Come to search for your “Home”.
A journey to discover something forgotten.

N A K A N O J O

中之条

Nakanojo, the town with a special
place in the pages of history
Nakanojo is located in the northwest part of Gunma on the borders between Niigata andNagano. The southern part of Nakanojo is the town centre and Agatsuma county politics,
economics, culture and transportation has been developed here for a long time. The
northern part has the scenic beauty of Mt. Mikuniyama peak rising into the sky and has
been declared as Joetsu highland national park. There are 9 onsen(Japanese hot spring)
resorts including Shima, Sawatari and Shiriyaki, all healing many visitors. The beauty ofnature is everywhere like the mystical Nozori lake and Yoshigadaira which is a mine ofrare alpine plants. Precious cultural heritage lives everywhere in this town such as at
Hinatami Yakushido, former Tomizawa-ke house, Shirokubo no Ochakou and the importantpreservation district of historic buildings Akaiwa village.

Isama Studio Film Festival

MAP.1“Small but big f ilm festival in the mountains” is theperfect description for this small bespoke film festival in a
mountain village. They announce which film wins the best
scenario prize following applications from all over Japanand screen works filmed in Nakanojo as well as emerging
artist’s work.

Nakanojo Biennale

Big art events take place all over the town, happening
every other year. It started the theme “Nakanojo is turning
into an art museum”. Artists acclaimed both in Japan andinternationally gather and exhibit contemporary art work
everywhere in town including onsen resorts, old schoolbuildings and the high street.

Shirokubo no Ochakou

MAP.2(designated as a significant, intangible folk/
cultural asset / designated 1990)

It is said that it relates deeply to “Tocha” from midcentury ( type of tea ceremony, also known as a “TeaGame” to guess the smell and taste of tea) and it has
a record from the Edo era (1799). It is a very rare folk
custom because it is recorded as the same method as
Tocha. You can reserve to experience this valuable folk
event.
Address: 3795-2 Gotanda, Nakanojo
Enquiry: Museum of history and culture of Nakanojo“Musee” Tel:0279-75-1922

T R A D I T I O N A L FES T I VA L I N N A K A N OJ O

Torioi Matsuri

Nakanojo Gion Matsuri

Isemachi Gion Matsuri"Torioi" means driving off birds and it is said that Torioi
Matsuri started with the wishes of driving away birds
and animals that damage crops, to pray for a generous
harvest, wishing to ward off evil from the town and thewell-being of family.
Every year on 14th of January, there is a parade after
the Shinto ritual at Isegu. People shout "Torioi da, torioida, let’s get rid of the birds" with taiko drumming.
There is also Mikan Nage (throwing oranges) by people
with a bad horoscope and shop owners praying forthriving business.

This festival started in early Edo era and is to pray fordispersing illness and thriving business. The paradeof 8 floats pulled around the town is led by a portableshrine, children participate in the festival procession
and there is lively musical accompaniment. Under the
hot sun or with a cool evening breeze you can enjoy
the elegant tradition.

Isemachi Gion Matsuri is known to be a festival for"healing tiredness from farming and to appreciate god
for rich blessings" and "praying for Gozu Tenno whichis the god to entrap plagues".
Date: First Saturday and Sunday in September
Place: Isemachi Nakanojo, National Route 145, Town
centreTraffic restriction will be placed.
There will be Sennin Odori (thousand people dance,
Yagibushi (traditional japanese dance) and otherevents.

Date: First Saturday and Sunday in AugustPlace: Nakanojo/National Route 353/town centre
Traffic restriction will be placed.

Feel at Home

Tomizawa-ke House MAP.3(Imporatant Cultural Properties / designated 1970 by the national government)

Isama Studio Park MAP.1

Tomizawa-ke was a prominent family of the village. Side streets off Mikuni-kaido roadare passing through Daido, once used for diplomatic travel and for public propertytransport in Edo. This house is estimated to be built in the late Edo era. It’s roof is
Irimoya-zukuri (half-hipped roof) and covered with thatch (frontage 24m, depth 13m).
The front of roof is Kabuto-tsukuri (traditional war helmet shaped) and it's a typicalshape for a silk-raising farm house.
Address: 1274 Daido, Nakanojo / free Hours: 9:00-17:00

The abandoned former fourth town primary school was used as a location for“Nemuru Otoko” which is the anniversary film for the population of Gunma reaching
2 million in 1993. The old wooden building was named “Isama Studio” and it cameback in use as a lodge for film crews. The film set is being moved into the schoolbuilding to exhibit along with other documents and photographs from the film.
Address: 3527-5 Gotanda, Nakanojo/ Free
Closed: Jan 1- 3, weekday Jan-March ( Open everyday April~December)
Hours: 9:00-16:00
Enquiry: 0279-75-7220

Former Gotanda School

Otsuka Onsen

MAP.4(Important Cultural Properties/ Designatedin 1988 by town)

A Single story wooden building with ahalf-hipped roof and zinc-coated steel
sheets. Frontage 50.96m depth 9m.
It was built in 1909 and there is a record
which shows the style of architecture
and costs as well.
Address: 1648 Gotanda, Nakanojo

Former Tochikubo School MAP.5

Tetsuo Shinohara direc ted "Tsuki toCabbage" filmed at Isama studio andthe former Tochikubo school was used
to house the main character in the film.
Even now many fans of this film visit
here.

Flower Station MINOHARA

MAP.8

A few hundred kinds of plants inhabit this 120,000 square meter park.
When you take a walk in the rich nature, flowers and trees give you peaceof mind. Aiming at building the Japan's best flower road, maintenancework is continuing in order to make a perfect community space foreveryone as the base of "town planning with flowers".
Inside Fukujukan ,Yakuoen herbal medicine pharmacy 10:00 -15:00 Closed
every Wednesday and Thursday
Herb-Kan(Herb house) 9:00 - 16:30 Closed on every Thursday
Enquiry: Yakuoen herbal medicine pharmacy 080-3176-7111
Herb-Kan(Herb house) 0279-75-8783

MAP.6
Weeping cherry at Rinshoji MAP.7
Lukewarm onsen. There is an old tale that (designated a Natural treasure in 1988 byremains here "The onsen was too popular the town)
so the employees put horse bones in the The old weeping cherry tree in between
water. It made spirit of Onsen angry and Kannon-do and the bell tower, in thehe made the water luke-warm."
precincts of this temple blossoms in
Efficacy: Chronic dermatitis, Wounds, early April. (Tree height 16 meters)
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Neuritis
Address: 1002 Isemachi, Nakanojo

Road Side Station REIZAN-TAKEYAMA

MAP.9

Roadside station Reizan Takeyama is located at the foot of Nakanojo's
symbolic Takeyama. There is a facility where you can experience making
soba noodles and eat them straight away. There is also a farmer's store
and playground so everyone, from adults to children, can enjoy thisroadside station.
Takeyama kan 9:00-17:00
Soba Keyaki 11:00-16:30 (Between november to march open till 15:30)
Enquiry TEL 0279-75-7280 Open everyday

Fee for soba making class
It takes 1h to 1h 30mins to experience making soba and a maximum of 20
tables at once.
Please enjoy experiencing genuine soba making using only buckwheat flour.
-Reservation required TEL 0279-75-7280
Soba making class 11:00-15:00 3000 yen for 1 table (4 people)

CU LT U R A L EXCH A N GE PL ACES

Creative Communication Center Tsumuji

MAP.10This place is full of amusements; a cafe using local ingredients, a shop stocking traditional crafts and artist's oneoff items, and a foot-bath using water from Shima. A stage for events " Omatsuri-Hiroba" is surrounded by 7 tasty
and fun shops. To have lunch outside on the wooden-deck is what we recommend! Holding workshops and art
exhibitions makes it easy to access to art and culture.
Closed on every Thursday
Opening time: 10:00-19:00 (tenant's have their own opening times)
TEL/FAX 0279-26-3751

Nakanojo Museum of Folk and History「Musée」 MAP.11(important cultural property designated by Gunma prefecture in 1978)

Museum of Folk and History「Musée」used to be Agatsuma Daisan School which was built in 1885 and it has been
designated as an important cultural property in Gunma.
Entrance fee: Adults 200yen, Elementary to middle school pupils 100yen
Address: 947-1, Nakanojo Enquiry: 0279-75-1922
Closed: Every Thursday, Public holidays, New Year's holiday Hours: 9:00-17:00

Torioidaiko Gallery

Togeikan / Mokkoukan(Kusakizome)

MAP.13It's a facility for manufacturing and is located inside flower station Minohara. You can make a mug or a plate at
Togeikan. Your work will be baked and posted within a week. Kusakizome uses natural plants and flowers as a dyefor scarfs with natural materials or handkerchiefs. You can learn the working of nature by manufacturing both atTogeikan and Mokkoukan.
Togeikan Closed: Wednesday,New Year's holiday Hours: 9:00-17:00 Enquiry:0279-75-6922
Mokkoukan Closed on: Wednesday & Thursday (open with reservation) Hours: 9:00-16:00
Closed in winter between December 20th to the end of February / Enquiry: 0279-75-6911

MAP.12The storage cellar of the former Hirozakari
brewery has been renovated into a gallery to
exhibit Nakanojo’s eleven symbolic taiko drums
which were used for Torioi Matsuri. Open to
public at all times.
Torioi Daiko number one has a diameter of one
meter and was made in 1867. Number two wasmade in 1861, three was made in 1867. Other
taiko were made between 1763 to 1858.
(impor tant tangible folk- cultural proper t y
designated in 1983 by Gunma prefecture)

KUNI AREA
"Akaiwa Silk-raising farmers house" is designated as an important preservation
district of historic buildings for the first time in Gunma. Gunma used to be
known as the "county of silk" and these farmers supported that. The farmers
houses that remain tell us stories now. There are farmlands prepared withstone walls around houses. Shrines and temples, barns and rich nature remains
and makes a fantastic landscape along with these houses. There is also an
Onsen "hidden place of Choei" to relax after a walk around the area.

Flower Station Karaku no Sato

MAP.15It's an interactive facility where you can play in nature and enjoy flowers.
Many flowers blossom such as the Christmas Rose, Dicentra and Sedum. You can also experience
flower arrangement here.
Hours:9:00-17:00 (winter holiday from end of December to end of March)
Enquiry:0279-80-7123
MAP.16

Road Side Station KUNI MAP.14※ Opening hours vary.

Road-side station that has an onsen. There is accommodation,
day trip bath facility, a foot bath and shop where you can buy
speciality products of Kuni such as beans, japanese sandals and local
vegetables. It is a base of Kuni tourism as it has places to eat and an
information centre.
Oyasumidokoro Kuni 090-2226-0467 Closed on Thursday
Kuninosato Shirasun 0279-95-3342 Open throughout the year
Kuni farmer's store
0279-95-3219 (January-March : Closed on Thursday)
Oudoku Onsen Kutsuroginoyu 0279-95-3241 Open throughout the year
Oyado Hanamame
0279-95-3650 Open throughout the year

Fuyusumi no Sato Museum
In the Edo era, there used to be acustom in which people who run onsen
business’ in Kusatsu move into Kuni
area to avoid the severe cold in winter.
Documents which record their lifestyleand tools remain at this museum.
Hours:9:00-16:00 (irregular holidays)
Enquiry:0279-95-3563

Okaikosan no Sato MAP.17

Yotteganekan MAP.18

Nedofumi no Sato

Ak aiwa is the v illage where many silk- r aising
farmers remain and is designated as an importantpreservation district of historic buildings. Why don't
you take a break at "Fureainchi" to feel the taste oflate Edo period to Meiji period.
Closed: Thursday, New year's holiday
Hours:9:00 ~ 16:00
Enquiry:0279-95-3008

It's located on a hill with a view of Asama mountain.
You can experience the handicrafts of Kuni: Kone
Bachi (mixing bowl), Menpa(lunchbox) and Konkon
Zori (sandals). You can reserve to eat homemade
Udon noodles.
Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday & Thursday
Winter holidays between November to April
Hours:10:00-15:00
Enquiry:0279-95-5383"Nedofumi" is the work of soaking sedges in onsen
water, then making them soft by stepping on them.
Zori or Mushiro (sedge mat) is tough and breathes
well so it was useful for farming and housework.
You can reserve to experience life in the village andalso to buy handicrafts. There also is Minwa no Sato(folklore house) nearby where you can immerse
yourself in a folklore world.
Closed: Week day, Winter holiday between December
to Mid April
Hours:9:00-16:00 Enquiry:0279-95-5324

MAP.19SHIMA
ONSEN

Shima onsen is located on the upper stream of the Shima river and is surrounded by
mountains. It's counted as one of the best three Onsen in the Jomo area along with Kusatu
and Ikaho. It has been famous for the legend of healing forty thousand (yon man=shima)
illness’since the Kamakura period. It is located at Joshinetsu-kogen National park 700
meters above sea level, many people visit for its beautiful nature. In 1954, it was designatedas the first People's Recreation Spa. Streets in this area are lined with Japanese style inns
with a relaxed traditional atmosphere as well as contemporary hotels. It has a rich quantity ofwater containing sodium, calcium, chloride and sulfate springs. The temperature is between 25
to 80 degrees celsius. It's suitable for drinking too!

Sekizenkan MAP.20(registered tangible cultural property in 1997)

Under the system of registering cultural property, Maeshin of Sekizen-kan and the
Roka bashi (hallway bridge) which connects Sanso (villa), Maeshin and Mukoshin
are designated to be registered tangible cultural properties. The main building is
also designated as an important cultural property by Gunma prefecture. Maeshin
is a three story building built in 1930, a bathhouse (Genroku no yu) is on the firstfloor constructed with reinforced concrete andhas arched windows with Taisho Romanesquearchitecture. The Sanso is a wooden two story
building in Japanese style architecture using theMomoyama technique. Roka bashi is the roofed
bridge connecting "Maechin" and "Mukoshin"
across the Shinyugawa river. It’s simple woodenarchitecture but the gabled roof was put on thetrussed columns and the wainscoting is boarded.
Address: 4236-1 Shima, Nakanojo

Shima Seiryu no yu MAP.21
Inside this traditional Japanese building, there is an
open-air bath "Hyoutan no Yu" and "Oborozuki no Yu",a large public bath "Ogi no Yu" and "Yaba no Yu", a spot
for drinking onsen water, a common room and an open
space by the river.
Ef f icac y: rheumatism, women's diseases, chronic
dermatitis, gastrointestinal disorder. Hours:10:00-21:00
Closed: Ever y four th Wednesday (New year ’s eve
unconfirmed. ) Fee:Adult 500yen/ Children 300yen
Enquiry:0279-64-2610

Koshiki no yu

Hinatami Yakushido

MAP.22(National important cultural properties / Designated 1912)

Yakushisama's full name is Yakushi Ruriko Nyorai and it's known
as the Buddha able to cure all illnesses and save people frompains. It was built for continued luck and fortune in battle for
Sanada Izu no kami Nobuyuki (Governor of Izu province) in 1598
and remains a style of architecture from the Muromachi period.
Address: 4371 Shima Nakanojo

MAP.23"Koshiki no Yu" is established together with Shima
Seseragi Museum (The first prefectural dam museum inGunma)
Ef ficacy: neuralgia, muscle pain, arthralgia, frozen
shoulder, motor paralysis. Hours:10:00 ～ 17:00
Closed on: Every second wednesday, December 1st to
March 31st
Adult:400yen Children 200yen Enquiry:0279-64-2810

PU B LI C B AT H H O U S E

Gomuso no Yu

MAP.24

It is said that a miraculous fountain toheal 40,000 illnesses, Gomuso no Yu, isfound by revelation. It's located in the
Hinatami area.
9:00-15:00

Kawara no Yu MAP.25

Kami no Yu

A bath house built of stone, Kawara no
Yu, is located by the river in Arayu area.
Once It sank into the river because of atyphoon.
9:00-15:00

Located Yamaguchi area. Very relaxedJapanese style Onsen.
9:00-15:00

MAP.26

Yuzuriha Insenjo

MAP.27

Inside an octagonal building in front of
the people's hotel Yuzuriha So. You canalso enjoy a footbath.

CLEAR STREAM
IN SHIMA
There are many places of Scenic beauty such as a valley

There is an onsen I want to keep secret. A rustic onsen
located in a quiet valley, delicate water warms my bodyand heart up. I finally discovered my own place.

that nature formed and waterfalls. There is Ouketsu (pothole)by Route 353 and the famous spot of Kamagabuchi over
the Watado-bridge. Huge and rare rocks are common aroundhere. You can see Momotaro Falls at the meeting point of the
Shima river and a stream which comes from Karakurihara.
There are the Husenkyo and Koizumi falls between Arayu
and Hinatami. There is a viewing spot to see the famous
tinted autumn leaves.
You will find the twenty meter high Maya falls after a walkon a promenade along the Hinatami river. Furthermore, when
you go towards the Ogura Mountain system, you will see
Ogura falls which is known to have the best view.

Shima no Ouketsu

MAP.28(designated as natural monument by Gunma prefecture in 1971)

Ouketsu is a circular hole bored deep in a riverbed bystones rotating in an eddy. The diameter of the largehole is 3 meters and the depth is 3.2 meters. A product ofnature after tens of thousands years.

SHIMA ONSEN MAP
Maya Falls

Okushima Lake

31

30

Hinatami
Yakushido 22

Shima Lake

23 Koshiki no Yu

Okushima Lake MAP.30

MAP.29The color of this 5km circumference lake is mystical andchanges all the time. Admired together with Goshoku
marsh in Urabandai.

A man-made lake of Shima Dam, the whole circuit of 4 km
lakeside is famous for fresh verdure in spring and tinted
leaves in autumn. The way water changes color is so
beautiful that you can’t take your eyes off it.

Ogura Falls

24 Gomuso no yu

32

33 Koizumi Falls
27
Yuzuriha Insenjo

Sekizenkan

Kawara no yu 25

20

26 Kami no Yu●

Shima Onsen
Association

Maya Falls MAP.31

Ogura Falls MAP.32

Koizumi Falls MAP.33

Momotaro Falls MAP.34

Waterfall with a legend ofprincess Maya.

Scenic beauty with Azalea
blossom.

A waterfall especiallybeautiful with autumn leaf.

It can be viewed from
Shima Ohashi.

21 Shima

Seiryu no yu

34
Momotaro Falls

Shima noOuketsu

28
29 Shima Lake

SAWATARI
ONSEN

Sawatari, a place where springs have been abundant since the Jomon period. The
land surrounded by rich nature is a great place to live. It has been said that historic
personage Yoshinaka Kiso of Genji and Yoritomo Minamoto refreshed themselves in thisonsen. Later, it was loved by not only samurai warriors but also by writers and artists
such as Choei Takano (Western-science scholar), Sotei Fukuda (doctor) and Bokusui
Wakayama (writer and poet). However, in 1945 at its peak period, the onsen town wasdevastated due to a great fire. In 1959, the onsen of Sawatari was revived as "theonsen that makes your skin beautiful" and even now it continues protecting tender
onsens and rich nature. The root of Sawatari's very tender quality of onsen comes fromits long history.

Sawatari Onsen

Historical Ooiwa School

MAP.35

Public Bath House

MAP.36(Important cultural properties/ Designated in 1988
by town: Currently called Bokusui Kaikan)

An onsen town with beautiful scenery at an elevation of 600
meters. It's known as "Kusatsu no Shiageyu" and many well-known
figures come to visit including Bokusui Wakayama and Choei
Takano. It's an onsen of beauty and also known as "Ichiyokugyoku
no yu".
Efficacy: rheumatism, hemorrhoid, skin disease, woman's diseases.

A single-story wooden building with a thatchedhipped roof built in 1879. It was used as a school
till 1954. This is the oldest in Gunma prefecture
as a school with thatched roof from the Meiji
period and there is a tanka inscription of
Bokusui Wakayama too.
Address: 3404-1 Kami Sawatari, Nakanojo
MAP.38

Ooiwa Fudouson MAP.37
A torii gateway is built at the front of the temple
leaving a trace of the syncretism between Shinto
and Buddhism at the time. It has a sublime
atmosphere and the approach is as long as 30
mins walk, there is an 800 year old Japanese cedar
tree that, according to legend, saved a Buddha
statue during a fire in the 19th century.

Bantsuri Seseragi Park MAP.39

There are hot and luke warm baths in thispublic bath halfway up the hill in this Onsen
town. Onsen water with flowers of sulphur
touches the skin softly. There are cups by
the spout for drinking.
Fee: Adult 300yen Children 200yen
Hours: 9:00-20:30
Enquiry:0279-66-2841

A park by Bantsuri bridge (night fishingbridge) named after a Western-sciencescholar Choei Takano who enjoyedincognito fishing at night. Just likeits name Seseragi park (little steampark) this park is located alongside the
Sawatari river and the sound of streams
leave your mind at peace.

Tange Onsen MAP.40

Kuresakatouge / MAP.41
Kuresaka Bokusui Chaya

When you go upstream of the Tange river,there is a single onsen hotel by the stream.
Char and yammer (a kind of trout) inhabit
the stream nearby and you can enjoy thesurrounding nature by mountain stream
f ishing, collec ting wild plants or forest
bathing.
Efficacy: chronic dermatitis, gout, diabetes,
frozen shoulder, poor circulation, neuralgia.

Kuresaka touge links Sawatari and Kuni,
and many people used it from a longtime ago. It changes faces with eachseason and the landscape of tinted
autumn leaves from the time when
Bokusui Wakayama travelled shows
vivid colors. Why don't you try to makea haiku poem at this chaya (tea house)
with the view Bokusai loved.

There are five onsen by Shirasugawa river and along the valley of the Nagasasazawagawa
river and each one has a long history full of legends. In the Kuni area the main purpose of an
onsen wasn't just for bathing but used to be for "Nedofumi" which is the work technique to put
sedges or thatch into the onsen water to make them soft for making woven mats or japanesesandals. In the Edo period, it was known to be "Kusatsu no Shiageyu" as it healed people
staying at Kusatsu onsen to cure disease.

Shiriyaki Onsen

MAP.42

Hanashiki Onsen

MAP.43

KUNI
ONSEN

Oudoku Onsen

MAP.44

Onsen gush out from the bottom of the Nagasasazawagawa
river and the river itself is a huge outside bath. It's known to
be good for healing hemorrhoids and people sit on the stone
at the river's bottom. Therefore it is called "Shiri Yaki" (cookyour bottom)!
Ef ficacy: hemorrhoid, rheumatism, dermatitis, women’s
diseases, hypertension, wounds.

It is said that Yoritomo Minamoto found it when he
was hunting in the Kamakura period. It was named
Hanashiki Onsen as cherry flower petals covered thesurface when he found it.
Ef f icac y: rheumatism, beautiful skin, women’s
diseases, diabetes, eczema.

Located inside road-side station Kuni, a ver y
gentle slightly alkaline onsen with black sinter was
discovered by a traveler a long time ago.
Efficacy: Neuralgia, arthralgia, frozen shoulder,chronic digestive diseases, poor circulation,
woman’ s diseases.

Kuni Akaiwa Onsen Chouei no Kakureyu MAP.45

Kyouzuka Onsen MAP.46
Shakunage RotenburoMichinoeki Kuni MAP.47
Oudoku Onsen Ashiyu

A day trip onsens in Akaiwa area. It's an onsen facility withthe full of smell of woods and sunlight.
Efficacy: neuralgia, muscle pain, arthralgia, frozen shoulder,chronic digestive diseases.
Hours: 10:00-20:00 / Closed on Thursday
Fee:400yen / Enquiry:0279-95-3335

An onsen locals use, it's full of rustic beauty because of
its rich quantity of water and the view of Shirasugawa
river along with Kuni's nature.
Ef f icac y: Hyper tension, ar teriosclerosis, wound,rheumatism
Adult 500yen children 300yen / Enquiry:0279-95-3768

Footbath at roadside station Kuni. It's free and you
can enjoy anytime in during the day.
Why don't you heal your exhausted feet after
hiking or driving?

VISITING OLD,LEARN NEW
Please pay attention to the histories which were never visible. Inside the quiet
history there are many legacies which pass through people's lives. Famous
public figures visiting this town include Choei Takano who is famous from
Bansha no goku (the prohibition of heterodoxy in the Kansei era) and poet
Bokusui Wakayama. Tracing their footsteps in history remains in the town and is
the other way to enjoy the area.

Yumoto-ke

Azuma Bridge

MAP.48There is a room where western-science scholar Choei
Takano was hidden at Yumoto-ke house in Akaiwaarea. Choei visited this area during the Great Tempo
Famine and was treated to Soba and potatoes. From
this experience he learnt Soba and potatoes don't sufferfrom famine and it is believed to be the original idea of"Kyukounibutsukou". You can still feel the young pupils
passion for learning the study of western-science from
Choei even in this remote mountain village.

Bokusui Shihi Kareno no Tabi

Historical Oshi Station

MAP.49Oldest railway bridge still in use in Gunma prefecture.

MAP.50

Old Oshi line site which carried iron ore.

MAP.51

In 1922 October 20th Bokusui Wakayama was movedby the magnificent landscape on the way from Kusatsu
onsen to Sawatari onsen and left about 50 poems.
Bokusui Matsuri (festival) is held on October 20th every
year.

Cultural Activities of Nakanojo
Union member of "The most beautiful
villages in Japan", Nakanojo"The most beautiful village in Japan" Union takes measures tosave the scenery of Japanese agricultural villages and theirculture. Using a French programme as a model, we support little
villages to shine with pride and to be independent. Two villages
from the Isama and Kuni areas have also joined the union andserve to maintain beautiful villages and to pass on the culture.

Prize of the Agency for Cultural Affairs Director, Cultureand Art Creative Cities Category Award won in 2010
Soutaidousojingun
There are many Dousojin (travelers' guardian deity)
in Nakanojo. Every single statue has an adorable andprimitive face. They are friendly gods who look after richharvests in the village and keep travelers safe.

Agency for Cultural Affairs supports local government to engage
in industrial development and regional vitalization by utilizing
creativities of culture and art as "culture and art creative cities".
Nakanojo is rated high for it's unique activities using art and culture
and given the prize.

Nozori Lake

MAP.52Nozori lake, 1,513m above sea level.
After a long winter it becomes a paradise of 300 kinds of alpine
plants blossoming including; Glaucidium palmatum, Japanese
Azalea and Nozori Kisuge during early summer to early autumn.
It bustles with people hiking,camping or fishing.

Chatsubomigoke

MAP.54(designated as a national natural treasure in 2017)
Chatsubomi Goke (moss) grows wild where the mineral springs
gush out. This is the only place where they grow wild on a large
scale on the mainland of Japan. Their extraordinary beauty looks
like a velvety carpet.

Yoshigadaira Wetlands

MAP.55You can fully enjoy magnificent nature at marshes located1,830m above sea level covered with Japanese rowan autumn
leaves, yellow Russian rock birch and Wollgras.
There are still rare species that exist here and it's been registeredwith the Ramsar Convention in May 2015.

Nozori Lake Campsite

MAP.53

It was chosen to be the best of "Hontoni Kimochii camp sight100"( magazine "BE-PAL"). It's wrapped in vast nature and you
can enjoy fishing and mountain climbing.

Shiraneaoi in Nozori Lake MAP.52
In order to revive this habitat of endangered
species of alpine flora Shirane-aoi, local
volunteers planted seedlings and now the area iscovered in flowers. May to early June is the best
time to visit.

Watasuge in Yoshigadaira

MAP.55

Oozen Falls

MAP.56

Summer in Yoshigadaira, Wollgras blossoming

One of yodate hattaki (eight waterfalls in Kuni)

covers the ground and makes a magical scene.

has mystical beauty in winter.

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N a k a n o j o

大 倉山
Mt.Okura

八十三山

白砂 山

Mt.Yasomi

Mt.Shirasuna

堂岩山
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鳥追い太鼓ギャラリー
Torioidaiko Gallery

至 四万
to Shim11

52

ツインプラザTwin Plaza

Nakanojo Museum of History and Folk

ふるさと交流センターつむじ

東部消防署
中之条分署

中之条小学校7 林昌寺

温泉

tari Onsen

法務局中之条支局

中之条労働基準監督署

伊勢町

Nakanojo Labor Standards Inspection Office

IsemachiLegal Affairs Bureau Nakanojo BranchKa

reMt.EbiTobu Fire Station
Nakanojo Branch

Nakanojo E. Sch.

Rinsyoji Temple

八間 山
Mt.Hachiken

エビ山

Creative Communication Center Tsumuji

・沢渡

a/SawaNozori Lake

Nakanojo Tax Office

歴史と民俗の博物館 ミュゼ

10

野反湖

中之条税務署Health Center

Nakanojo Town Office

12

Nozori Lake Information and Viewing Platform

野反湖キャンプ場

中之条高等学校
Ri

野反湖展望台兼案内所

53

保健センター
中之条町役場

野反湖ビジターセンター

Nozori Lake Visitor Center

中之条郵便局145r

野反峠休憩舎Nozori Shelter

至 渋川駅

JR 中之条駅

JR Nakanojo Sta.

ve

Mt.Benten

to Shibukawa

Nakanojo Common Gov’ t Bldg.

Nakanojo Summary Court

Ri

弁天山

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中之条合同庁舎

中之条簡易裁判所枯

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to Shibukawa Sta.

津口駅
至 長野原草 tsuguchi Sta.
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to Nagano

白砂川

横手山頂ヒュッテ
Yokote-sancho-hut

横手山

405

白根開善学校

Mt.YokoteShirane Kaizen School

55 芳ヶ平湿原

Yoshigadaira Wetlands

19 ねどふみの里

42
太平湿 原

Nedofumi no Sato

尻焼温泉

54 チャツボミゴケ公園
Chatsubomigoke

六合温泉医療センター
日帰り温泉「バーデ六合」

花敷温泉

Shiriyaki Onsen

Hanashiki Onsen

Ohira Wetlands

Higaeri Onsen Bade Kuni

43

白根 山

六合ふるさと活性化センター
よってがねぇ館

Mt.Shirane

京塚温泉 46

18 Yotteganekan

Kyouzuka Onsen

松 岩山

世立しだれ栗Mt.Matsuiwa

Yodate Shidareguri

六合温泉郷

56

世立八滝
「大仙の滝」

草津温泉

白砂川

Kuni Onsenkyo

品木ダム

Kusatsu Onsen

Shinaki Dam

Yodate-hattaki

405

292

寅さんのバス停

花の駅「花楽の里」

Torasan Bus Stop

Flower Station Karakunosato

15
道の駅｢六合｣ 14

Road Side Station KUNI吾嬬橋

Outoku Onsen

41 暮坂峠

Outoku Onsen Ashiyu

Kuresaka Touge

49

冬住みの里資料館

Fuyusumi no Sato Museum

51 牧水詩碑
Bokusui Shihi

Autocamping Site

47 応徳温泉足湯

Azumabashi

16

292

55
オート
キャンプ場

応徳温泉

44

暮坂牧水茶屋

中之条町六合支所

Kuresaka Bokusui Chaya

Nakanojo town kuni-shisho

くれさかの森Kuresaka no mori50 旧太子駅
Kyu Oshieki

赤岩集落（重要伝統的建造物群保存地区）
Akaiwa Community292

六合赤岩温泉 ( 長英の隠れ湯 )45

Kuni Akaiwa Onsen

17 お蚕さんの里
Okaikosan no Sato

高間山

48 湯本家

Mt.Takama

YumotokeJapanische Romantische Straße
Minakami
Kusatsu
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Nakanojo

Tsumagoi

Takayama
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Naganohara

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Mt.Inazutsumi

上ノ間 山

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Mt.Kaminoai

10Km

20Km
みなかみ町
Minakami

片品村

Katashina

Nakanojo

中之条町

草津町

Kusatsu

川場村

Kawaba嬬恋村

高山村

Tsumagoi

コシキノ頭
Mt.Koshikinokashira

Takayama

栂ノ頭

渋川市

Shibukawa

赤 沢山
Mt.Akazawa

榛東村

こしきの湯

24 御夢想の湯

22 薬 師 堂

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館林市

Tatebayashi

千代田町

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至みなかみ町上 之 湯 26

Kawara no yu

Mt.Koya

邑楽町

大泉町

Chiyoda四万温泉郷

Sekizenkan

高野山

Ota

Fujioka

Kanna

Ueno

Yuzuriha insenjo

353

Mt.Ainokura

神流町

上野村

27 ゆずりは飲 泉 所

Hinatami

相ノ倉山

太田市

TakasakiKoizumi Falls

日向見

Ogura Falls

Isesaki

高崎市

Kanra

藤岡市

小 泉 の 滝 33

Yakushido

玉村町 伊勢崎市

Tamamura

甘楽町

Nanmoku

Okushima Lake

Gomuso no yu

32

Tomioka

南牧村

30
奥四万湖（四万川ダム）

Koshiki no yu

Kiryu

Takasaki

富岡市

Shimonita

23

Maya Falls

桐生市

高崎市

下仁田町

摩耶の滝 31

前橋市

Maebashi

AnnakaMt.KidoMidori

Kiryu

Yoshioka

安中市

みどり市

桐生市

吉岡町

Shinto木戸山

沼田市

NumataShowa

Higashiagatsuma

Naganohara

Mt.Tsuganoatama

昭和村

東吾妻町

長野原町

To Minakami Town

Kami no yu

四万

清流の湯 21

Shima

Seiryu no yu

34

甌穴 28

桃太郎の滝

3 冨沢家住宅

Ouketsu

Momotaro Falls

Tomizawa-ke House

53

稲荷穴

大道

Toukana

Daido

231

黄金の滝

Ougon Falls

40

5
旧栃窪分校

高田 山

たんげ温泉

Mt.TakadaFormer Tochikubo School

Tange Onsen

栃窪

Tochikubo

魚止めの滝

蟻 川岳

Kami-Sawatari

Senjinkutsu

沢渡温泉郷 35

Sawatari Onsenkyo

赤坂

Akasaka

伊参スタジオ公園 1
Isama Studio Park

群馬リハビリテーション病院

29
四万湖

Public Bath House

55

Mt.Arigawa

353

Gunma Rehabilitation Hospital

38 共同浴場
Ooiwa Fudouson

Azumaya Fuketsu

Iwamoto上沢渡

仙人窟

37 大岩不動尊

東谷風穴

岩本

Uotome Falls

39 晩釣せせらぎ公園
Bantsuri Seseragi Park

赤坂釜渕

Akasaka Kanbuchi

6 大塚温泉 至沼田市
Otsuka Onsen

蟻川

Shima Lake

Arigawa

白久保

下沢渡

4 旧五反田学校

有笠山

To Numata City

Shirokubo

嵩山

Shimo-Sawatari

2 お茶講の家

Mt.Take

Mt.Arigasa

陶芸館 13
木工館 ( 草木染め )Historical Ooiwa School

KannonGotanda

横尾

Yokoo

53

平

Taira

Flower Station MINOHARA

折田

山田

145

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れんげの里

中之条町文化会館

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145

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Nakanojo Sta.

Mt.Yakushi

湯Agatsuma Shrine

JR中之条

Nishi-Nakanojo

薬師岳

原

吾妻神社

145

西中之条

Mt.Kazuma

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伊勢町

Nakanojo-town Cultural Hall

Hanareyama poetry park

吾嬬 山

西向観音

Nishi-Muki

Road Side Station REIZAN-TAKEYAMA

8 花の駅「美野原」YamadaOtsuka9 道の駅｢霊山たけやま｣

五反田

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231

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NIIGATA
KAN-ETSU EXPRESSWAY

Joumoukougen Sta.

144

AGATSUMA LINE

NAKANOJO
Numata IC

Nakanojo Sta.
Naganohara
Kusatsuguchi Sta.

17
JOUETSU SHINKANSEN

Manza
Kazawaguchi Sta.

UTSUNOMIYA120

HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN

AnnakaHaruna Sta.

NAGANO

Shibukawa Ikaho IC
Shibukawa Sta.

Maebashi IC

18

Usui Karuizawa IC

Takasaki JCT

Takasaki Sta.

Iwafune JCTTOHOKU EXPRESSWAYKITAKANTO EXPRESSWAY

Fujioka JCT

JOSHIN-ETSU EXPRESSWAY

17

TOKYO

Access to Nakanojo
By JR
Tokyo

50min
Joetsu Shinkansen

Agatsuma Line

125minUeno

Shinjuku

55min

Takasaki110min

55min

TakasakiAgatsuma Line

30min
Agatsuma Line

25min

Nakanojo

Limited Express Kusatsu

Shonan-Shinjuku line

Nakanojo

Limited Express Kusatsu

Nakanojo

30min
Agatsuma Line

Naganohara
Kusatsuguchi
Naganohara
Kusatsuguchi
Naganohara
Kusatsuguchi

By CarFrom TokyoTokyo

Nerima I.C

90min
Kan-Etsu Expressway

ShibukawaIkaho I.C

General Information
40min
R353

Nakanojo

1h50min
R144・R145

Nakanojo

Commerce and Industry Department

From Nagano
Nagano50min
Joshin-EtsuExpressway

Ueda Sugadaira I.C

From Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya
From Niigara

60min
Kita-Kanto
Expressway

Niigatanishi I.C

Takasaki JCT
120minKan-Etsu Expressway

15min
Kan-Etsu
Expressway

ShibukawaIkaho I.C

Tsukinoyo I.C

40min
R353

40min
R17・R145

Nakanojo Townhall Tourism,
TEL：0279-26-7727
Institute of Nakanojo Tourism Association

Nakanojo

Nakanojo

By Express Bus■ Express Bus route (From Shinjuku to Kusatsu Onsen)「Joshu Yumegurigo」
Shinjuku Shin-Minami Exit/Shibukawa station/Ikaho Onsen/Nakanojo station/
Naganohara Kusatsuguchi station/Kusatsu Onsen※Reservation necessary. Please check with JR Bus Kanto or JR ticket office
JR Bus Kanto Naganohara Branch TEL：0279-82-0489(10:00～17:00)■ Express Bus route ( From Tokyo station to Shima Onsen)「Shima Onsengo」
Shinonomeshako/Tokyo station Yaesu St./Nakanojo Station/Sawatari Onsen/
Onsen guchi/Yamaguchi/Tukimibashi/Shima Onsen※Reservation necessary. Please check with Kan-Etsu Kotsu Agatsuma office
TEL：0120-12-8805(9:00～18:00)

TEL：0279-75-8814
938 Nakanojo, Nakanojo, Agatsuma,
Gunma 377-0424
Nakanojo Town Website
http://www.town.nakanojo.gunma.jp/
Nakanojo Tourism Association Website
http://www.nakanojo-kanko.jp/

Enquiry about Shima Onsen
Institute of Shima Onsen Association
4379 Shima, Nakanojo, Agatsuma,
Gunma 377-0601
TEL：0279-64-2321
URL：http://www.shimaonsen.com/