Easy walk
Shima Onsen: A Light Soak
Discover Shima Onsen's healing waters, wooden houses, a Ghibli-like bridge, and Showa-era shops nestled in the mountains of Gunma, a light soak that revives you.
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
Shōrinzan Daruma: Birthplace of Red Figurines
Shorinzan, tucked away on Takasaki Mountain, is known as the Daruma Temple. A visit is reputed to bring good fortune.
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!
Some hiking
Doai Station: The Deepest in Japan
In the middle of Gunma Prefecture, there is an infernal train station : this one takes you straight to the center of the earth! Almost.
