Culture Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival 2024 Kim Each year from late March to early May, Gunma's Tatebayashi City hangs around 5000 carp streamers, or koinobori, in anticipat...
9 Culture Kawaba Denen Plaza Lynda Hogan Kawaba Denen Plaza is a multi-award winning roadside station in Kawaba Village, Gunma. Great choice of food for eat in or tak...
Culture Gunma Power Spot Haruna Shrine Cathy Cawood Haruna Shrine dates back to 586 AD, and the oldest cedar here is thought to be 1200 years old. The shrine is considered a pow...
6 Culture Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Masato Kitamura A national treasure and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomioka Silk Mill in Japan's Gunma Prefecture is a spot where you can tak...
Culture Kusatsu Dorothee Tsunoda Kusatsu is one of the most famous onsen places in Gunma. Each year, international and Japanese tourists flow to the town to t...
12 Culture Nakanojo Dorothee Tsunoda Nakanojo is a town located in the northwest of Gunma prefecture. It is known for the onsen nearby, and its biennial art festi...
Culture Totto Shrine Dorothee Tsunoda Totto Shrine in the Japanese village of Higashiagatsumamachi is over 100 years old. It is still an important spiritual cente...
Culture Isama Studio Park Dorothee Tsunoda Isama Studio park is a movie studio where a famous Japanese movie from the 90s, The Sleeping Man, was filmed. The movie is a...
14 Culture Haruna Shrine's Fabulous Dragons Cathy Cawood The wood carvings decorating Haruna shrine in Gunma include many dragons.
Culture Mizusawa Kannon's Red Gate Cathy Cawood Exploring inside the two-story gate of power spot temple Mizusawa Kannon in Gunma Prefecture
