Oya Cannon
I visited my friend in Utsunomiya again but this time we went to go see the Oya Cannon. It is a giant statue built out of one giant oya stone that originates from the area. As you can see though, it was under construction. We also visited the nearby temple that had more carvings, as well as the location of the oldest human found in Japan. Over 11,000 years old. Then we went to the oya mine. The mine was really fascinating. When you enter, first thing one notices is that its pretty cold, which is nice on a hot summer day. Then when you get inside a little more you notice how huge the area is. There is supposedly the space of a baseball stadium all created from mining the oya stone. My pictures did not turn out at all as it was too dark.
