Activities Akima Plum Grove Festival 2025 Feb 15th - Mar 31st One of the best places to enjoy plum blossoms in Gunma is at the Akima Plum Grove – it's regarded as one of the three grea..
Activities Mount Haruna, Gunma Peter Bungate Driving in Japan: A driver's experience of Mount Haruna (榛名山) in Gunma Prefecture. The real-life Mount Akina from Initial D.
Activities Asama Kogen Rhododendron Festival 2025 Early - Mid May The Asama Kogen Rhododendron Festival includes an incredible 150,000 rhododendrons covering an area the size of 10 Tokyo Domes...
8 Outdoors Mantaro-san C. Rio Located in the same range as the infamous Tanigawadake, Mantaro-san shares all of the same weather patterns and danger, but none..
Water Sports Minakami River Rafting Rufus Starbuck Riding the rapids through the Gunma mountains on a whitewater rafting tour on the Tone River. First part of a full day of adventure..
Winter Sports Minakami Kogen Ski Resort Sandra Isaka Minakami Kogen Ski Resort is the ultimate winter get-away for anyone with an interest in snow-related activities. From skiing to..
Activities Sai No Kawara Park Aline Laborde Meaning the ‘riverbed of the west’, Sai No Kawara Park (西の河原公園) is often mistranslated as ‘riverbed of the underworld’
Activities Rocky Hike up Mt. Shibutsu Victoria Vlisides The top of Mount Shibutsu in Gunma is a rocky 5-hour trip but it's totally worth the view!