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Haruna Jinja, whose main hall sits against a great rock, and Ichinomiya Nukisaki Jinja with its descending approach. About 90% of Japan's konjac, Tsumagoi cabbage, the World Heritage Tomioka Silk Mill, and Kiryu weaving. Gunma, explained.

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    Sightseeing spots

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    Takasaki · Place · candidate to visit

    Tago-hi

    The Tago stele, one of the three great ancient monuments of Japan. As part of the Kozuke Sanpi it is inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register.

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    Tomioka · Place · candidate to visit

    Tomioka Silk Mill

    A government-run mechanised silk mill. The reeling plant and the cocoon warehouses are National Treasures.

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    Kusatsu · Place · candidate to visit

    Yubatake

    The largest natural flow of hot spring water in Japan. Wooden troughs cool the water so the mineral flowers can be gathered.

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    Shrines & temples

    Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.

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    Takasaki · Place · candidate to visit

    Haruna Jinja

    Behind the main hall stands a great rock called Misugata-iwa, and that rock is the deity itself. The building is no more than a frame for worshipping it. The approach runs about 700 metres along the gorge.

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    Tomioka · Place · candidate to visit

    Ichinomiya Nukisaki Jinja

    After passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to reach the main hall. A descending approach, rare anywhere in Japan.

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    Tomioka · Place · candidate to visit

    Myogi Jinja

    It backs onto Mount Myogi, known for its strange rock forms. The shape of the mountain, counted among the three great scenic oddities of Japan, is itself the object of worship.

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    Specialties & souvenirs

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    Crafts & industry

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    SUBARU Gunma Plant Main Plant

    SUBARU's main plant in Ota. With Nakajima Aircraft as its predecessor, it still builds finished vehicles today.

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    SUBARU Gunma Plant Yajima Plant

    The Yajima Plant in Ota. Visitors can tour vehicle assembly.

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    SUBARU Gunma Plant Oizumi Plant

    A plant in Oizumi. It makes engines and transmissions.

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    Art & culture

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    Takasaki · Place · candidate to visit

    The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma

    Arata Isozaki built it from pure cubic grids - a museum that asks in form what a museum is.

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    Tatebayashi · Place · candidate to visit

    Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi

    Themed on nature and humanity, and holding one of the world's major collections of Francois Pompon's animals.

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    Takasaki · Place · candidate to visit

    Takasaki City Art Museum

    In its grounds stands a copy of Antonin Raymond's own house - a key example of Japanese modernist domestic architecture.

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    100 Regional Revitalization Picks

    100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.

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    Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park

    A railway theme park in Annaka, showing more than 30 vehicles including those that crossed the Usui Pass.

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    Yamba Dam

    A dam completed in March 2020. Built after long debate, it serves both flood control and water supply.

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    Megumi-no-Yu Suna-shio Bath

    A bathing house in Annaka, with a steam bath of sand and salt and herbal teas.

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