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Walkable! Three Steps to the Three-Prefecture Border

Gunma · · Experiences

Japanese name: 歩いて行ける!三歩で三県境

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WHAT TO DOWalkable! Three Steps to the Three-Prefecture Border

The point in Itakura where Gunma, Tochigi and Saitama meet. It lies on flat ground, so you can walk around it — rare in Japan.

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The point in Itakura where Gunma, Tochigi and Saitama meet. It lies on flat ground, so you can walk around it — rare in Japan.

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A tri-prefecture border where Itakura in Gunma, Tochigi in Tochigi and Kazo in Saitama meet. Among the more than 40 tri-prefecture borders said to exist in Japan, it is the only one on flat ground, and you can go around it in three steps. It takes about 30 minutes, is free, and needs no advance reservation.

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