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Kusatsu Onsen district is one of the best hot spring resort in Kanto region. Yu-batake, a source of hot spring, makes the steam clouds rising all day and becomes a best scenic place. At night, the steam clouds and illuminated town produce a fantastic night view.
Name
Kusatsu Onsen
Address
Kusatsu Kusatsu-cho, Agatsuma-gun, GunmaGoogle Map
Tel
0279-88-0800
How to get there
25 min by bus from Naganohara Kusatsu Station to Kusatsu Onsen. By car, 90 min from Maebashi city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Koizumi Inari Shrine located at Gunma-Isesaki. There're three lines of 100 meters path of torii ariches, and they're in various sizes. The number of torii is amazingly 300! It is a shrine that has a business prosperity.
Name
Koizumi Inari Shrine
Address
231 Koizumi-cho, Isesaki-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or taxi, 10 min JR Kunisada Station or 30 min from Maebashi city.
Parking
Parking area is available
Ikaho is one of the popular hot spring town in Gumma. And the long staircase has a tasteful mood of a Japanese hot spring town. In autumn, colored leaves also makes the town more beautiful.
Name
Ikaho Onsen Hot Spring
Address
Ikaho Ikaho-machi, Shibukawa-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
The utmost of 'Made In Japan'. Tomioka silk mill that had pushed forward the modernization of Japan has a strong power!
Name
Tomioka Silk Mill
Address
1-1 Tomioka, Tomioka-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
Tel
0274-67-0075
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
10 min by car from Tomioka IC. 15 min walk from Joshu Tomioka Sration (15 km).
Near the Lake Nyu'u, there's a flower field of over 110 thousand sunflowers. The best season is the end of July to the beginning of August! You can also see the great view of Lake Nyu'u over the sunflowers.◎No Entrance fee
Name
Lake Nyu'u
Address
459-2 Nyu'u, Tomioka-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
Located at Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Tobu Treasure Garden has nice flowery places to see, such as Shibazakura Garden with 250 thousand pink moss, Blue Garden with nemophila flowers, and Rose Garden.◎15 min walk from Morin-ji Temple. Morin-ji Temple is famous for Japanese folk tail 'Bumbuku Chagama'. In 2018, the flowers started to bloom earlier, so please check the blooming condition in official HP.
Name
Tobu Treasure garden
Address
1050 Horiku-cho, Tatebayashi-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min walk from Morin-ji Temple
Megane-bashi Bridge is one of the sites of railway between Yokogawa Station of Gunma and Karuizawa Station of Nagano. Surrounded with shining young leaves or mountains of autumn leaves, it has spent a history in harmony with changing seasons.◎Located at Usui Pass on the border of Gunma and Nagano. Parking lot is available. The site of railroad is repaired as a walking pass.
Name
Megane-bashi Bridge
Address
Sakamoto Chinai Matsuida-machi, Annaka-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
Katashina Valley is located at the northeast of Gunma Prefecture. And Fukiware Waterfall running in the valley is a rare one that people look down. In autumn, the mountains around here change their colors. The beauty of the valley and the yellow leaves makes me release shutters.◎The best season is from the end of October to the beginning of November.
Name
Fukiware Waterfall
Address
Otsukai Tone-machi, Numata-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
The true identity of the secret flower garden is also known as "Kurosawa Fujien" in Gunma Prefecture, also known as "Niagara Fujien". Many wisteria flowers that fill the mountain are in bloom. However, you cannot see wisteria flowers from outside this spot mountain, and you can find them when you enter the mountain, so it is perfect for the name of a secret garden!
Name
Kurosawa Wisteria Park
Address
Warabi, Tomioka-shi, Gunma, JapanGoogle Map
Hours
8:30-16:30
How to get there
10 min by car, from Higashi-Tomioka Station
The negative ions of Asama Waterfall that is proud of its rich amount of water, and lush grove make us feel relaxed. Here's not so crowded even in the busy tourist season.
Name
Asama Waterfall
Address
Kita-karuizawa Naganohara-machi, Agatsuma-gun, GunmaGoogle Map
The pure white cherry blossoms reflected in Yase River in the daylight, and also illuminated by the supermoonlight, are amazingly beautiful.◎Access: 20 min from Ota Station of Tobu Isesaki Line. There're no parking area, and there's only one bathroom.
Name
Yase River
Address
Hachiman-cho, Ota-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min from Ota Station of Tobu Isesaki Line.
Takasaki city of Gunma Prefecture is famous for a bringer of good luck 'Daruma'. The amount of production is the biggest in Japan (80%!), and almost all of the daruma dolls used for elections are made in Takasaki. Located such a place, Shorinzan Daruma-ji Temple has many dedicated daruma, and it's worth seeing.◎20 min by taxi from Takasaki Station. 30 min by bus from Takasaki Station West Gate to Shorinzan Iriguchi, then 1 min walk. By car, 30 min from Takasaki IC of Kan'etsu Speedway.
Name
Daruma-ji Temple
Address
296 Hanadaka-machi, Takasaki-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by bus from JR Takasaki Station to Shorinzan Iriguchi. By car, 25 min from Maebashi city. Parking area is available.
At Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, about 4000-5000 carp streamers are raised at four places in the city! The main palace Tsuru'uda River, there're amazing 4000 carp streamers swimming in the sly! This festival from 3/25 to 5/6.◎At Tsuru'uda River (in front of the city hall), the carp streamers are lit up from 18:00-22:00. Access: 20min walk from Tobu Tatebayashi Station, or take bus from Tatebayashi Station.
Name
Tsuru'uda River
Address
Shiromachi, Tatebayashi-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
10min by car from Tatebayashi IC. 20min walk from Tobu Tatebayashi Station.
Momotaro Fall is a small waterfall just beside the small dam for generation of electricity. This water color is called Shima Blue, and it's similar to the renowned Tiffany Blue that referred to bird robin's egg. By the way, the beauty of the water falling into the Tiffany Blue lake, is worth while seeing one in your life.◎National Road 353⇒Shima Kaido junction⇒Parking space (for 3 cars at the road side)⇒walking path of steps⇒Drawing water facility⇒you can find the waterfall from the road, and there's a path to come closer to the fall.
Name
Momotaro Waterfall
Address
3823-4 Shima Nakanojo-machi, Agatsuma-gun, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
60 min by car from Shibukawa Ikaho IC. Parking space is available.
Starmine means consecutive rapid-fired fireworks. I enjoyed 'hot summer night' for the fireworks and the excitement of the audience. I want to come again next year, too.◎Location: Tone-gawa Riverside, Owatari Bridge. Parking area: free for 6200 cars. Access: 15min by bus from JR Maebashi Station to Iwagami Elementary School, then 10min walk. By car, from Kan'etsu Speedway Maebashi IC, 15min via 17th National Road and 105 Prefectural Road.
Name
Maebashi Firework Festival
Address
Soja Soja-machi, Maebashi-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 15min from JR Maebashi Station to Iwagami Elementary School, then walk 10min. By car, 15min from Kan'etsu Speedway Maebashi IC.
The expansive rice fields were filled up with the excitement of fireworks and audience. I want to visit again neat time.◎25min by bus from JR Shinmachi Station to Tamanura City Hall, then walk 20min. Or 35min by bus from JR Takasaki Station to Tamanura City Hall, then walk 20min. Starmine: consecutive rapid-fired fireworks Shakudama: a firework ball which is 30 centimeters in diameter
Name
Tamamura Firework Festival
Address
Kamifukushima Tamanura-machi, Sawa-gun, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
25min by bus from Tamanura City Hall, then walk 20min.
In Gunma, Haruna area has many tourist attractions such as a mountain, lake and shrine. Specially, the season of autumn leaves is the most beautiful. Mt.Haruna is called byname 'Haruna Fuji' because of its beautiful shape.
Name
Mountain Haruna
Address
Haruna-san machi, Takasaki-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
The uncultivated place beside the prefectural road was once dense with weeds, but the local people take the movement to recover the bustle to the town, and grew poppies. The poppy field makes my heart warm. ◎20 min by car from JR An'naka Station. No admission fee.
Name
An'naka Poppy Festival
Address
Shimogokan, Annaka-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by car from JR An'naka Station, beside the prefectural road. Parking space is available.
This is Joetsu Line's unmanned station in Gumma Prefecture. You find a stair of as many as 462 steps just after you get off the train, and you need to climb this to go out of ticket gate. It tires us so much but if you like stations, you must visit.
Name
Doai Station
Address
218-2 Yubiso Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, GunmaGoogle Map
Shikishima Park Rose Garden has various exhibition of rose, such as flower bed, English style and standard ones. Some tour buses come from inside and outside Gunma Prefecture, and people from all over the world are fascinated with the beautiful roses.◎No regular holidays. Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 Access: 20 min by bus from JR Maebashi Station (bound for Midorigaoka-cho, Kawahara-cho), and get off at 'Rojin Center', then 1 min walk. By car, form Maebashi IC via Route 17th, 15 min toward Shibukawa. Then, turn left at the east of a Prefectural Stadium. Inside Shikishima Park.
Name
Shikishima Park Rose Garden
Address
262 Shikishima-cho, Maebashi-shi, GunmaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car from Maebashi IC. Parking area is available. 20 min by bus from JR Maebashi Station to Rojin Center Iriguchi, then 1 min walk.
