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..
9 Arts & Crafts Daruma No Furusato Daimonya Aline Laborde Near Takasaki Station lies Daruma No Furusato Daimonya, a small factory for handmade Daruma.
Culture Tomihiro Art Museum Kim Bergström The Tomihiro Art Museum showcases the works of Tomihiro Hoshino, a former gymnastics coach who was paralyzed from the neck down...
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 celebration..
Festivals Daruma Doll Painting in Gunma Kenny King Hin Choi Daruma dolls trace back to the import of Zen Buddhism and stories of local history. They have transformed from a religious object..
Arts & Crafts Yumeji Takehisa's Bijin-ga and Modern Design 2021 Jan 23rd - Mar 21st 2021 Past Event Aspecial exhibition taking place at the Gunma Museum of Art looks at the works of Yumeji Takehisa (1884 - 1934), a Japanese poet..
6 Festivals Kusatsu Matsuri C. Rio On two occasions, I have had the pleasure of not only attending, but participating in one of the best matsuri (summer festivals)..
11 Gardens & Parks Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen Rufus Starbuck Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen is a road station in Minakami that is home to the ruins of a Jomon Period settlement.