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Gunma

Mountain adventures and hot springs escapes

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Top Attractions in Gunma

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Gunma Top 10

  1. Gunma Top 10: Attractions & Things to Do
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    Gunma Top 10: Attractions & Things to Do

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  2. Ikaho's Initial D Manhole Covers
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    Ikaho's Initial D Manhole Covers

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  3. Mount Haruna, Gunma
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    Mount Haruna, Gunma

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  4. Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival
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    Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival

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  5. Lavender Season at the Tambara Lavender Park
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    Lavender Season at the Tambara Lavender Park

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  6. Kanra Samurai Festival
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    Kanra Samurai Festival

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  7. Akima Plum Grove Festival
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    Akima Plum Grove Festival

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  8. Takasaki Spring Festival
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    Takasaki Spring Festival

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  9. Gunma's Great Outdoors
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    Gunma's Great Outdoors

    Maebashi
  10. Akagi Nanmen Cherry Blossom Festival
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    Akagi Nanmen Cherry Blossom Festival

    Maebashi

Upcoming Gunma Events

Takasaki Spring Festival
Activities

Takasaki Spring Festival

Apr 1st - Apr 2nd

On the first weekend of April each year, the Takasaki Spring Festival is held around the city's Motenashi Square and Kannonyama..

Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival
Culture

Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival

Mar 25th - May 15th

Each year from late March to early May, Gunma's Tatebayashi City hangs around 5000 carp streamers, or koinobori, in anticipation..

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Where to eat in Gunma

Tsukinoi
Italian

Tsukinoi

Peter Sidell

In the hot-spring resort of Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Tsukinoi is a charming patissier and restaurant serving fresh..

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Souan Cafe, Kusatsu
Food

Souan Cafe, Kusatsu

Peter Sidell

In the hot spring resort of Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Souan Cafe is a small, charming place for lunch or a snack.

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Places to stay in Gunma

Sekizenkan Ryokan
Ryokan

Sekizenkan Ryokan

Aline Laborde

If you are after an authentic Japanese hot spring experience, Sekizenkan Ryokan, an ‘onsen ryokan’, should be one of your top ..

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Kusatsu Hotel
Japanese

Kusatsu Hotel

Peter Sidell

In Japan's hot-spring and ski resort of Kusatsu, the Kusatsu Hotel is a charming, atmospheric Japanese hotel with traditio..

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About Gunma

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Maebashi
Population 2,008,068
Area 6,362.28 km²

Not too far from Tokyo in the northern Kanto area, Gunma Prefecture (群馬県, Gunma-ken) can be described as an adventure playground of sorts – skiing, snowboarding, hiking and canyoning (in the Minakami area) provides adrenaline seekers things to do year-round.

Its mountains, ski slopes in the winter, become excellent hiking trails in the summer. Gunma is also known for having some of the nation’s best hot springs, the most notable being Kusatsu Onsen; its Yubatake (hot water field) is a must-see. The Old Tomioka Silk Mill was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in 2014.

Gunma is also famous for its daruma dolls, the traditional Japanese good luck charm.

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