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Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture has 35 municipalities (12 cities, 15 towns, 8 villages). All of them have town stories to read.
All municipalities
Name, pronunciation and type. A readable town links to its page.
Central6
- Maebashi CityまえばししCityA rock thought Akagi's came on Asama mudIwagami no Tobiishi, Tone RiverUeno 85 min, Tokyo 131 min
- Isesaki CityいせさきしCityTime signals passed to a siren in 1937.Former Time Signal Bell TowerTokyo 178 min, Shinjuku 138 min
- Shibukawa CityしぶかわしCityGreen and gold stripes alternate by nodeKinmeichiku, Tsukuda HachimanguUeno 96 min, Tokyo 133 min, Shinjuku 134 min
- Shinto Villageしんとうむら ／ 北群馬郡VillageCarvings and lion mask, by one carver.Shukuinari Shrine carvingsMaebashi 38 min
- Yoshioka Townよしおかまち ／ 北群馬郡TownBamboo felled; an octagonal tomb found.Mitsuya Kofun, octagonal tombShibukawa 15 min, Maebashi 27 min
- Tamamura Townたまむらまち ／ 佐波郡TownHis posthumous name begins “Sugakuin.”Saito Gigi's grave, wasan masterTakasaki 32 min, Maebashi 36 min
West9
- Takasaki CityたかさきしCityA castle turret was once a farm barnInui Turret, Takasaki CastleTokyo 46 min, Ueno 40 min, Shinjuku 103 min
- Fujioka CityふじおかしCityTwo swords found intact, side by side.Hirai Tomb 1, decorated swordsShinjuku 110 min, Tokyo 150 min
- Tomioka CityとみおかしCityThe row house matched an old mill photo.Former Nirazuka Silk Mill
- Annaka CityあんなかしCityTwo symbols drawn on a map of 1661Onsen symbol, Isobe OnsenTokyo 56 min, Ueno 50 min
- Ueno Villageうえのむら ／ 多野郡VillageA kikko-stone source, not river cobbles.Ueno Kikkoseki Production SiteShinmachi 140 min
- Kanna Townかんなまち ／ 多野郡TownDinosaur tracks, 20 years after listingSebayashi Ripple MarksGunma-Fujioka 70 min, Shinmachi 82 min
- Shimonita Townしもにたまち ／ 甘楽郡TownThree square stone walls in a column.Arafune Cold Storage, Nos. 1-3Ikebukuro 134 min, Shinjuku 166 min
- Nanmoku Villageなんもくむら ／ 甘楽郡VillageA Basho verse is carved by the gorge.Semi Valley, Basho monument
- Kanra Townかんらまち ／ 甘楽郡TownA canal's wooden flume, rebuilt in stoneFukiage Stone Flume, Ogawa-zeki
Agatsuma6
- Nakanojo Townなかのじようまち ／ 吾妻郡TownMoss thrives in a mine's acidic water.Chatsubomigoke, old iron mineUeno 118 min, Shinjuku 171 min, Tokyo 179 min
- Naganohara Townながのはらまち ／ 吾妻郡TownWhite university initial on a transomFormer Kita-Karuizawa StationUeno 138 min, Shinjuku 209 min, Tokyo 218 min
- Tsumagoi Villageつまごいむら ／ 吾妻郡VillageA verse hints at a checkpoint bypassNukemichi Monument, Ozasa
- Kusatsu Townくさつまち ／ 吾妻郡TownFlumes of red pine over 150 years oldHot-water flumes, YubatakeShinjuku 233 min, Tokyo 242 min, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi 22 min
- Takayama Villageたかやまむら ／ 吾妻郡VillageA church that cost 252 yen 99 sen 8 rinNakuta Church, an 1887 chapelNakanojo 17 min
- Higashiagatsuma Townひがしあがつままち ／ 吾妻郡TownA heart-shaped dogū dug up in town.Heart-shaped dogū, Gobara siteTokyo 186 min, Shinjuku 178 min
Tone-Numata5
- Numata CityぬまたしCityA Western-style house came from ShibuyaFormer Kume House
- Katashina Villageかたしなむら ／ 利根郡VillageWetland ringed by two peaks, at 1,410 m.Ozegahara, a raised bogNumata 54 min, Jomo-Kogen 79 min
- Kawaba Villageかわばむら ／ 利根郡VillageA wooden school with a carriage porch.Former Kawaba Primary SchoolNumata 22 min
- Showa Villageしょうわむら ／ 利根郡VillageA hall astride the path, moved postwarHotaka Shrine dance hall
- Minakami Townみなかみまち ／ 利根郡TownThe down platform is inside a tunnel.Doai Station, down platformTokyo 62 min, Ueno 56 min
East9
- Kiryu CityきりゅうしCityPagoda base stone, thought to top a tombTakei Haiji pagoda siteAsakusa 102 min, Kita-Senju 90 min
- Ota CityおおたしCityNunnery granted right to end marriagesEnkiri-dera Mantoku-ji siteAsakusa 82 min, Kita-Senju 70 min
- Tatebayashi CityたてばやししCityA castle drawn as if floating on a pondCastle ema, Kitao ShigemitsuAsakusa 63 min, Kita-Senju 51 min
- Midori CityみどりしCityTwo layers, two different sets of toolsIwajuku Site, Locality AAsakusa 112 min, Kita-Senju 100 min
- Itakura Townいたくらまち ／ 邑楽郡TownSandbar paddies, willows planted around.Kawada & Yanagiyama, Yata RiverAsakusa 56 min, Kita-Senju 43 min
- Meiwa Townめいわまち ／ 邑楽郡TownA station moved across the Tone River.Kawamata Station, over the ToneAsakusa 81 min, Kita-Senju 66 min
- Chiyoda Townちよだまち ／ 邑楽郡TownA doctor's birthplace gate at a temple.Ogino Ginko birthplace gatehouseTatebayashi 46 min, Ota 46 min
- Oizumi Townおおいずみまち ／ 邑楽郡TownA seated haniwa, adorned to the ankles.Seated Shrine Maiden, Kokai
- Ora Townおうらまち ／ 邑楽郡TownA natural monument, once 16 m tall.Eimeiji Osmanthus
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