I should have done this at the very first, but here's a map showing where the heck Tochigi-ken is in relation to the rest of Japan. CLICK.
If you look at the "A", it designates the province's capital city of Utsunomiya (oot-sue-no-me-ya. Move an inch upward, and you'll see Ohtawara written out in English and in Kanji (Chinese-style alphabet).
With this map you can zoom in and out to get a better perspective of my locale.
Somewhere wishing I had Google Maps when I lived in Japan,
Andrew Joseph
Title by Chris de Burgh.