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Mizusawa Kanzeon

4.0

204 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Ikahomachimizusawa 214

The Mizusawa Kanzeon is a Buddhist deity in a temple of the Tendai sect in Mizusawa, Ikaho Town, Shibukawa City. The temple was founded by the order of Empress Suiko and boasts a history of more than 1,300 years. Its principal image is a bronze statue of the eleven-faced Buddha, Juichimen Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu, rarely shown to the public and said to have miraculous powers to assist all those who pray to her. The Mizusawa Temple is the 16th in the Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, a pilgrimage circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan.

A nice temple that’s worth a stop. Great coffee in the parking lot. Push the temple roller around like you’re Conan for a blessing
Ikaho Green Bokujo

3.5

173 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Shibukawa-shi Kanai 2844-1

渋川方面から行くと伊香保温泉手前にあります。馬にヤギ、羊にウサギと触れあえます。入場料の他に、餌やりようの野菜などにちょこちょこと掛かります。一部ペイペイで支払い可能でした。ウサギのふれあいは時間が決まってました。乗馬体験やアーチェリーもあり小学校高学年でも楽しめたようです。大人からすると入場料は少し高いかな。
Akagi-jinja Shrine

4.0

110 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Fujimimachiakagisan 4-2

The Akagi-jinja Shrine is located at the top of Mt. Akagi. It has been known as a mountain where gods have resided since ancient times. Mt. Akagi is the main enshrined deity and Akagi Daimyojin is worshiped as the god of the lake. On the first Saturday of August, the Soke, or Grand Master, in charge of Ogasawara style Japanese horseback archery etiquette and his disciples hold a Japanese archery dedicatory match. At night, paper lanterns are set adrift in a ceremony called Toronagashi accompanied by a firework display and every year many tourists visit the festival. The Autumn Festival held on the national Sports day in October is also very popular.

大沼湖は冬は凍るんですね。素晴らしい景色！わかさぎ釣りで有名なところで、たくさんの人が来ていました！
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...
Roadside Station Komochi

3.5

98 Reviews

Transportation

Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Shiroi 2318-1

This roadside station is located on National Route 17 (Koizawa Bypass), in Shiroijuku, which prospered as the castle town of Shiroi Castle, approximately 10 minutes from the Kan’etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange. The restaurant’s Katsudon Rice Bowl, made with tender Joshu pork, and the Akagi Beef Croquettes are recommended. The local produce center’s freshly picked local vegetables, original side dishes and specialty Konjac are also popular. The footbath can also be used free of charge on weekends and national holidays. In the spring, double-flowered cherry trees blossom on the roadside, and the Shiroijuku double-flowered cherry festival brings excitement with its samurai parade and festival stalls.

白井城の城下町として栄えた白井宿の一角にある道の駅です。物産館や食事処、無料休憩所などが併設されています。食事処「食創庵」のモチモチの上州豚を使った「かつ丼」が有名みたいですが、日曜日でかなり混んでいて入らずでした。道の駅も大勢のお客さんでした。りっぱなネギが安くて、思わず、買いました。
Gunma Prefectural Government Building

4.0

98 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Maebashi-shi Otemachi 1-1-1

The Gunma Prefectural Government Building is located in Otemachi Town 1 Chome, Maebashi City and features an observation hall on the 32nd floor. From this floor, 127-meters above the ground, you can look out over the city, Tonegawa River, Mt. Haruna, and more and enjoy the beautiful view of the setting sun and the nightscape. On the 31st floor there's a restaurant that serves both Japanese and European cuisine.

From the top floor you can see norhtern parts of Kanto-Heiya near Maebashi and great mountains including Asama and Tanigawa, which may covered by snow.
Rinkokaku

4.5

46 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Otemachi 3-15

A modern Japanese-style wooden building located in Ote-machi, Maebashi City. The main building and tea house are prefecturally-designated Important Cultural Properties, while the annex is designated an Important Cultural Property by the city of Maebashi. The main building was constructed as a reception hall in 1884, while the drawing room-style annex was built in 1910 for hosting noble visitors. The tea house, built in 1884, thoroughly incorporates Japanese “wabi” design principles and is constructed in the thatched hut style. In addition to being used for events, the Rinkokaku’s facilities may be used for taking wedding photos and other photography purposes with an advance application. There is a store on the first floor of the annex selling local Maebashi souvenirs and other goods.

明治17年にできた数寄屋造りの2階建の迎賓館（本館）、明治34年には150畳の大広間を含む書院風の貴賓館（別館）が増築されています。国の重要文化財ですが、現在は、屋内も含めて無料で見学ができますし、部屋を借りることも可能です。ちなみに、日本庭園の池のほとりの和室も貸し出し可能です。さらにちなみに、日本庭園も無料で入れることもあってか、結婚の記念撮影をしているカップルが何組かいました。
Roadside Station GreenFlower Stock Farm Ogo

4.0

30 Reviews

Transportation

Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Takikubomachi 1369-1

This roadside station is located on National Route 353 at the southern foot of Mt. Akagi, approximately 20 minutes from the Kan’etsu Expressway Akagi Interchange. At GreenFlower Stock Farm, with its large landmark Dutch windmill, visitors can spend time with cows, sheep, ponies and other animals, play on the roller slide and other playground and athletic equipment, and also enjoy camping in the bungalows. The Rest House Makiba restaurant’s generous servings of slow-cooked Motsuni Set Meals are popular, and there is also a direct sales outlet that sells local agricultural products and flowering trees and shrubs.

Very huge place. Wonderful play areas for different-aged children! Great creative slides of different kinds. Walking down from the free parking area on the South side of the Windmill, the Horses...
Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial

4.0

61 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Ikahomachikaho 544-119

A memorial hall dedicated to the painter Yumeji Takehisa and situated on the Jomo-Sanzan Panorama Highway heading east from the onsen resort in Ikaho, Ikaho Town. The memorial hall displays Yumeji Takehisa’s pieces of work and artifacts in a number of different buildings including the Taisho Romantic Hall which resembles a warehouse, the Kurofunekan which was built to commemorate the donation of Yumeji’s masterpiece, Kurofuneya, and the Giyamanrou which displays Japanese glass from the Edo to Taisho periods. There is also a café where you can get a sense of the Taisho Roman style, and a museum shop.

We visited at the same time that it opened and had the entire the museum to ourselves. The museum was build to imagine Taishō period (1912-1926) and reduced text captain for enjoy atmosphere. We can...
Roadside Station Yoshioka Onsen

3.5

26 Reviews

Transportation

Gunma Pref. Kitagunmagunyoshiokamachi Urushibara 2004

This roadside station on National Route 17 overlooks the clear stream of the Tone River and Mt. Akagi. Visitors can enjoy an open-air spa bath in the day use facility “Rivertopia Yoshioka”, as well as local dishes from the restaurant such as the “Grilled Shinshu Pork and Ginger Set” and “Okkirikomi” (noodles and vegetables cooked in soup). Local fresh produce, handmade lunch boxes and local popular breads etc. are available at the “Bussankan Kazaguruma” market. Sports such as golf, tennis and cycling etc. can be enjoyed at the nearby Yoshioka Town Green Area Sports Park. There is also an EV charging station.

お土産を見たくて立ち寄りましたがここはゴルフをして温泉に入ってお食事をするのに適してるところでした。長い時間遊べる道の駅です。トイレ休憩と農産物直売所と食べ物よしおかまんじゅうを購入しました。近くの人はゴルフに温泉で利用されている様でした。
Ikaho Checkpoint

3.0

49 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Ikahomachikaho 34

The Ikaho Checkpoint, now a small museum, is situated on the right hand side of the Ikaho Stone Steps which leads up to Ikaho Shrine in Ikaho, Ikaho Town. The restored checkpoint was an important point during the Edo period on the so called Mikuni Highway back road which goes to Nakayamajuku via Ikaho. The museum now exhibits artifacts relating to the time when it was in use.

タイトルが関所となっていますが、正式には「口留番所」です。幕府が設置する関所に対して、各藩が設置するのが口留番所と呼ばれています。入館料は無料です。駐車場はないようです。階段下にある市営駐車場を利用します。内部は二間になっていて、中まで入って見ることができます。
Roadside Station Tamamurajuku

Transportation

Gunma Pref. Sawaguntamamuramachi Kamishinden 604-1

"This roadside station is located on National Route 354, next to the Kan’etsu Expressway Takasaki-Tamamura Smart Interchange. In addition to the fresh local vegetables and processed food sold at the direct sales outlet, this ""Meat Station"" also sells fried products such as croquettes and katsu, made with Joshu beef and Joshu Mugi pork. The restaurant’s soft cream, which is made with local Tamamura Tofu soy milk, is also very popular. There are also catering cars set up with a wide range of unique local gourmet menus. There is also a Baby Station, which is convenient for breastfeeding and changing diapers, so parents can relax when bringing their children with them. There is also an EV charging station available."
Communication park for dogs and people

3.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Fujimimachishi 2252-1

This is the largest dog theme park in Kita Kanto and is located approximately 15 minutes from the Kan-etsu Expressway Akagi Interchange. It is a place where visitors can come face-to-face with a variety of dogs from around the world. Even if they have never owned a dog, visitors can walk and play with their favorite dogs here. The theme park has the largest dog park in Japan, and is equipped with a foot-washing area and exclusive pool. There is also a dog café, where visitors can enjoy meals with the dogs, and spend time with their own dogs. There is also a pet shop which has a wealth of merchandise and food, and can be accessed from outside the park. There is even a sales section for those who wish to buy a puppy.

フレンチブルドッグ目当てで3時間かけて来場。レンタルコーナーでは暑い中、外で40分ほど並んだあげく、いざ順番がきたらフレブルは時期的に気温が高いとの理由で出していないとのこと。HPや来場時になんの記載もなく、お散歩付きのチケットを買っていたため無駄になりました。他の犬種でレンタルしようとするも二匹同時にはできないやら事前の説明がなさすぎる。施設名だけ立派ですが、犬種も少なく定員も少ないため手入れも...
Tokutomi Roka Memorial Museum of Literature

4.0

16 Reviews

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Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Ikahomachikaho 614-8

This museum, located along the Jomo-Sanzan Panorama Road in Ikaho, Ikaho Town, is dedicated to Meiji-period writer Roka Tokutomi. In addition to permanent exhibits featuring various personal artifacts and materials belonging to Roka Tokutomi, whose famed work “Hototogisu” is the source of the Ikaho Ropeway station name, there are also planned exhibits and tea ceremony events held in the writer’s honor, among other events.

明治から大正にかけて活躍した小説家徳富蘆花の文学館です。伊香保を愛し、臨終の地とした、徳富蘆花に関する多くの資料の展示があります。蘇峰との和解の件等は戦前文学マニアにはたまらないですね。
Mt. Akagi

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Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Fujimimachiakagisan

Located practically in the center of Gunma Prefecture, this polygenetic volcano is considered one of the most beautiful in the Kano region as well as one of the 100 most beautiful mountains in Japan. From May to July, a diverse variety of azalea species come into bloom, dying the mountain lovely colors. A variety of other activities can be enjoyed on the mountain throughout the year—in addition to mountain climbing, there's camping, hill climbing, trail running, wildlife observation and activity programs, and in winter, there's snowshoeing and pond smelt fishing on frozen Lake Onuma.
Maebashi Museum of Literature

4.0

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Maebashi-shi Chiyodamachi 3-12-10

2015年４月に歿後１０年展が開かれその時は作家としての業績がテーマだったが今回の生誕１００年展は生涯を見据えた展覧会だった。それだけに「書いていた」だけの彼女しか知らなかった自身には「創って踊った」彼女の後半生の有り様にはただただ驚くばかりだった。というのも作家デビューの頃は太宰の娘太田治子同様父朔太郎の繊細さを受け継ぎインタビューにもドギマギしていた彼女だったからだ。幼い頃母は駆け落ちし生活能...
Roadside Station Onoko

3.5

11 Reviews

Transportation

Gunma Pref. Shibukawashi Onoko 1980

This small roadside station is located approximately 20 minutes from the Kan’etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange, on National Route 353, which runs East-West parallel to the Agatsuma River in the center of Gunma Prefecture. It is near the entrance to the Agatsuma hot spring district, and many guests of Kusatsu Hot Spring and Shima Hot Spring also visit the roadside station. There is a direct sales outlet for farms, which sells fresh, local vegetables, dishes and homemade items, as well as a restaurant where local housewives work making meals. The direct sales outlet’s Maitake mushrooms and its apple pie are recommended. The restaurant’s Tempura and mixed rice and handmade soba with pickles are also very popular.

お土産購入のために利用いたしました。よくありそうな道の駅といった感じで地元の特産物などが販売されておりました。野菜は新鮮そうでしたが、サービスエリアでも購入できそうなものばかりでした。
Akagi Nanmen Senbonzakura

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Gunma Pref. Maebashishi Naegashimamachi 2511-2 Minami Akagi Senbon Sakura

This famous cherry blossoming spot is in Naegashima-machi, Maebashi City. Approximately 1,000 cherry trees run 1.3 kilometers north to south along both sides of the street, and at peak season they form a gorgeous cherry blossom arch. It's been chosen as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Sites and places annually on other lists of the best places to see them too. Miyagi Senbonzakura no Mori Park opened off this road in 2013 and has over 500 cherry trees of different varieties.
Former Residence of Tajima Yahei

3.5

19 Reviews

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Gunma Isesaki-shi Sakaishimamura

Located a 20-minute drive from the Honjo-Kodama Interchange on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, this structure is part of the Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites World Heritage listing registered on June 25, 2014. Included in the World Heritage listing alongside the Tomioka Silk Mill, Takayama-sha Sericulture School, and Arafune Cold Storage, this building was the starting point for the development of modern cold air flow silkworm raising and silkworm farm architecture. The structure, however, is still used as a private home and visitors may only view the garden.

前回訪問した時には時間がなく、ガイドさんの話を聞くことができず、またコロナ禍ということで、桑場の室内に入ることもできなかったため、正直この建物が世界遺産になっている意味がわかりませんでしたが、今回はガイドさんの説明を聞き、桑場の室内に入ることもでき、ビデオも見ることができたので、田島弥平旧宅の文化的価値がわかりました。屋根の上にやぐらがついた家は養蚕農家でよく見ることができますが、やぐらに依る換気...
Gunma Glass Crafts Art Museum

3.5

19 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gunma Shibukawa-shi Shibukawa 4204

Small exhibit but a nice selection. Be VERY CAREFUL of the glass souvenir shop built into the museum. They have many fakes including paintings, Murano glad Meissen, etc. they try to sell as...

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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.