Gunma
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Travel SpotsStrawng Horse Brings in Tourists to City in Gunma Pref.
A giant straw horse — next year’s Chinese zodiac animal — is attracting tourists at Takuminosato,...
December 3, 2025
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General NewsMaebashi Assembly Approves Resignation Letter Submitted by Mayor Hit by Scandal Over Hotel Visits
MAEBASHI — A letter of resignation submitted by the scandal-hit mayor of Maebashi was unanimously...
November 27, 2025
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Japan In FocusGunma’s Former Jomo Muslin Office Preserves Old Pseudo-Western Architecture
TATEBAYASHI, Gunma — In one corner of central Tatebayashi, a city in Gunma Prefecture filled with...
November 24, 2025
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General NewsMan Attacked by Bear, Left Unconscious While Hunting in Gunma Prefecture
A 60-year-old man was left with injuries to his head and left arm after being attacked by a bear ...
November 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsIlluminated Autumn Leaves Appear to Float in Dark at Japan’s Ikaho Onsen in Gunma Pref.
MAEBASHI — The autumn leaves are lit up near Kajika Bridge in Ikaho Onsen hot spring resort in Sh...
November 13, 2025
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General NewsBear Enters Supermarket in Gunma Pref., Attacks 2 Customers
A bear entered a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, where it proceeded to attack two male c...
October 8, 2025
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General NewsMaebashi Mayor: ‘No Romantic Feelings or Sexual Relationship’; Ogawa Provides Explanation to Assembly Members
MAEBASHI — Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa denied that she had romantic feelings for a married male em...
October 3, 2025
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General NewsLanterns Floated on River to Commemorate 1985 JAL Plane Crash, Mourn Victims; 520 Died in Accident
Lanterns for the repose of souls were floated Monday on the river flowing at the foot of a ridge ...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsEruption Alert Level Raised for Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane, Gunma Pref., Japan; Caution Urged Over Rockfalls Within 1 Kilometer
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday it has raised the volcanic alert level for Mt. Kusats...
August 4, 2025
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Japan In Focus300-Year-Old Hot Spring Inn Conjures Spirit of Anime; Traditional Onsen Culture Endures in Mountains of Gunma Pref.
NAKANOJO, Gunma — Sekizenkan is an old ryokan inn in Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, that is believed...
June 19, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan Ski Resort Opens 600-Meter Snow Tubing Course After Suffering Copper Cable Theft, Lift Suspension
A ski resort in Gunma Prefecture that suffered a copper cable theft and became unable to operate ...
January 30, 2025
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Travel SpotsOld Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station
TAKASAKI, Gunma — About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial s...
January 23, 2025
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Travel SpotsTanigawadake Ropeway Changes Its Name to Tanigawadake Joch; Operator to Enhance Services for People to Enjoy Mountain Area on Gunma, Niigata Border
Tanigawadake Ropeway, which is often used by hikers and skiers visiting Mt. Tanigawa located on t...
December 26, 2024
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Japan In FocusJapan’s Cheapest Amusement Park in Maebashi Offers Fun-Filled Nostalgia; Loved by Visitors Since its Opening in 1954
MAEBASHI — Just a stone’s throw away from the Gunma prefectural government building, there is an ...
December 10, 2024
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Japanese Umbrellas Light Up Gunma Pref. Hot Spring Town; Illuminations Were Chosen To Complement Resort’s Retro Look
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Japan Ski Resort Opens 600-Meter Snow Tubing Course After Suffering Copper Cable Theft, Lift Suspension
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Old Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station
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Japan’s Cheapest Amusement Park in Maebashi Offers Fun-Filled Nostalgia; Loved by Visitors Since its Opening in 1954
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Bright Red Maple Trees Reflected in Jet-Black Floor of Gunma Temple Draw Visitors