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Culture in Gunma

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Kusatsu Matsuri 6

Kusatsu Matsuri

C. Rio

On two occasions, I have had the pleasure of not only attending, but participating in one of the best matsuri (summer festiva...

Gunma
Maebashi Rose Park 11

Maebashi Rose Park

Aline Laborde

Shikishima Park's Rose Garden is the best place to see the blossoming roses. There are also fresh roses to buy and rose-flavo...

Gunma
A Day in Kusatsu 12

A Day in Kusatsu

Hannah Morse

The hot springs town of Kusatsu is a definite multi-day trip, if you want to slow down and take in all the sights. Here are s...

Gunma
Kondo Sake Brewery

Kondo Sake Brewery

Akio Negishi

Visiting a sake brewery is a good way to discover the brewing process and stories behind Japan's favorite alcohol.

Gunma
Haruna Shrine

Haruna Shrine

This beautiful Shinto shrine in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, was founded in 586 during the first year of Emperor Yomei's reign...

Gunma
Takumi no Sato

Takumi no Sato

Takumi no Sato is a handicraft village in the midst of rice fields and apple orchards in the foothills of the Minakami Mounta...

Gunma
Tomioka Silk Mill

Tomioka Silk Mill

Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce mod...

Gunma