Easy walk
Fukiware Falls: The Echoes of Water
Tucked in Gunma's countryside, the "Niagara of Japan." A powerful story of water carving rock, with local snake legends to discover.
Shōrinzan Daruma: The Market and the Flames
Every 6–7 January, Shōrinzan Daruma-ji in Takasaki holds its great daruma market — before returning the past year's wishes to the flames in the otakiage fire.
Easy walk
Mount Shirane
After visiting the wonderful Yumi-ike Pond, it’s time to go to the Mount Shirane.
Vibrant
Yumiike Pond
From this point, we can choose to visit the Yumiike pond or go up directly to Mount Shirane summit.
Photogenic
Autumn at Sakurayama & Rikugien
Sakurayama is a unique place in Japan : this is a mountain where koyo (autumn’s leaves) and sakura (cherry blossom) gather in an original union.
Ethereal
Sakurayama : The Fuyuzakura Mountain
Sakurayama is a mountain with sakura (cherry blossom) quite peculiar. Those ones bloom during autumn!
Ethereal
The Milky Way ~ A Nocturnal Hiatus
When we looked up, a miracle revealed itself: billions of stars and the milky way stretched from one side of the sky to another.
Serene
Chatsubomigoke, The Most Enchanting Hell on Earth
Be careful, this is not the natural Onsen you want to bath in!
Nostalgic
The Usui Pass and the Meganebashi
The contrast of the red and the green surrounding created a perfect balance, peaceful and romantic. In my vision, some girl from the countryside is likely to appear on the bridge on a old fashioned bike...
