Culture Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Illaura Rossiter A national treasure and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomioka Silk Mill in Japan's Gunma Prefecture is a spot where you can tak...
Activities Swan Lake Akio Negishi One of the best places to see the sunset is in Tatebayashi city, Gunma. It is called Tatara-numa, now it becomes the place to...
Accommodation Ryokan Tanigawa Aline Laborde Ryokan Tanigawa is a Japanese-style ryokan situated near the southern foot of Mt Tanigawa and is accompanied by a colossal vi...
Activities Hotakasan Above the Clouds C. Rio Flanked on all sides by ski resorts, Hotakasan rises high above Minakami and pierces through the clouds. From the peak you c...
Culture 100 Year Stone Making Experience Aline Laborde Once it emerges from the onsen water, the stone’s surface has completely eroded away except for the area covered in paint, le...
Culture Lake Onuma and Akagi Shrine Cathy Cawood Red Akagi Shrine stands on the shores of Lake Onuma surrounded by beautiful Gunma scenery.
Kusatsu Onsen's Nostalgic Charm Cathy Cawood Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture has more than hot water. It also has loads of old-fashioned charm.
Activities Soak Your Feet at Sainokawara Park Cathy Cawood Sainokawara Park in Kusatsu Onsen Town has a large public foot-bath, and warm stream flows along one side of it.
Cloud Viewing Mt. Shibutsu's Top Victoria Vlisides Cloud viewing from Mount Shibutsu in Oze National Park an amazing scene
Beauty & Spa Tranquility in Kusatsu Brittany Rock Welcome to a village where the water steams and forms pools as it seeps from the ground around every corner. Considered among...
Culture Tomihiro Art Museum Kim Bergström The Tomihiro Art Museum showcases the works of Tomihiro Hoshino, a former gymnastics coach who was paralyzed from the neck do...
Culture 150th Anniversary of Tojiro Oshita 2020 Kim Bergström One of Japan's notable watercolor painters was Tojiro Oshita (1870-1911). A special exhibition taking place at the Gunma Muse...
Culture Setsubun at Onioshidashi Park 2026 Kim Bergström Unlike most Setsubun celebrations where people traditionally throw beans to drive demons away, Onioshidashi Park flips the id...
Winter Visit to Kusatsu Onsen Sayaka Saku One of the famous onsens in Japan, Kusatsu Onsen is situated in north-west area of Gunma Prefecture. Gunma is known for havin...
Culture Baelz Memorial Hall, Kusatsu Peter Sidell In the hot-spring resort of Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma prefecture, Baelz Memorial Hall is a small but interesting museum about ...
