Gunma Prefecture is located in the central part of the Japanese archipelago. Its western and northern borders are rolling mountains, and its southeast is the open Kanto Plain. It is an inland prefecture.
The population is approximately 2 million.
Two-thirds of the county's land area is mountainous and hilly, with an area of ??approximately 6,393 square kilometers. It is the second largest county in the Kanto region after Tochigi Prefecture.
Basic information Place name Gunma Prefecture (Japanese pseudonym: ぐんまけん Japanese Kanji: Gunma 県 Romaji: gun ma ken) Population 2.02 million Area 6363.16 square kilometers Location Located in the middle of Honshu, an inland county.
The capital, Maebashi City, specialties such as plums, konjac, and hot spring steamed buns, tumblers, Japanese puppets, wooden crafts, yukata, glass crafts, and other attractions. Kusatsu Onsen, Tone River, Mount Akagi, and Mount Haruna. Introduction Gunma Prefecture is a group located in the northwest of the Kanto Plain.
Gunma Prefecture has many famous mountains and hot springs. To the east are the Ashio and Teishaku Mountains. To the northeast of Gunma Prefecture are Mount Nikko-Shirane, the Butun volcanoes and numerous hot spring areas. The border with Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures is
High-rise wetlands──Ozehara.
It has beautiful mountainous scenery and has produced many important poets and novelists in the history of literature.
In modern times, the raw silk industry emerged. Maebashi City, the administrative center of the prefecture, and areas such as Kiryu and Tomioka began to prosper as textile towns.
There are also many well-known hot spring areas in the county, which attract tourists all year round.
Among them, Kusatsu Onsen is famous for its traditional "red silk dance" and "yuyu" where spring water gushes out in large quantities. Ikaho Onsen is characterized by its hot spring areas lined up along the stone steps, and there is also the Minakami, which has been favored by literati since ancient times.
Hot springs, hotels are lined up here, close to the water gorge.
In addition, Gunma Prefecture also has many scenic spots. Among them, "Yugama" is the crater lake of Mount Shirane. The lake is milky green and is very rare. There is also the majestic Tanigawadake that can be climbed by using the ropeway, and the ride-on car
Visitors can enjoy the majestic natural scenery in places such as the Watarase Gorge where visitors can enjoy the beautiful valleys on the slow railway train.