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..
Culture Gunma Power Spot Haruna Shrine Cathy Cawood Haruna Shrine dates back to 586 AD, and the oldest cedar here is thought to be 1200 years old. The shrine is considered a power..
Culture Hara Museum ARC Kim Bergström Hara Museum ARC was opened in Gunma Prefecture back in 1998, as an annex to Tokyo's Hara Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum's..
Culture Kusatsu Dorothee Tsunoda Kusatsu is one of the most famous onsen places in Gunma. Each year, international and Japanese tourists flow to the town to try..
11 Gardens & Parks Maebashi Rose Park Aline Laborde Shikishima Park's Rose Garden is the best place to see the blossoming roses. There are also fresh roses to buy and rose-flavoured..
Culture Totto Shrine Dorothee Tsunoda Totto Shrine in the Japanese village of Higashiagatsumamachi is over 100 years old. It is still an important spiritual center in..
Culture The Joy of the Demitasse Cup (Gunma) 2021 Apr 17th - Jun 13th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Gunma Prefectural Museum of Modern Art looks at the joy and beauty of the demitasse cup...
Historical Smiling Raccoon Dogs Akio Negishi Have you ever seen smiling raccoon dogs? They are very popular and familiar in Japanese culture from the ancient time, and you can..