Takasaki produces 80% of Japan's daruma dolls โ the round, eyeless papier-mรขchรฉ good-luck figures purchased at New Year. The Shorinzan Daruma Temple fair (January 6โ7) draws 400,000 visitors to browse thousands of daruma in every size, from ยฅ500 palm-sized to ยฅ30,000 giant versions, amid the largest concentration of daruma artisans in Japan.
Kusatsu Onsen's winter festival combines dazzling snow illuminations around the Yubatake with fireworks bursting over the steaming hot spring field โ one of Japan's most atmospheric winter events.
Every June, Oze National Park's marshlands erupt in golden-white skunk cabbage (mizubasho) blooms across the highland plateau โ a uniquely Japanese spring nature spectacle.
One of Japan's largest traditional markets, held January 6โ7 at Shorinzan Darumaji Temple โ over 100 stalls selling daruma dolls of every size, drawing 200,000 visitors to greet the new year.
Mt. Akagi's crater lakes and beech forests turn gold and crimson from mid-October, with viewing events, food stalls, and photography contests around Lake Onuma.
An autumn celebration of Tomioka's silk-weaving heritage with traditional loom demonstrations, silk product markets, and guided tours of the UNESCO World Heritage mill complex.
An energetic autumn festival where portable shrine (mikoshi) processions climb Ikaho's famous 365-step stone stairway, accompanied by taiko drumming and traditional dance performances.
When Lake Haruna freezes over in January, hundreds of ice fishing tents appear on the surface for smelt fishing โ a beloved Gunma winter tradition open to visitors with equipment rental.
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