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A modern-day commercial and industrial center, the area has roots in the mining industry, and the local has been quarried over the centuries to be used as building material.

Utsunomiya Castle was a gigantic castle with eight turrets in pre-Meiji times, covering a large area surrounded by moats.

Oya Stone got famous, sort of, when Frank Lloyd Wright used it as finish for his design of the Tokyo Imperial Hotel opened in 1923, demolished in 1967, though the hotel lobby has been preserved at in.

Designed by Swiss architect Max Hinder, the church is at once a building decidedly dedicated to ancient European architectural styles, while it is, on the other hand, a thorough manifestation of the qualities of a very unique Utsunomiya product - Oya Stone.

The JR Nikko Line provides easy access from Utsunomiya to the world heritage temples and shrines of , about 40km away.

That might be the case, for example, if you head for the bizarre rock formations, and historic quarries of the , just west of the city.

Post-war limitations in the supply of ingredients led to further innovation as did, soon after, the competition between the many Utsunomiya gyoza houses.

Besides meat gyoza, expect to find garlic gyoza, cheese gyoza, shrimp gyoza and much, much more.

Welcome to Gyoza City Utsunomiya signboard in front of Utsunomiya Station Traditional gyoza dumpling restaurant outside Utsunomiya Station, Tochigi Prefecture Utsunomiya Gyoza Gyoza are a type of meat-filled dumplings commonly served in Japan as a side-dish in ramen noodle restaurants.