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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. Mount Haruna, Gunma
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    Mount Haruna, Gunma

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

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  4. Lake Haruna Illumination Festa
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    Lake Haruna Illumination Festa

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  5. Autumn Colors in Ozegahara
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    Autumn Colors in Ozegahara

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  6. NAKED Night Stroll™ – Tomioka Silk Mill
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    NAKED Night Stroll™ – Tomioka Silk Mill

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  7. Takasaki Pageant of Starlight
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    Takasaki Pageant of Starlight

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  8. Shibazakura Festival in Misato
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    Shibazakura Festival in Misato

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  9. Kanra Samurai Festival
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    Kanra Samurai Festival

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  10. Lavender Season at the Tambara Lavender Park
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    Lavender Season at the Tambara Lavender Park

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Upcoming Gunma Events

Lake Haruna Illumination Festa
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Lake Haruna Illumination Festa

Dec 15th - Dec 25th

Located on top of Mt Haruna, the lake is picturesque all year round. However, the annual illumination event at Lake Haruna attracts..

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Takasaki Pageant of Starlight
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Takasaki Pageant of Starlight

Late Oct - Late Feb

From the end of Autumn until the New Year, Takasaki's Symphony Road is lit up with thousands of lights. In select locations,..

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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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13 Coffee Roasters
Cafe

13 Coffee Roasters

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13 Coffee Roasters is located in Maebashi, Gunma, and treat the making of coffee as an art form. There are a variety of beans on..

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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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Kirishimaya Ryokan
Accommodation

Kirishimaya Ryokan

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Surrounding the heart of Kusatsu’s famous Yubatake lies Kirishimaya Ryokan, a Japanese style inn owned by Nakazawa-san. Howeve..

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Latest Gunma Reports

Akagi Nature Park
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Akagi Nature Park

Kim

Located at the western foot of Gunma's Mt. Akagi at an altitude of 600 to 700 meters, the Akagi Nature Park covers an area..

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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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