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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

    Activities
  2. Tokyo Winter Breaks: Kusatsu Onsen
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    Tokyo Winter Breaks: Kusatsu Onsen

    Kusatsu
  3. Autumn Colors in Ozegahara
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    Autumn Colors in Ozegahara

    Activities
  4. Mount Haruna, Gunma
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    Mount Haruna, Gunma

    Activities
  5. Kusatsu Onsen Getaway
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    Kusatsu Onsen Getaway

    Kusatsu
  6. Minakami River Rafting
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    Minakami River Rafting

    Minakami
  7. Sai No Kawara Park
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    Sai No Kawara Park

    Kusatsu
  8. Lake Haruna Illumination Festa
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    Lake Haruna Illumination Festa

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  9. Shorinzan Daruma-ji
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    Shorinzan Daruma-ji

    Culture
  10. Oni-oshi-dashi Park
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    Oni-oshi-dashi Park

    Culture

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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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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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Hotel Ohruri, Kusatsu
Japanese

Hotel Ohruri, Kusatsu

Peter Sidell

In Japan's Gunma prefecture hot-spring resort of Kusatsu, Hotel Ohruri is a charming hotel, with affordable, comfortable r..

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Latest Gunma Reports

Chatsubomi Moss Park
Culture

Chatsubomi Moss Park

Galayna Wade

Chatsubomi Moss Park is a stunning natural area tucked away in the mountains near Kusatsu Onsen. The park is truly a place like..

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Manza Onsen
Beauty & Spa

Manza Onsen

Galayna Wade

Manza Onsen is a hidden gem of Gunma Prefecture. Tucked away on the slope of Mt. Kusatsu-Shriane, Manza boasts of being both the..

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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 sq. km

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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