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Leisure / Hobbies

Hotel Green Plaza Karuizawa

3.5

410 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Gunma Agatsuma-gun Tsumagoimura O-mae Hoso Hara 2277

A hotel resort in Omae Hosohara, Tsumagoi Village, Agatsuma County. The resort centers around four main buildings equipped with various types of guest rooms including dedicated rooms for those with babies, and also features the Akatsuki-no-Yu natural hot spring bathhouse. With an arrangement of various leisure facilities throughout the vast resort including a golf course, tennis courts, dog hotel, church, cafe, and a number of different shops you can thoroughly enjoy your stay surrounded by the nature of the highlands. Located just a one-minute drive away from the resort is the Karuizawa Toy Kingdom amusement park.

I recently stayed for 2 nights with my wife and 2 children (2.5 and 5 years old). The free shuttle bus from Karuizawa station took 40 minutes and is a pleasant drive up the mountain. Check in was...
Gunma Safari Park

4.0

154 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tomiokashi Okamoto 1

This safari park is located in Okamoto, Tomioka City. There’s a bus that visitors can ride and feed lions and various herbivores, as well as a night safari, a bird show, and other activities for observing the animals. There are many other intriguing sights, including the “Wild Cat World” walking safari, which lets you observe tigers, lions, and other felines up close, and the “Wolf Forest/Wolf Repopulation Center” where endangered wolves are bred and available for viewing.

I like animals, but dont like seeing animals locked up. While the animals are not in small cages they are still enclosed in areas that arent big enoug for them to run around in they also have roads...
Canyons Minakami

5.0

274 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Prefecture Tone-gun Minakami-cho Yusu 45

This outdoor activity center is located a 10-minute drive from the Minakami Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway. With the support of the center's skilled staff, visitors can enjoy a variety of activity tours. Go on a canyoning tour and climb up mountain streams and slide down natural waterslides wearing a wetsuit and helmet. During early summer and fall, the center offers river rafting; in winter, snow sports such as snowshoeing; no matter the time of year, the center has activities through which you can get in touch with nature. The center has courses for everyone from beginners to advanced practitioners, so even those not confident in their physical abilities can have fun.

it was a disaster! I booked the lesson at Gala Yuzuwa but there was a weather issue so the park is closed. thier colleague called me to communicate and we both agreed to cancel the lesson because...
Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort

4.0

169 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Agatsuma-gun Kusatsumachi Shiranekokuyurin 158 Rinhan

This ski resort is situated along National Route 292 in Kusatsu Town. The resort's 8,000-meter-long slope is outfitted with nine courses and experiences a 926 meter difference in elevation. In addition, resort visitors can strap on a pair of snowshoes and trek amidst forest or make their way to the crater lake at Mt. Shirane. The resort also has a kids park and offers a daycare service.

This place is a very good place but since the volcano erupted,they closed the top.But it is still a fun place to ski and the staff for the restraints ext. is very nice.
Karuizawa Omocha Okoku

4.0

192 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Agatsumaguntsumagoimura Omae Hosono 2277

A theme park located in Omae-hosohara, Tsumagoi Village, you’ll find plenty of attractions here, including the “Toy Room Area,” which is filled with toys from across all eras, the “Nature Athletic Area,” which utilizes Karuizawa’s natural scenery to provide entertainment, and the “Attraction Area,” which has something for children of all ages. If you have a free pass, you can get a discount on Hotel Green Plaza Karuizawa’s lunch buffet and hot spring, which makes this a great option for a day trip.

It’s perfect weather, by all means. Sunny, calm, as anybody can see, as any app online said. Yet the largest attraction (Kids Adventure) is closed, because the staff thinks it’s windy. There’s no...
Tambara Lavender Park

3.5

156 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tamahara Plateau Numata City, Gunma Prefecture

Tambara Lavender Park is a facility that opens every year from late June to early September where a lavender field and more than 100 types of wonderful flowers can be seen. In the summer two lifts operate and visitors can see the Tambara groves and highlands as well as the lavender fields from above, as if walking on air. Also a lavender oil extraction demonstration and a craft experience are available for visitors. It is located 30 minutes from the Numata Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway.

This is another romantic place of my summer trip in Japan. Very smelly of Lavender, everything purple color. The restaurant also located at hill, not much menu choice. I went there at the day of a...
Usuitouge Tetsudo Bunka Mura

4.0

135 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Annakashi Matsuidamachiyokokawa 407-16

This is a railroad theme park located in Annaka City’s Matsuida Town established on the site of the former JR Yokokawa Locomotive Depot rail yard. The main attraction is the locomotive engineer experience in which visitors can drive a real 108-ton electric locomotive (reservation required). Inside the park is a Railway Museum where visitors can learn about the history of the now-abandoned Usui Line and the Railway Display Hall which houses more than 30 valuable train cars. Visitors can ride a steam locomotive that goes around the park, a miniature steam locomotive and a trolley train, making this park popular among both children and railroad fans alike.

Just a great place to visit. Come early and see a lot. Best days are with clear weather. Due to COVID-19, the visitors has reduced.
Ikaho Toy, Doll & Car Museum

4.0

90 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Kitagunmagunyoshiokamachi Kaminoda 2145

This private theme park in Yoshioka Town, Kita Gunma County, Gunma Prefecture features an old-fashioned candy store street. There are also a variety of other areas like an antique toy and doll museum, a classic car museum, a teddy bear museum, and a squirrel park. Visitors pour in from around the country. From children to seniors, there’s something for everyone.

As a car enthusiast and fan of Initial D, I have known about the Ikaho Toy, Doll, and Car Museum for quite some time. However, besides the sizeable Initial D presence from both the exhibit and the...
White World Oze Iwakura

4.5

64 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tonegunkatashinamura Tsuchide 2609

White World Oze Iwakura located in Katashina Village Tone County Gunma Prefecture is one of the largest ski resorts in the region. Well known for its quality of snow the resort’s 16 courses include both gentle slopes for families as well as expert courses. The ski school for kids is also popular for young beginners. The Iwakura Resort Hotel located onsite is available to use the hot springs even without booking a stay.

ここ数年、毎年滑りに行っています。私はスキーですがコースの広さと長さと変化には楽しませていただいています。私自身はそんなに上手いわけではないですが、、、ここに見える方たちは比較的年配層が多く上級者が多い感じです。それは言い換えれば安心感もあるという感じです。全体にはスキーヤーが多くゆっくり楽しめます。食事もそこそこ美味しく値段もこのあたりのスキー場からすれば良心的な感じがします...
Gunma Museum of Natural History

4.5

76 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tomiokashi Kamikuroiwa 1674-1

This natural history museum located in Kamikuroiwa, Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture focuses on the history of life starting with Earth’s origin and Gunma Prefecture’s natural environment. Among the dynamic, popular exhibits are a full scale moving model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a diorama of a beech forest. Kids love learning from the many hands-on exhibits too. In addition to the permanent exhibits, there is also a special exhibition room, an astronomical observatory, a learning room, and an information corner.

This is a really great natural history museum. It is not a big museum but the collection is well displayed and presents a comprehensive overview of geology, age of dinosaurs, regional natural history...
Ski Resort Minakami Norn

3.5

61 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tonegunminakamimachi Terama 479-139

This ski resort is located approximately five minutes from the Kan’etsu Expressway Minakami Interchange. There is also a free shuttle bus service from the JR Minakami Station or from the Joetsu Shinkansen Jomo-kogen Station (reservation required). It is accessible for day trips from the Tokyo area. In addition to a variety of beginner level to advanced level courses, there is also the ENJOY PARK, designed by Naoki Tsushima a leading Japanese park guru, and Snow Land, with its many snow attractions for both children and adults to enjoy. The long night ski course, open from 10 p.m. to midnight is also very popular.

A very nice small ski area for beginners. Access is very easy, ski rentals, ski tickets all very convenient and well organised. They even have foreign working/holiday students that speak English...
Tambara Ski Park

4.5

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tamahara Plateau Numata City, Gunma Prefecture

A popular spot with high-quality powder snow located about two hours from Tokyo. Featuring eight courses in all from beginner to advanced it’s perfect for families. It offers a lot to kids coming to the slopes for their first time with a shallow slope for first-time skiiers “tamba land” for playing in the snow and a ski & snowboard school.

Bus journey to here is approximately 2h30min. Fresh and juicy snow crabs legs are available with group bookings package. Simply pick up your sled, take the travelator up the hill and slide down...
LUNA PARK, Maebashi Central Children's Playground

4.0

64 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Otemachi 3-16-3

Founded in 1954, the self-designated “most nostalgic park in Japan” is an amusement park located in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. The park runs fondly remembered rides of old, including a merry-go-round, a choo-choo train, and an airplane tower, creating a nostalgic atmosphere. The wooden horse stable runs five automated horse rides that are Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. Entrance is free. The large rides cost 50 yen, while the wooden horse rides, popular with local children, are 10 yen.

All the rides are cheap and are good for families with young kids as other reviewers indicated, probably good for around 5yrs old. Went there on a weekday, pretty much empty, spent around an hour and...
Kita-Karuizawa SweetGrass

4.5

75 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Agatsuma-gun Naganoharamachi Kita-karuizawa 1990-579

小学生以来のキャンプでした。初めてだったのでグランピングを選びました。普通のホテル並みのお値段でしたが（8人まで泊まれるところに2人で宿泊したので。）、それに見合うサービスと快適さと、自然の美しさを満喫できた一泊二日でした。薪ストーブも手がかかりますが、それが楽しかったと思えますし、雪が残った敷地内で、夜、天気が良かったので星空を楽しむこともでき、よかったです。 22時から朝7時までは...
Tsukiyono Vidro Park

3.5

98 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tonegunminakamimachi Gokan 737-1

Located in Minakami Town, Tone County, Gunma Prefecture, this glass theme park includes a hand-made glass workshop exhibiting Japan’s top-class techniques, a museum of glass art, and a retail shop. In the museum, you’ll find a variety of glass works—from ancient roman, to art nouveau, and works made by modern masters. In the workshop, you can take a free tour of how glass products are made. It is adjacent to a workshop for blown glass and stained glass, and to a restaurant that serves local beer.

This was one of my favorite stops on our tour. We stopped here for lunch and i tried the sampler of their own brewed beer (which was really good btw). After our quick lunch we were able to put...
Minakami Kogen Ski Resort

3.5

39 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tonegunminakamimachi Fujiwara 6152-1

"A ski resort where families have fun, approximately 60 minutes by shuttle bus from ""Jomo-Kogen Station"" of JR Joetsu Shinkansen. In addition to a variety of courses ranging from beginners to advanced, there are two kids' parks with age-appropriate snow escalators, and a full lineup of snow activities for adults and children alike. The ""Dog Sledding"" is especially popular as a way to run through the silvery white world with dogs. Minakami Kogen Hotel 200 is located right in front of the slopes, making it convenient for overnight stays."

お正月にスキーをしに行きました。水上高原ははじめてでしたが、角度が緩いコースなので超初心者の私でも滑ることができました。途中に別れるコースがありそちらはけっこう急なコースに見えたので上手な方でも楽しめるのではと思います。レンタル用品はちょっと古い感じがします。私は何度かビンディングが外れてしまったのですが、外れてしまうとなかなか入らず焦ってしまいました。今回は時間がなく利用しませんでしたが...
Shibukawa Skyland Park

4.0

49 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Kanai 2843-3

This theme park is located in Kanai, Shibukawa City. You can enjoy a view of the Kanto Basin and surrounding mountains from the 50-meter-tall ferris wheel, and there’s also a rollercoaster, merry-go-round, the “Alaska Land Ice Hall” where you can experience minus 30-degree temperatures, and several other attractions.

他の方のレビューにもあるように、完全に子供向けです。今回は台風が来ている、という中行ったので、お盆時期にも関わらず最初はほぼ貸切状態でした。親子4人で行きましたが、二人は父と6歳息子はフリーパス、母と0歳息子は入場料のみで入ったのでコスパも良かったです。雨も止んで急に暑くなってきたら、氷の館が人気で「温度調整中」ということで入れなくなったのが残念でした。
Katashina Kogen Ski Resort

4.0

43 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Tonegunkatashinamura Koshimoto 2990

This ski resort is open only to skiers, and is located in Katashina Village, Tone County, Gunma Prefecture. A ski slope which is 2,500 meters long and descends for 300 meters is provided for beginners and children to safely enjoy, as well as a course with moguls for advanced skiers. Other courses include the Kaede Course slope on a slight incline and varying width, which has become popular with intermediate level skiers. There is also the Miffy Adventure Park, which is an area where small children can enjoy mountain sledding, roasting marshmallows on campfires and other activities without the need for any equipment.

平日は２９００円か２８００円で１２００円分のランチ金券が付いているため、とてもお得です。ゲレンデのど真ん中で横一列で座り込んでいるような人がいないのは、滑り易く、悪い気分にはなりません。私は一番下の幅広の中斜面をスピードを上げて降りるのが気持ちいいです。
Manza Onsen Ski Resort

3.5

47 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Prefecture Agatsuma-gun Tsumagoi-mura Manza Onsen

This ski resort is located approximately 80 minutes from the Joshin-etsu Expressway Usui-Karuizawa Interchange. Visitors can enjoy the majestic views of the mountains and the exhilarating feeling of skiing straight down to the bottom. There are various courses, from beginners’ courses to expert-level courses, including the wide, floodlit main slope in front of the Prince Hotel, and the forested slope with lots of variation. There is also the Manza Snowfield with its snow escalator, sledding slope and tubing course, where small children can safely enjoy the snow.

Compare to major ski resort , this has a lot fewer people and at the same time less choices of ski runs. This is really for beginners and intermediate skiers. There is ski shop, ski school on...
Kiryugaoka Zoo

4.5

40 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Miyamotochou 3-8-13

Located inside the Kiryugaoka Park in Miyamoto Town, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, this municipal zoo, situated on a natural hillside, nurtures over 100 different varieties of animals including the popular giraffes, lions, and kangaroos. Entrance is free for all, so that families are able to get their fill of fun for as long as they wish. The Kiryugaoka Park is also a well-known spot for seasonal cherry blossom viewing.

とてもいい動物園だと思いました。高低差がある飼育施設なので、歩き甲斐があります。タイミングよくベンチや展望スペースがあります。行く前に桐生市の運営だと聞いていました。それはそうなんでしょうが、森産業が頭についていました。優良企業が背景にあるからできるのだと思います。知りませんでしたが桐生市内においては、有名な多角経営をされていて、分野では世界的な技術をお持ちの会社なんですね。だからほかの動物園とは...

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Gunma prefecture is synonymous with onsen. Natural hot spring water sources throughout the prefecture have given rise to a series of small onsen towns, each set among luscious mountains. At Kusatsu, Ikaho, and Minakami, traditional indoor and outdoor bathing experiences are served hand in hand with irresistible onsen-themed food, including steam-cooked eggs and custard pudding.