Activities Yoshioka Town Ogura Grape Orchards Rufus Starbuck Should you find yourself in the Shibukawa area of Gunma from late August to late October it is grape season and there are lar...
Activities Lake Shima in Nakanojo Dorothee Tsunoda Beautiful scenery around Gunma's oldest dam at Lake Shima in Nakanojo. Blue water, dense forest and inspiring views.
Activities Joshuyuno Lake Dorothee Tsunoda Go to Joshuyuno Lake following a great alternative route to Kusatsu or Chatsubomi-goke Moss Park. It is an interesting place ...
Food Garba Cafe in Minakami Rufus Starbuck A new cafe just outside Minakami that specializes in baumkutchen but with a great range of cakes and coffees.
Culture Maebashi Rose Park Aline Laborde Shikishima Park's Rose Garden is the best place to see the blossoming roses. There are also fresh roses to buy and rose-flavo...
Activities Walking in the Shadow of Tanigawa C. Rio This section of the Snow Country Trail follows the old Route 291. In its heyday, this was one of the main trade routes from ...
Transportation Maebashi Station Aline Laborde Maebeashi Station is located in Maebashi city, the capital of Gunma prefecture. The station offers souvenir stores, convenien...
Activities Sennokuro-san Summit C. Rio Day two of my hike up Sennokuro-san was greeted with clear skies and calm air. My first task upon rising was to descend 100 m...
Activities Mount Asama Magma Stone Park Dorothee Tsunoda Futuristic, massive and lunar in landscape. These were my first impressions of Mount Asama, one of Japan’s most active volcan...
Culture Nakanojo Dorothee Tsunoda Nakanojo is a town located in the northwest of Gunma prefecture. It is known for the onsen nearby, and its biennial art festi...
Activities Gunma Insect World Kim Bergström Gunma Insect World opened in 2005, and has a range of different insects to appreciate in their natural habitats. Over 1400 sp...
Culture From Kuniyoshi to Yoshitoshi 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Takasaki Tower Museum of Art looks at the works of Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798 - 1861), who gained po...
Activities Doai Station in Minakami Rufus Starbuck Over 480 steps under Mount Tanigawa is one of the platforms of Doai Station. Flights of stairs disappearing underground....
Beauty & Spa Takaragawa Onsen Hollie Mantle Takaragawa Onsen is a place where you can leave the usual everyday stresses of normal life behind you.
Accommodation Hoshi Onsen Chojukan in Minakami Rufus Starbuck Venerable ryokan on the old main road from Kanto to Niigata, hidden away down a little track. Step back in time and take a ba...
