Activities Yoshioka Town Ogura Grape Orchards Rufus Starbuck Should you find yourself in the Shibukawa area of Gunma from late August to late October it is grape season and there are lar...
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...
Activities On top of Omine-san C. Rio What this short section of the Snow Country Trail lacks in size, it makes up for in beauty.
Activities Walking in the Shadow of Tanigawa C. Rio This section of the Snow Country Trail follows the old Route 291. In its heyday, this was one of the main trade routes from ...
Activities Asahi San C. Rio Asahi-san is probably one of the most viewed mountains in Gunma prefecture, yet few people ever make it to its summit.
Accommodation Hotel Route-Inn Isesaki Febry Fawzi As the growing city, Isesaki is the perfect place for business and to discover the tourism potential. To accommodate all of t...
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...
Culture Mukai Chiaki Children's Science Museum Kim Bergström The Mukai Chiaki Children's Science Museum honors locally-born Mukai Chiaki, Japan's first woman in space. The museum has ple...
Activities Tsutsujigaoka Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström From around mid-April to early May each year, Gunma's Tsutsujigaoka Park in Tatebayashi is filled with color, thanks to the 1...
Culture The Joy of the Demitasse Cup (Gunma) 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Gunma Prefectural Museum of Modern Art looks at the joy and beauty of the demitasse ...
Food TonTon Expo 2023 Kim Bergström The TonTon Expo at Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki celebrates Japan's long culinary history with pork products, with a specific f...
Activities Asama Kogen Rhododendron Festival 2027 Kim Bergström The Asama Kogen Rhododendron Festival includes an incredible 150,000 rhododendrons covering an area the size of 10 Tokyo Dome...
Culture 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.
Activities Doai Station in Minakami Rufus Starbuck Over 480 steps under Mount Tanigawa is one of the platforms of Doai Station. Flights of stairs disappearing underground....
Beauty & Spa Takaragawa Onsen Hollie Mantle Takaragawa Onsen is a place where you can leave the usual everyday stresses of normal life behind you.
