Gunma Hidden Gems
11 spots
Kusatsu Onsen Yubatake — Healing Hot Spring Field
Kusatsu Onsen (草津温泉) is Japan's most famous hot spring resort, renowned for its yubatake (湯畑, 'hot water field') — a ste…
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Staying at a Kusatsu onsen ryokan (温泉旅館) provides the quintessential Japanese hot spring experience — tatami mat rooms,…
Minakami Onsen & Adventure — Hot Springs & Rafting
Minakami (みなかみ) is a mountain town in northern Gunma, famous for 18 distinct onsen areas and outdoor adventure sports. T…
Takasaki Daruma Dolls — Wishing Dolls Tradition
Takasaki (高崎) is the birthplace of daruma dolls (達磨, だるま) — round, hollow, red papier-mâché figures modeled after Bodhid…
Tomioka Silk Mill — UNESCO Industrial Heritage
Tomioka Silk Mill (富岡製糸場, Tomioka Seishijo) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Japan's first modern mechanized silk-ree…
Oze National Park — High-Altitude Wetland Hiking
Oze National Park (尾瀬国立公園, Oze Kokuritsu Koen) is a 1,400-1,600m elevation wetland plateau on the Gunma-Fukushima-Niigat…
Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps — Historic Spa Town
Ikaho Onsen (伊香保温泉) is a hillside hot spring resort centered on 365 stone steps (石段街, ishidan-gai) lined with ryokan, so…
Mt. Haruna & Lake Haruna — Volcanic Crater Lake
Mt. Haruna (榛名山, 1,449m) is a dormant volcano with a crater lake (Lake Haruna, 榛名湖) at 1,100m elevation, surrounded by v…
Joshu Wagyu Beef — Gunma's Premium Beef
Joshu wagyu (上州和牛) is Gunma's premium beef brand, raised in the region's cool mountain climate and pure water from the T…
Gunma Konjac Dishes — Yam Jelly Specialty
Konjac (蒟蒻, konnyaku) is a jelly-like food made from the corm of the konjac yam, with a chewy, gelatinous texture and ne…
Akagi Shrine — Mystical Forest Sanctuary
Akagi Shrine (赤城神社) sits on the shore of Lake Onuma (大沼, 1,350m elevation) in the caldera of Mt. Akagi (赤城山, 1,828m), a…