Oyama Station East Exit. You can hear the sound of angel harmony handbells at the fixed time. Oyama City has positioned the handbells, known as “Tenshi no Harmony,” as a city brand and is promoting the creation of a town where the sound of handbells resounds.

Machikado Museum (まちかど美術館)

Tourist Area Type: Art museum

Located near Oyama City Hall, this is an art museum in the city where you can enjoy arts such as painting and photography. With more than 40 exhibitions planned each year, you can enjoy the arts any time you visit the museum.

5 Stores Hill Square (小山御殿広場)

Tourist Area Type: Historical landmark

It was built as a resting and lodging place for the Tokugawa shoguns during their visits to Nikko Shrine. It is now designated as part of the National Historic Site, and areas where remains have been excavated are marked. Various events are held at the plaza throughout the year, including the “Oyama Kaiyun Festival.

It is said that the Oyama Goten was built following the auspicious precedent of the “Oyama Review” held just before the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Tokugawa Ieyasu died on April 17, 1616, and his remains were interred the following year at Nikko Tosho-sha Shrine (later Nikko Toshogu Shrine), where the first anniversary of his death was held. Since then, Nikko has been a sacred place for the Tokugawa Shoguns. The shoguns visited Nikko Shrine 19 times, including 10 times by the third shogun, Iemitsu. The Oyama Goten was a very strictly constructed building, with a moat around it, double earthen mounds, and as many as 16 guard posts within the grounds.

Oyama Hyojo (小山評定跡)

Tourist Area Type: Historical landmark

The “Oyama Review,” which brought Tokugawa Ieyasu victory in the Battle of Sekigahara and the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, was held here, and a stone monument stands today.

The Oyama Review was an important military council that paved the way for the Tokugawa family’s three hundred years of peace and prosperity. On July 24, Tokugawa Ieyasu was on his way to Aizu (Fukushima Prefecture) to defeat Uesugi Kagakatsu, and established his headquarters in Oyama, Shimono-kuni. The next day, on the 25th, Ieyasu hurriedly called the generals to a military meeting at his headquarters and asked them whether he should continue to defeat Uesugi or reverse his course and move westward to defeat Ishida. This is known as the “Oyama Critique.

Oyama Station (小山駅) – Introductions of Restaurants, Tourist area, Hotels and so on