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黒檜山 Fukushima 赤城山第1赤城山第1スキー場 1828 Niigata 津久田駅 P.2・3 Mt. Kurobi 雪山登山 Take Prefecture Prefecture N P.5 Mt. Akagi No. 1 Ski Slope Snowy Mountain By Train 大沼白樺牧場 Lake Onuma 1685 Climbing P.5 P.5 Shirakaba Farm P.2・4・5 駒ヶ岳 Asakusa Haneda Airport Narita Airport 前橋市 Mt. Komagatake Tochigi Station International Terminal Station 県立赤城公園ビジターセンター P.2・3 Free Maebashi City Prefecture 0 2km 1674 Terminal Station 城 P.2 The Akagi Visitors Center 地蔵岳覚満淵 Mt. Jizodake Kakumanbuchi 赤城温泉ホテル Marsh P.3・5 Airport Terminal Shibukawa P.2 Akagi Onsen Hotel 1579 Keisei Skyliner ¥ 長七郎山 0 Limited Express 2 Station City 花の宿湯之沢館 Mt. Choshichiro Gunma P.2 Hana no Yado Yunosawakan 1 Approx. 17 353Prefecture 御宿総本家 25 min. P.2 Onyado Sohonke Keisei Skyliner 1332 滝沢館 Limited Express Saitama 鍋割山赤城温泉 Takizawakan Shinagawa Nagano Mt. Nabewari Approx. Mito Station Prefecture Akagi Onsen P.2 Station Prefecture 富士見温泉見晴らしの湯ふれあい館 45 min. 滝沢温泉 Fujimi Spa FUREAIKAN P.3 忠治温泉 Takizawa Onsen 道の駅ふじみ Chuji Onsen 渋川駅 Road Station Fujimi 旅籠忠治館 Kiryu JR Yamanote Line Keisei JR Joban Line Shibukawa 353 P.2 Approx. 10 min. Limited Express Station Hatago Chujikan Tobu Railway Ueno Station 赤城神社 City Express Approx. 17 前橋温泉クア・イ・テルメ Akagi Shrine 赤城南面千本桜 70 min. 桑風庵本店 Approx. Walk Maebashi Spa Sofuan Honten Akagi Cherry 渋川伊香保渋川伊香保 KUR Y THERME P.3 110 min. 5 min.

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Joe s s 上越線 Maebashi Hanabi Taikai 荻窪公園 2 駒寄PA（駒寄 w (Maebashi Fireworks Festival) Tohoku Kusatsu Onsen ts P.5 スマートIC） a 利根川 Ogikubo Park u y P.5 まえばし赤城山ヒルクライム大会あいのやまの湯 Shinkansen Bus Terminal Komayose PA L i （スタート地点） (Komayose ne Ainoyama-no-Yu P.3 Approx. 30 min. Smart IC) Maebashi Akagisan 粕川温泉元気ランド Akagi Station JR Bus そば処大村総社 Hill Climb Rally 道の駅赤城の恵 Kasukawa Onsen Approx. Soba Dokoro Road Station Akagi no Megumi Genki Land P.3 Omiya (Starting Line) Station 25 min. P.7 Omura Soja P.4 アカリトモル群馬総社駅 Akari Tomoru P.6 上毛電鉄 ay Gunma Soja Station Railw Joetsu/Nagano Naganohara- 大胡駅 Jomo Electric 蕎麦山海酒屋山人原嶋屋総本家 P.7 Ogo Station Shinkansen Kusatsuguchi Soba Sankai Harashima-ya Sohonke 居酒屋こみさん。 Maebashi Jomo Approx. 25-30 min. Station Sakaya Yamato 中央前橋駅 Izakaya Komisan. Electric Railway Joetsu P.6 P.6 JR Agatsuma Line 臨江閣 Chuo Maebashi Approx. Takasaki Station P.4 Rinkokaku Station 前橋七夕まつり City 40 min. Approx. 60 min. Shink シェ・スナガ Maebashi Tanabata Matsuri (Maebashi Star Festival) P.5 上越 P.6 Chez Sunaga 前橋まつり JR Ryomo Line ansen MAEBASHI 新新前橋駅 Approx.15 min. 前橋駅前橋大島駅 Maebashi Matsuri (Maebashi Festival) P.4 Kanetsu Kotsu 幹線 Shin Maebashi Station 前橋初市まつり Chuo Maebashi Ikaho Maebashi Maebashi 50 Bus Maebashi 前橋前橋 Oshima Station Hatsuichi Matsuri Station Approx. Bus Terminal 厳選地酒と本格焼酎の店海人 Station (First Market Festival) P.5 25 min. Mt.AKAGI Gensen Jizake to Honkaku Shochu 大酉祭天然温泉七福の湯前橋店 no Mise Uminchu 17 長野新幹線 Otori-sai P.4 Natural Hot Spa 伊勢崎伊勢崎 Nagano Shink P.6 Shuttle bus まえばし駅前天然温泉 Shichifuku-no-Yu Isesaki 3 Andore Kandore ゆ～ゆ Maebashi Branch P.3 Walk Approx. Shibukawa Shin Maebashi 17 Andore Kandore Natural Hot Spa Approx. 5 min. Station 波志波志江PA江PA 462 Station JR Joetsu/ P.6 前橋物産館広瀬川 YU-YU P.3 （（波志江波志江スマートIC） 12 min. ansen y Agatsuma Line JR Maebashi Products Hall Hirosegawa a 駒駒形形 Hashie PA (Parking Area) Flower blossom viewing, 両毛線 (Hashie Smart IC) Approx. 15 min. Ryomo Line P.7 ressw Komagata 信越本線高高崎崎 o Exp Ry Approx. 4 min. -Kant 長寿観音 omo Line Kita 伊勢崎駅 Shinetsu Takasaki 自動車道（ぽっくり観音） festivals Main Line 北関東 Choju Kannon Isesaki Takasaki City 前橋前橋南南 (Pokkuri Kannon) Station Maebashi Maebashi Station 高崎駅高崎JCT高崎JCT Minami & other events Takasaki 354 Takasaki JCT Station A B

Inquiries By Highway Bus Highway ◎Japan Road Traffic Information Bus ◎Nippon Chuo Bus…t027-287-4000 t050-3369-6610 ◎JR Bus Kanto…t0279-82-2028 Akihabara Station Narita Airport Terminals 1 & 2 ◎Kan-Etsu Expressway･ ◎Kan-Etsu Kotsu Bus East Exit Joshin-Etsu Expressway Information Maebashi Office…t027-210-5566 Maebashi…t027-252-1620 Shibukawa Office…t0279-24-5115 Shinjuku, Haneda Airport Train ◎JR Maebashi Station ‒ Jomo Electric Railway Chuo Maebashi Station shuttle bus ◎JR EAST…t050-2016-1600 t027-287-4422（Nippon Chuo Bus） in front of International ◎Tobu Railway…t03-5962-0102 ◎General bus information office in front of Maebashi Station the Hilton Tokyo Terminals ◎Jomo Electric Railway Onsen Access information t027-226-7273 1 & 2 t027-231-3597 Utsunomiya Ikebukuro Station Station East Exit ◎Published by…Gunma Prefecture Maebashi City Tourism Department 【Nippon Chuo Bus】 ◎Planning / Editing / Production… JTB Publishing Inc. From Akihabara Nippon Nippon Kanetsu ©2013 Maebashi City / JTB Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. *Information in this pamphlet is current as of the end of June 2013. Some Approx. 205-215 min., Chuo Bus Chuo Bus・ Kotsu Bus Approx. Kanto Jidosha Approx. information may change after publication, so we recommend that you confirm the information by telephone or other means before leaving. From Shinjuku Please acknowledge in advance that this company does not take responsibility for any damages incurred due to the information published in this 135-210 min. Approx. 200-220 min. Approx. 145-175 min., 155 min. pamphlet. Please note in advance that some facilities will not have the ability to interact in foreign languages. *All entrance fees, etc. listed in From Ikebukuro this pamphlet are those for adults. *As a general rule, the fees listed include the consumer tax. *As a general rule, we have omitted Year End Approx. 145 min. holidays, Obon holidays and Golden Week holidays when listing the days that facilities are closed. *The times listed in this pamphlet, unless otherwise mentioned, are for opening to closing times. Please note that normally, last orders and last entry are 30 minutes to 1 hour before Guide to climbing closing time. *Please note that traffic information may change due to the effects of natural disasters or to seasonal changes. Please confirm the Maebashi Station South Exit Restaurant guide information with the relevant traffic agencies before leaving. *Please note that the quality and efficacy claimed for the hot spring water are for Mt. Akagi the hot spring source water only, and do not apply to individual baths. This pamphlet was prepared using replies from each hot spring facility.

8 dThe view of Kakumanbuchi Marsh from Torii-toge Pass. The trail runs along a marsh, Lake Onuma is visible behind it. which is a treasure house of alpine plants. Kakumanbuchi Marsh Hiking on Mt. Akagi ◎覚満淵 Mt. Akagi has been named one of Japan’s Top 100 Mountains. From the shore of Lake Onuma, At the center of this high moor is a marsh that is head for Mt. Kurobi, the highest mountain in the Akagi mountain range, approx. 800m in circumference. The 2km walkway with an elevation of 1828m, through the marsh is lined with peat moss, Japanese 黒檜山山頂黒檜山 and then traverse the ridge to Mt. Komagatake. After descending, 薬師山 Summit of 3 Mt. Kurobi azaleas and day lilies. Mt. Yakushi 1828 take a walk through Kakumanbuchi Marsh, 1528 Mt. Kurobi where you can enjoy the alpine plants in bloom. 赤城山キャンプ場 Mt. Akagi Campground Summit of Descend from the mountain and Mt. Komagatake Mt. Kurobi ‒ Mt. Komagatake Course Chart 4 駒ヶ岳山頂 head for Kakumanbuchi Marsh. 1685 1900 黒檜山登山口 1828 鈴ヶ岳 Mt. Kurobi trailhead 2 駒ヶ岳 1800 Mt. Suzugatake Mt. Komagatake 1700 1685 1565 沼尾川大沼 Mt. Komagatake Numaogawa Lake Onuma 1600 River 1500 Mt. Akagi Course Information 赤城少年自然の家赤城神社 Trailhead Akagi Youth Akagi Shrine ◎駒ヶ岳登山口 1400 1365 1355 1370 1355 1360 1365 Level Beginners Nature Center 1300 白樺牧場大洞商店街 1 5 駒ヶ岳登山口 After descending the mountain Shirakaba Farm Ohora Shopping Street ［m］ Distance 6.4km 地蔵岳赤城大洞あかぎ広場 Mt. Komagatake and leaving the Mt. Komagatake 4 Mt. Jizodake Akagi Plaza 5 min. 20 min. 90 min. 55 min. 55 min. 10 min. 20 min. Akagi Ohora trailhead Trailhead, the path to The The Time Approx. min. 1674 required 255 赤城山総合観光案内所覚満淵 Kakumanbuchi Marsh is a at Akagi Akagi Mt. Akagi Integrated Tourist Start 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goal Vertical Information Center 県立赤城公園 6 Kakumanbuchi prefectural road. In June, the Visitors Visitors distance 473m ビジターセンター Marsh Center Center 新坂平 The Akagi Visitors Center prefectural road is lined with the Best Shinzaka Daira 覚満淵鳥居峠 season May-October Kakumanbuchi Torii-toge Pass blooms of Japanese azaleas. Mt. Mt. Kurobi Summit of Summit of Mt. Kakuman Start Marsh 小地蔵岳 ◎The walking time & Mt. Kojizodake Komagatake Trailhead Mt. Kurobi Mt. Komagatake buchi Goal Return to the trailhead on the prefectural Trailhead Komagatake Trailhead Marsh does not include breaks. 1579 a 小沼長七郎山 road, which you passed on the way. 荒山 Lake Konuma Mt. Choshichiro The Visitors Center is the base for Mt. Akagi sightseeing. 血の池 Start Your journey starts here! d Mt. Ara Chi-no-ike Pond 1572 16 Enjoy the panoramic view As you walk along the ridgeline, the view is spectacular. 大胡赤城線オトギの森 The Akagi Visitors Center Otogi no Mori (Fairy Forest) 栗太郎 Ogo Akagi Line ◎県立赤城公園ビジターセンター Kasukawa Kuritaro 荒山高原 River Summit of 粕川 Summit of Mt. Kurobi t MAP 027-287-8402 P8B1 Akagi Shirakawa River Arayama Plateau ◎黒檜山山頂赤城白川 Materials related to Mt. Akagi’s origin and the ora and fauna found there are 赤城ふれあいの森ローラーすべり台滝沢の不動滝 If the weather is ne, Mt. Komagatake displayed here. A shop and restaurant are located in the Center, making it a Akagi Fureai no Mori Slide パノラマ展望台 ◎駒ヶ岳山頂 1332 鍋割山 Panoramic viewing platform Takizawa no Fudodaki Waterfall you can see as far away convenient base for hiking and mountain climbing. Mt. Nabewari The view from the summit is blocked 赤城温泉 as Mt. Tanigawa, Mt. ADD 1 Fujimimachi Akagisan ROUTE Travel 30 minutes from JR Maebashi Station on the Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus bound for Fujimi Akagi Onsen Hotaka, and Mt. Sukai. If by the many trees that surround it, Onsen, get off at the last stop and change to the Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus bound for the Akagi Visitors Center for approx. 45 minutes, you walk in the direction but the view as you descend the path and get off at the last stop. The Akagi Visitor’s Center is a short walk from the bus stop. (On Saturdays, Sundays and national A rocky mountain trail of Mt. Komagatake, you is great. On the way, an iron holidays, a bus runs directly from Maebashi Station to the Center.) OPEN 09:00 – 15:45 CLOSEDMondays (Open every day in will see the torii of the stairway is built into the steep slope. June, from July 23 – August 31, and in October. Irregular holidays from December – March.)PARKING94 spaces Kurobi Okami Shrine. aHike along a mountain path Mt. Kurobi Trailhead enveloped in kuma bamboo grass. Offer a prayer at Akagi Shrine ◎黒檜山登山口 As soon as you enter the mountain trail from the a From the summit, a panoramic view spreads trailhead, located on a Mt. Komagatake Trailhead out before you in the Onsen Manners Here are some basic manners that ◎駒ヶ岳登山口 prefectural road, the rocky direction of Lake Konuma. will allow you to enjoy your onsen experience to the fullest. If you pass the Mt. Komagatake path begins climbing steeply. Trailhead, you’ll see the red After crossing over Nekoiwa, 1 You cannot wear clothing or swimsuits in the hot spring bath. sacred bridge of Akagi Shrine. you can see Lake Onuma and 2 Before entering the bath, be sure to wash all over thoroughly. The deity of Mt. Akagi is cAkagi Shrine is located on Kotorigajima Akagi Shrine below. Island on the other side of the sacred At these hot spring facilities, 3 Do not wash clothing in the bath. enshrined here, so be sure to bridge. Use both hands to carefully climb the rocky trail.c Day Trip Hot Springs you can easily have a soak in a hot spring. 4 visit the shrine before bThe deities of Mt. Akagi and Lake Do not run in the bathing room or swim in the bath. beginning your climb. Onuma are enshrined in this Shinto shrine. aA small sign on the prefectural road marks the trailhead. Restaurants and other establishments are also available, allowing for a relaxing time. 5 People with tattoos are not allowed to enter the bath. Ainoyama no Yu Tennen Onsen Shichifuku no Yu Kasukawa Onsen Genki Land 6 Dry off thoroughly after entering the changing room. ◎あいのやまの湯 Maebashi Branch ◎粕川温泉元気ランド no Hatago Chujikan Takizawakan t 027-264-3030 MAP P8B2 ◎天然温泉七福の湯前橋店 t 027-230-6444 MAP P8B2 NG! NG! Akagi Yu ◎旅籠忠治館 ◎滝沢館 ADD 530-1 Ogikubomachi ROUTE From JR t 027-287-1026 MAP P8A3 ADD 372-1 Kasukawamachi Tsukida ROUTE 40 6 1 A number of lodgings at the foot of t 027-283-3015 MAP P8B1 t 027-283-5711 MAP P8B1 Maebashi Station, take the Nagai Bus bound for ADD 128 Amagawa Oshimamachi ROUTE A minutes by car from the Kan-Etsu Expressway Mt. Akagi have hot springs that 【Day bathing】FEE 500 yen OPEN 11:00 –15:00 【Day bathing】FEE 600 yen OPEN 10:30 – Ogikubo Koen for 30 minutes, and get off at the 10-minute walk from JR Maebashi Oshima Akagi IC FEE 500 yen OPEN 10:00 – 21:00 you can use just for the day. CLOSED Days except for Saturdays, Sundays and 15:00 CLOSED Irregular holidays ADD 241 last stop. FEE 500 yen OPEN 10:00 – 21:00 Station. FEE 600 yen (700 yen on Saturdays, (Until 22:00 on Saturdays. Entry to the pool until cThe outdoor hot spring, Enjoy the view from outdoor baths national holidays (Inquire for weekdays)ADD 2036 Takizawa, Kasukawamachi MurosawaROUTE45 cEnjoy this secluded hot (Entry until 20:30) CLOSED 1st and 3rd Sundays and national holidays) OPEN 09:00 – 20:30; hours are reduced during the winter.) from which you can view Tuesdays (Open if a national 2nd Thursday 180 spaces cradled by the mountain. Naegashima-machi ROUTE40minutes by car from the a waterfall, is very minutes by car from the Kan-Etsu Expressway spring, located on 01:00 (Entry until 24:00)CLOSED Maintenance CLOSED PARKING Kan-Etsu Expressway Akagi ICPARKING50 spaces popular. Akagi ICPARKING30 spaces Kasukawa River. holiday.)PARKING327 spaces days (4 times a year)PARKING200 spaces Akagi Onsen Hotel NG! ◎赤城温泉ホテル Maebashi Spa KUR Y THERME Natural Hot Spa Fujimi spa FUREAIKAN 4 t 027-283-2619 MAP P8B1 cThe hot water Hana no Yado Yunosawakan Onyado Sohonke ◎前橋温泉クア・イ・テルメ YU-YU ◎富士見温泉見晴らしの湯ふれあい館 ◎花の宿湯之沢館 ◎御宿総本家【Day bathing】FEE500 yenOPEN10:30–14:00 in this natural hot t 027-233-0202 MAP P8A2 ◎まえばし駅前天然温泉ゆ～ゆ t 027-230-5555 MAP P8A2 spring is a turbid, t t MAP CLOSED Irregular holidays (Contact for 027-283-3017 MAP P8B1 027-283-3012 P8B1 ADD 2-10-1 Sekinemachi ROUTE From JR t 027-224-0111 MAP P8A3 ADD 1569-1 Fujimimachi Ishii ROUTE From JR NG! brownish details)ADD2031Naegashima-machiROUTE40 【Day bathing】FEE 600 yenOPEN10:00-17:00 【Day bathing】FEE 500 yen OPEN 10:00 – Maebashi Station, take the Kan-Etsu Kotsu Bus ADD 2-10-31 Omotecho ROUTE A 4-minute walk Maebashi Station, take the Kan-Etsu Kotsu Bus -red color. 3 minutes by car from the Kan-Etsu Expressway CLOSED Irregular holidays ADD 2027 17:00CLOSEDOpen 365 days a yearADD 2034 This hotel is popular bound for Shibukawa Station for 15 minutes, and from JR Maebashi Station. F E E 6 0 0 bound for Fujimi Onsen for 30 minutes, and get This hotel is cThis hotel is at the very c Akagi ICPARKING40 spaces b Naegashima-machi ROUTE 40 minutes by car Naegashima-machi ROUTE 60 minutes by car for its milky-white water, get off at the Maebashi Jidosha Kyoshujo stop. y e n O PE N 10:00 – 23:00 (Entry until off at the last stop. FEE 500 yen OPEN 10:00 – surrounded by back of the Akagi hot from the Kan-Etsu Expressway Akagi IC spring area. The outdoor from the Kan-Etsu Expressway Akagi which has a variety of F E E 6 5 0 y e n O PE N 09:00 – 23:00 2 2 : 3 0 ) C LOSE D Open 365 days a 21:00CLOSED 1st and 3rd Thursdays (Open if a the greenery of PARKING40 spaces hot spring is brimming ICPARKING40 spaces benefits. CLOSED Open 365 days a year PARKING 80 yearPARKING100 spaces national holiday)PARKING200 spaces NG! NG! Mt. Akagi. with rustic charm. spaces 5 2 2 3 4 12 2 3 g n i r p S Early ‒ Mid-April 8 r e m m u S Cherry blossoms at the Road Station June ‒ October 8 Ogo Green Flower Bokujo ◎道の駅ぐりーんふらわー牧場・大胡の桜 Nordic Walking Around Lake Onuma ◎大沼周辺のノルディックウォーキング t 027-283-5792(Administrative building: Restaurant Makiba) MAP P8B2 t 027-287-8227 MAP P8B1 Approximately 500 cherry trees bloom around the Kita (Mt. Akagi Sightseeing Alliance/Akagi Youth Nature Center) Kanto region’s largest Netherlands-style windmill, complete with viewing platform. During cherry blossom Using a pole in each hand to help adjust your movements, season, it’s lit up at night on weekends. you can get a full workout with just a little effort. The wealth of natural beauty surrounding Lake Onuma makes it Early ‒ Mid-April 1 10 11 a perfect eld for this activity. 1,000 Cherry Trees and Moss Phlox 1 9 Mid ‒ Late June on the Southern Face of Mt. Akagi Japanese Azaleas at Kakumanbuchi Marsh ◎赤城南面千本桜の桜・芝桜 ◎覚満淵のレンゲツツジ t 027-235-2211(Maebashi Convention & Visitors Bureau) MAP P8B2 Spring t 027-287-8402(Akagi Visitors Center) MAP P8B1 About 1,000 cherry trees line the road for approximately A marsh 800m in circumference is located in the center 3.5km. In Miyagi Senbonzakura Forest on the west side, of this high moor. Boardwalks and promenades join to the cherry trees and approximately 150,000 blooming create a 2km-long walkway through the marsh, and in one moss phlox compete in a “contest” of contrasting splendor. area, beautiful Japanese azaleas bloom. Mid-April ‒ Early May 2 Mid ‒ Late June 9 Gunma Flower Park Tulips Japanese Azaleas at Shirakaba Farm ◎ぐんまフラワーパークのチューリップ春 ◎白樺牧場のレンゲツツジ t 027-283-8189 MAP P8B2 t 027-235-2211 MAP P8B1 In the Flatopia Grand Flower Bed, which covers about (Maebashi Convention & Visitors Bureau) 6,000m, 200,000 tulips in 50 varieties, from wild to Approximately 100,000 Japanese azaleas have been modern species, are used to create beautiful oral planted on this farm at the southern foot of Mt. Akagi, and patterns. Summer when they bloom, the scarlet owers paint a vivid contrast against the new green leaves. Mid-May ‒ Early June 3 Roses in Rose Garden of Shikishima Park Mid-June ‒ Mid-July 10 ◎敷島公園ばら園のバラ Spring blossoms, summer greenery, ◎荻窪公園の Ogikubo Park Hydrangeas アジサイ t (Maebashi City Rose Park Maintenance Office) MAP autumn leaves and winter snow: 027-232-2891 P8A2 t 027-210-2010 MAP P8B2 In this garden next to Shikishima Park, 7,000 rose The changing seasons are beautiful in Maebashi. 夏(Maebashi City Park Management Office) bushes in 600 species bloom. The orange and red You can also enjoy festivals steeped This park is located on the grounds of Michi no Eki Akagi gradations of the original cultivar “Akagi no Kagayaki” in history and other exciting events. no Megumi, and on “Hydrangea Hill” inside the park there (Radiance of Akagi) are particularly lovely. The are approximately 16,000 hydrangea bushes in 10 Mid-May ‒ Mid-July 4 varieties, including lacecap and mountain hydrangeas. New Greenery of Rinkokaku Early July 11 ◎臨江閣の新緑 Maebashi Tanabata Matsuri t 027-231-5792 MAP P8A3 ［LocationaShopping streets in central Maebashi City］ ◎前橋七夕まつり(Maebashi Star Festival) The main building of this historic guest house was built in four seasons of Maebashi 1884, and Emperor Meiji once stayed there. The Japanese t 027-234-5108 MAP P8A3 garden with its pond is beautiful. In May, the azaleas 14 December ‒ March （Maebashi Tanabata Matsuri Implementation Committee） n m u t u A bloom, and in June, it’s the hydrangeas’ time to shine. One of the Kita Kanto region’s largest Tanabata festivals. Late September 5 Snowy Mountain Approximately 650 bamboo decorations adorn shopping streets in central Maebashi, including Chuo-dori Street, Climbing Chiyoda-dori Street, and Tachikawacho-dori Street. Maebashi Akagisan Hill Climb Rally ◎雪山登山［Starting lineaIn front of the Maebashi Government Office Complex］ The second Saturday in August 12 ◎まえばし赤城山ヒルクライム大会 7 t 027-287-8402 MAP P8B1 Autumn (Akagi Visitors Center) t 027-898-5834(Maebashi City Board of Education Sports Division) MAP P8A2 Maebashi Hanabi Taikai The Mt. Kurobi – Mt. Komagatake ［LocationaGreen spaces around Owatari Bridge, etc.］ It’s a total of 20.8km from the front of the Maebashi Course introduced in the Hiking on Mt. ◎前橋花火大会(Maebashi Fireworks Festival) Government Ofce Complex to the summit of Mt. Akagi, Akagi (→P2) is also popular when the with a difference in elevation of 1313m. In this large-scale mountains are covered in snow. There is t 027-234-5111 MAP P8A2 Hill Climb Rally, bicyclists race to the top. 5 15 an excellent view of frozen Lake Onuma. (Maebashi Fireworks Implementation Committee） Approximately 13,000 reworks are set off. The 400m Early ‒ Late October 6 秋 Mid-October ‒ Early November Every year on January 9 13 long Niagara reworks display is a must-see. People gather in the green areas around Owatari Bridge, which Autumn Colors on the Shore of Lake Onuma Maebashi Hatsuichi Matsuri spans the Tonegawa River.

◎大沼湖畔の紅葉 Autumn Roses in the Rose Garden of r e t n i W ［Location Hachimangu, National Highway 50 Honchodori Street］ ◎敷島公園ばら園の秋バラ a t 027-287-8402(Akagi Visitors Center) MAP P8B1 Shikishima Park ◎前橋初市まつり(Maebashi First Market Festival) January ‒ March 15 On the shore of Lake Onuma, a caldera-type lake at an t 027-232-2891 MAP P8A2 Winter t 027-235-2211 MAP P8A3 Snowshoeing around Lake Onuma elevation of 1340m, you can observe the autumn foliage on (Maebashi City Rose Park Maintenance Office) (Hatsuichi Matsuri Implementation Committee) ◎大沼周辺のスノーシュー Japanese rowans, Mongolian oaks and maple trees, while During the autumn rose owering season, the Autumn This traditional event has continued for more than 400 years. At the t MAP in nearby Kakumanbuchi Marsh, the autumn grasses also Rose Festival is held here. Presents of cut roses are given 027-287-8227 P8B1 Maebashi Hachimangu Shrine, people bring old daruma dolls to burn (Mt. Akagi Sightseeing Alliance/Akagi Youth Nature Center) present a vivid picture. out, and the rose bushes are lit up until 20:00. at an event called the Daruma Kuyo or Daruma Memorial Service. Booths selling daruma dolls and lucky talismans line the paths. Snowshoe on frozen Lake Onuma or across the snowy elds of Mid-October 7 Early November Kakumanbuchi Marsh. It’s fun to look for the tracks of wild birds and Mid-January ‒ March 14 animals. There are also guided tours. Maebashi Matsuri Otori-sai［LocationaThe grounds of Kumano Shrine］［LocationaShopping streets in central Maebashi］ ◎大酉祭冬 Ice Fishing for Wakasagi on Lake Onuma January ‒ March 16 ◎前橋まつり(Maebashi Festival) ◎大沼の氷上ワカサギ釣り t 027-231-5644 MAP P8A3 16 Skiing at Mt. Akagi No. 1 Ski Slope t (Maebashi Matsuri Implementation Committee) MAP (Maebashi Tori no Ichi Festival Implementation Committee) 027-234-5108 P8A3 t 027-287-8511 MAP P8B1 ◎赤城山第1スキー場のスキー The war was barely over when this festival was started in 1948 to This festival is held at Kumano Shrine, where a (Akagi Onuma Fishing Cooperative Association / Aoki Ryokan) t (Onuma Sanso Villa) MAP celebrate the restoration of the city. Festival oats and portable three-legged crow that is said to bestow blessings for a From September, it’s possible to sh for wakasagi by 027-287-8311 P8B1 shrines are paraded around, among other events, and the Danbe Odori prosperous business and good harvest is enshrined. Booths boat, but from mid-January to March, the lake freezes over, The Mt. Akagi No. 1 Ski Slope is Japan’s best small ski resort. (Danbe Dance), performed by city residents, is also worth watching. selling bamboo rakes and lucky talismans line the paths. 6 and people enjoy shing through holes cut in the ice. There is a snow escalator (moving beltway), so kids can enjoy skiing 13 too. 4 5 Winner of the 1st Maebashi Soul Food T-1 Grand Prix Soba noodles Yaki manju (Grilled steamed buns) At the base of Mt. Akagi, extreme differences between hot and cold temperatures, geographical features that are perfect for cultivation, and underground water Harashima-ya Sohonke Maebashi Food from Mt. Akagi all combine to produce the ingredients for delicious soba noodles. ◎原嶋屋総本家 Maebashi offers a wealth of delicious foods, The shopping streets here are lined with famous soba restaurants. t 027-231-2439 MAP P8A3 from specialty pork dishes to many local varieties of Established in 1857. Their specialty yaki soba noodle dishes and grilled manju (steamed buns). dSoba with Tempura for 1: 1,570 yen dThe spinach topping provides a pop of color. manju (180 yen) are made using a fermented wheat dough, brushed with a sauce of dark miso and syrup or other ingredients, and then grilled. A standard snack for the people of Maebashi. ADD 2-5-20 Heiwamachi ROUTE Take the Pork dishes Kan-Etsu Kotsu Bus from JR Maebashi Station for Since 2009, a cooking competition titled the T-1 Grand Prix 7 minutes, get off at the Sumiyoshimachi Osobaya-san Koban-mae bus stop, and walk 5 minutes. has been held, featuring pork, the city’s specialty product. Winner Sauce Katsudon OPEN10:30 – 17:00 (Or until sold out)CLOSED Here are the past winners and restaurants of the 4th Karakkaze-ya ◎空っ風家 Tuesdays (The following day if Tuesday is a T-1 870 yen national holiday)PARKING4 spaces Soba Sankai Sakaya Yamato The pork cutlet filets t MAP that received awards in 2013. ◎蕎麦山海酒屋山人 Grand Prix ◎桑風庵本店 027-283-3773 P8B2 fried in lard and the Sofuan Honten t MAP A farmhouse decorated with antique Takeout OK! 027-289-4122 P8A3 sauce seasoned with t 027-288-4120 MAP P8B1 everyday items. Chairs made from Pork Curry Soba Dokoro Omura Soja Japanese-style stock At lunchtime, it’s a noodle shop, and at night it’s an izakaya (pub). logs add to the atmosphere. Assorted set of 15 ◎そば処大村総社 make this an exquisite Experience an explosion of avor. a Gensen Jizake to Set This popular restaurant has two faces. The soba noodles use hand-made Look for a building that looks like an starts from 900 yen Winner t MAP dish. 1,050 yen Flour made from roughly husked buckwheat is used in these hand-made 027-251-5807 P8A2 our made from self-grown buckwheat. old private residence. The hand-ground (Miso, brush and Honkaku Shochu no Mise Uminchu of the 3rd The curry, with a ◎厳選地酒と本格焼酎の店海人 T-1 soba noodles, giving them a rm texture and excellent fragrance. At night, A tanuki (raccoon dog) gure greets customers at the The restaurant uses buckwheat it our is made using a stone mortar, and skewers included) Grand Prix broth base made dishes featuring the fruits of the sea and mountains are served, along with entrance to this soba shop located in a Japanese-style house. grows itself at the foot of Mt. Akagi. underground water from Mt. Akagi is t 027-252-6662 MAP P8A3 using pork sake. Many people nish the evening with soba noodles. The Sauce Katsudon (fried pork cutlets over rice with sauce) has Menu items are displayed by volume: added to make hand-made noodles with cartilage, goes A shochu adviser and sake sommelier are on hand been a popular feature here since the restaurant’s establishment in Gogo (for 2) at 1,680 yen, Issho (for 4) great fragrance and just the right degree to help customers in this shop. perfectly with rice ADD2-10-18 TonyamachiROUTEA 25-minute walk from JR Gunma Soja Station or soba noodles! OPEN11:30 – 15:00, 18:00 – 21:00 (Last order)CLOSEDMondaysPARKING15 spaces 1969. A set meal including soba noodles, a salad and a mini Sauce at 3,360 yen, etc. Soba noodles with of slipperiness. Mori: 700 yen, Soba This chic shop is decorated in accents of black and white, with a marble counter that Katsudon is 1,020 yen. Tables, raised tatami-ooring seating areas tempura are 1,570 yen per serving. noodles with duck broth: 1,000 yen. really stands out. Fresh seafood, purchased at the morning market, is used to make and zashiki (tatami rooms) are available, providing comfortable ADD1135 Fujimimachi Akagisan ROUTE20 minutes by ADD2691-4 KashiwaguramachiROUTE45 minutes by car authentic Chinese food, which customers enjoy with local sake and authentic shochu. Izakaya Komisan. Salted pork manju (steamed buns) seating for everyone. car from the Kan-Etsu Expressway Akagi ICOPEN11:00 from the Kan-Etsu Expressway Akagi ICOPEN 11:30 – ADDAkao Bldg. 1F, 25-7 Shin-Maebashimachi ROUTEA 3-minute walk from JR Shin Maebashi Station ◎居酒屋こみさん。 680 yen ADD1491-1 Sojamachi SojaROUTEA 12-minute walk from JR Gunma Soja StationOPEN11:00 – 16:00 (Or when sold out) CLOSED Irregular 15:30 (Or until sold out)CLOSEDMondays (The following cUse a toothpick to remove the manju OPEN17:30 – 23:30 (Last order) (Reservations recommended)CLOSEDSundays (The following day if Monday is a – 15:00, 17:00 – 20:00 Wednesdays, 3rd Tuesday 10 spaces holidaysPARKING80 spaces day if Monday is a national holiday)PARKING10 spaces t MAP Tender stewed boned pork rib CLOSED PARKING from the skewers before eating. national holiday)PARKINGUse the Shin Maebashi Station East Exit Parking Lot (Up to 200 yen free) 027-232-0735 P8A2 meat is wrapped in a bun and This stylish restaurant in the style steamed. *Advance reservations Black Vinegar Sweet of an ancient private house is are required to order these. & Sour Pork a hide-out for adults. 1,260 yen Located on National Highway 17, this Maebashi Local Specialties and Products tranquil restaurant, built to resemble an Winner Introducing delicious local specialties and traditional handicrafts to take home as a memory of your journey! Here we’ve gathered a sampling of souvenirs representative of Maebashi. The multicolored old-style private home, includes hori-gotatsu of the 2nd vegetables and T-1 slightly acidic tables (low tables with a heated opening for Grand Prix sauce will your feet). Their signature dish is Kyoto-style Sake Food Products Traditional Handicrafts oden (hot-pot), with about 20 different stimulate your A appetite. ingredients available, including hard-boiled Akagi no Megumi Joshu Goyo Creative Kokeshi Dolls eggs (100 yen) and stewed daikon radish (150 720mℓ 1,260 yen Torimeshi From 840 for 1 G yen). Full-course meals start from 2,500 yen. Take Bento ADD1-11-1 KokuryomachiROUTE10 minutes by car from JR 680yen D Haniwa Maebashi Station OPEN 17:30 – 02:00 (Or when sold out)CLOSEDOpen 365 days a yearPARKING15 spaces Clay Figures From 210 yen for 1 Andore Kandore Yakiniku no Joshu Chez Sunaga H ◎Andore Kandore ◎シェ・スナガ Tonton Manju t MAP Shikishima Branch t MAP 027-215-7080 P8A3 ◎焼肉乃上州敷島店 027-251-8311 P8A3 Meihou Akagi 4 manju, 630 yen The vivid green color and small objects This French restaurant offers lunch from Just-Pressed E t 027-234-3329 MAP P8A2 Silk Products decorating the walls everywhere you look 1,380 yen, a 3,150-yen dinner plan, and Special From 714 yen for 1 create a fun atmosphere. The owner The staff prepares the popular Ishiyaki a very reasonable full-course meal, Tonkoro Bibimbap (Korean-style fried Junmai Sake I himself created the diverse menu, and the among other options. All bread, desserts B dishes are made to go perfectly with sake. rice prepared in a stone bowl) right and sauces are made from scratch. 720ｍℓ 1,300 yen before your eyes. The Yakiniku Lunch is cJoshu Specialty Sandwich: 500 yen A tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) sandwich ADDSumiyoshi Bldg. 1F, 2-8-14 Sumiyoshicho a great deal, starting from 500 yen. ADD Maebashi Longsand Hotel 1F, 2-4-1 Meihou Akagi ROUTE10 minutes by car from JR Maebashi Station cStewed Pork Cartilage Udon Noodles: on hand-made focaccia in the style of Ishikuramachi ROUTEA 12-minute walk from JR Shin Just-Pressed TABI OPEN18:00 – 01:00 (Until 03:00 on Fridays and 880 yen The melt-in-your-mouth pork ADD1-30-23 Kawaharamachi grilled manju (steamed buns), a Maebashi Station OPEN11:30 – 14:00 (Last order), specialty of Maebashi, is the star here. Kuradashi Sake GARASU Saturdays)CLOSEDMondaysPARKING7 spaces cartilage stew and mildly flavored udon are ROUTEA 30-minute walk from JR Gunma Soja Station 18:00 – 21:00 (Last order) CLOSED Irregular a perfect match. C OPEN11:30 – 15:00, 17:00 – 23:30 (11:30 – 23:30 holidaysPARKING45 spaces 720ｍℓ 1,000 yen Package of 8, from 650 yen F on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays) Akari Tomoru◎アカリトモル Mondays (The following day if Monday is a Japanese Dining Sen CLOSED t 027-212-7484 MAP P8A2 An authentic shochu made from Kogane Sengan Japanese sweet Sold by popular poultry restaurant Torihei Honten, this bento box Artists use individual and creative concepts to make these kokeshi dolls. ◎和ダイニング泉 national holiday)PARKING25 spaces This dining bar serves creative cuisine A potatoes grown at the foot of Mt. Akagi. It’s popular with locals, so D lunch features sliced chicken in a secret sauce served over rice. The G Many kokeshi artists live in Maebashi, and the city is dotted with t 027-212-7894 MAP P8A2 prepared using ingredients such as there’s a rush to make reservations ahead of its release in June. Matsu Bento, with chicken wing and thigh meat, is also available for workshops. The basic ingredients in the restaurant pesticide-free vegetables from a farm This renowned sake brewery has been in business for 170 years, and 780 yen. Gunma Prefecture is said to be the kingdom of burial mounds, and B uses rice produced in the Fujimi area and underground water from Mt. Nikuman (meat buns) filled with pork produced in Gunma Prefecture. H many of them are located in Maebashi. Haniwa clay figurines excavated are the rm, hand-made noodles and the owned by a relative of the owner, raised C Akagi. Characteristics of their sake are that it maintains the pure amami E There are four varieties: Soy-sauce flavored with a pumpkin-flavored from the mounds are the motif for these replicas, which are popular mildly avored Kansai-style broth. Many using few agricultural chemicals, as of the rice and has a sharp flavor. bun, salt-based with a spinach-flavored bun, miso-flavored with a souvenirs. other foods are also available, and there well as fresh seafood caught in the plain bun, and curry-flavored with a chili-flavored bun. Japan’s first silk spinning machine factory was built in Maebashi, and is an excellent selection of local sake, owner’s home prefecture, Tottori. I F A staple souvenir of Maebashi, sold since 1958. A milk cream even today, high-quality products such as socks, gloves and towels are shochu, wine and other alcohol. ADDSK Bldg. 1F, 2316-4 Kamihosoimachi Get them here! sandwiched between light, crispy soda wafers. produced here. cPork Chazuke (Rice with pork and cTonton Oju: 680 yen (With Tonton Japanese stock): 680 yen ADD241-13 Shikishima-machi ROUTE15 minutes by car from JR Maebashi Station cIshiyaki Tonkoro Bibimbap: 880 yen Soup: 850 yen) Located in the JR Maebashi Station building, this ADD 2-29-16 Omotecho ROUTE Inside the JR Maebashi Station bYou’ll find most This pork and rice dish has a sweetish ROUTE20 minutes by car from JR Maebashi Station OPEN 17:00 – 24:00 (Until 02:00 on Fridays, The roast pork loin, a product of Maebashi Bussankan Hirosegawa Cubed, stewed meat is enclosed in ◎前橋物産館広瀬川 shop carries a full line of Maebashi products. Building OPEN 08:00 – 20:00 CLOSED Open 365 days a types of Maebashi 11:30 – 15:00, 18:00 – 23:00 Saturdays and the day before national holidays) sauce, and can be served with Japanese OPEN fried rice and then wrapped in sliced Gunma Prefecture, is marinated for 3 There is also a tourist information center, so it’s yearPARKINGUse the Maebashi Station Nishigawa Kitaguchi Exit Parking souvenirs here. stock poured over it. Irregular days off 6 spaces Open 365 days a year 20 spaces days in miso, and is truly delicious. t MAP CLOSED PARKING meat in this unique dish. CLOSED PARKING 027-223-1181 P8A3 a good idea to stop in before going sightseeing. Lot (65 spaces, 1 hour free with a purchase of 1,000 yen or more) 6 7 Maebashi Access MAEBASHI TRAVEL GUIDE & MAP

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