Gunma
Travel plans
Shima Onsen: A Quiet Second-Trip Retreat — Gunma, 2 Days
The historic wooden inns, free riverside bath and cafés of Shima Onsen, then the cobalt 'Shima Blue' of Okushima Lake and a forest waterfall walk
Tomioka Silk, Takasaki Daruma & Konnyaku Country: A Craft Two Days — Gunma
The UNESCO Tomioka Silk Mill and a konnyaku factory tour, then the daruma birthplace temple, a doll-painting workshop, Takasaki's great white Kannon and the city's famous pasta
Minakami Adventure: Tone-River Rafting, Tanigawa-dake & a Riverside Onsen — Gunma, 2 Days
White-water rafting on the upper Tone and a riverside open-air onsen, then the Tanigawa-dake ropeway, the underground 'mole station' of Doai and a bowl of Minakami soba
Ikaho, Mizusawa & the Haruna Highlands: A Heritage Two Days — Gunma
Ikaho's stone-step spa town and the pilgrimage temple and udon of Mizusawa, then the restored shrine, caldera lake and ropeway of Mount Haruna
First-Time Gunma: Kusatsu's Hot-Water Field & the Tsumagoi Highlands — 2 Days
Kusatsu's steaming Yubatake, the yumomi water-paddling show and open-air baths, then the lava field, cabbage highlands and blue dam-lake of Tsumagoi
Gunma travel guides
Ikaho Onsen, Mizusawa & Haruna Guide 2026: A Gunma Highlands Two Days
Kusatsu Onsen Guide 2026: The Yubatake, the Baths & How to Visit
Minakami Guide 2026: Rafting, Tanigawa-dake & Riverside Onsen in Gunma
Shima Onsen Guide 2026: Sekizenkan, Shima Blue & a Quiet Gunma Retreat
