Culture Haruna Shrine This beautiful Shinto shrine in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, was founded in 586 during the first year of Emperor Yomei's reign. The Haruna Shrine is..
Festivals Setsubun at Onioshidashi Park 2026 Feb 3rd 2026 Past Event Unlike most Setsubun celebrations where people traditionally throw beans to drive demons away, Onioshidashi Park flips the idea..
6 Historical Tomioka Silk Mill Masato Kitamura Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's first silk reeling factory and it symbolizes Japan's industrialization from the 19th century...
Culture Tomioka Silk Mill Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce modern machine silk reeling..
Culture Nature Groove 2026 Early Oct Nature Groove was born from the idea of creating a world-class sustainable outdoor festival in the mountains of Niigata.
Culture 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 Mountains. There are more than..
Culture Oni-oshi-dashi Park Livvy Boote Near Karuizawa resort on the border of Japan's Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Onioshidashi park offers the best view of Mount..
8 Street & Urban Minakami Haikyo C. Rio Haikyo (廃墟) is a word meaning ruins in Japanese. The word also describes a hobby known in English as Urban Exploration.