Activities Gunma Flower Park Kim Bergström The Gunma Flower Park is a place of beauty no matter when you time your visit. The most popular time is the spring months, but even..
Culture Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival 2025 Late Mar - Mid May Each year from late March to early May, Gunma's Tatebayashi City hangs around 5000 carp streamers, or koinobori, in anticipation..
Culture Tomihiro Art Museum Kim Bergström The Tomihiro Art Museum showcases the works of Tomihiro Hoshino, a former gymnastics coach who was paralyzed from the neck down...
6 Culture Usaburo Kokeshi Factory Kim Bergström Gunma's Usaburo Kokeshi Factory offers kokeshi dolls for sale, the chance to see a working kokeshi doll factory up close, and..
9 Activities Mount Iwabitsu Dorothee Tsunoda Mount Iwabitsu is a famous landmark in the Gunma prefecture with 200 meter high rocky cliffs. A famous trekking path leads from..
Culture Totto Shrine Dorothee Tsunoda Totto Shrine in the Japanese village of Higashiagatsumamachi is over 100 years old. It is still an important spiritual center in..
11 Activities Agatsuma Gorge Dorothee Tsunoda Walking trail with beautiful scenery in Agatsuma Gorge. The trail takes 25 minutes each way and is a lovely place to enjoy cherry..
6 Activities Getting Lost in the Countryside Dorothee Tsunoda Getting lost is for me a big part of travelling. It is often how I discover great places to eat, an art gallery or just a nice neighborhood...