Sports & Fitness Minakami Town in Gunma Camille Dufour-Blain Minakami in Gunma will make you fall in love with its snow covered mountains, its amazing scenery and its warm hearted residen..
10 Camping & Trekking The Snow Country Trail Rufus Starbuck A 280 kilometer hiking trail that loops around the Snow Country area crossing into Niigata, Gunma and Nagano.
7 Water Sports Nishi Kuro Canyoning C. Rio Nishi Kuro, at the foot of Tanagawadake, offers sanctuary from the heat with its cool clear water and deep caverns.
9 Outdoors Yubiso and its Year-round Beauty C. Rio For the past four years I have had the privilege of calling Yubiso home. This sleepy village on the edge of Minakami is the gateway..
8 Outdoors Climbing Mt. Kasagatake C. Rio I have long since known of the beauty of Oze National park, but it wasn't until very recently that I realized how close I ..
7 Camping & Trekking 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.
7 Camping & Trekking Azumaya-san C. Rio This small section can de done in a short afternoon hike (as an out-an-back), or made into a longer thru-hike by joining up wi..
7 Camping & Trekking 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.