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This month's folk festivals

Pick-Your-Own-Fruit-Farms

Gunma prefecture has a perfect climate for growing fruits. You can enjoy more than 20 kinds of fruit throughout the year in Gunma. And you will be amazed at how many pick- your- own- fruit- farms there are. Many of the farms are located near onsen facilities and other tourist spots, so you can plan a whole day trip with it!

Takumi no Sato Torikan

Takumi no Sato Torikan

10 kinds of fruits are growing in an extensive area. Please enjoy picking and eating the fruits!!

When End of Aug to Beg of Dec
Where Minakami-machi Fruit Koen Torikan (Tone-gun, Minakami-machi, Aramaki 5-10) MAP
Fall Event Recommended Combo:Picking apples, BBQ, gelato, souvenirs(2 apples)
Fee 1500yen
Contact 0278-64-2800

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Oizumi Carnaval 2010

Oizumi Carnaval 2010

Traditional Samba and many kinds of foods will please you for sure! A “Samba Dance Contest” and “Nakkara Umainbe (So delicious!) Grand Prix” will be held at the same time. You can take part in an international and a cross-cultural exchange event.

When Sep 11 (Sat) 11:00 ~ 20:00
Where Ora-gun, Oizumi-machi, Sanyo Denki Baseball Ground, Oizumi Town Hall North (Ora-gun, Oizumi-machi Sakata1-1-1) MAP
Fee Free (Front row seats for the Samba show: 1000yen advance sale)
Contact 0276-61-2038

Ikaho Festival

Traditional portable shrines will parade up the stone steps to the shrine at Ikaho Onsen. All generations of people will go up the stone steps to get to the Shrine, and it is worth experiencing.

When Sep 18 (Sat) to 20 (Mon) 13:00 ~
Where Ikaho Stone Steps Area, Ikaho shrine, and more (Shibukawa-shi, Ikaho-machi, Ikaho 2) MAP
Contact 0279-72-3588

Yassa Festival (Tsukiyono-machi)

This festival has a 400 year history, and features young people wearing loincloths and running around calling out “Yassa, shinjurou!”It is said that if they can take the bell from shrine pavilion, they will get a good crop this year.

When Sep 25 (Sat)
Where Wakamiya Hachimangu (Tone-gun, Minakami-machi Shimozu) MAP
Contact 0278-62-0401

Adventure Festival

Minakami is having an out-door sports event!! Don’t miss it!!

When Oct 2 (Sat) ~ Oct 3 (Sun)
Where Minakami-machi, Michi no Eki Mizukikoukan (Tone-gun, Minakami-machi, Yubara 1681-1) MAP
Contact 0278-72-9008

Oosaru Yama no Ie

Oosaru Yama no Ie

"Oosaru Yama no Ie" is a municipal camping facility, and you can enjoy experiencing activities in the surrounding nature. Oosaru River, Ho-an forest, and other rich natural environments are ideal places for the experiential education of children. In addition, you can rent tools for BBQ, so you can easily enjoy one-day-camp-BBQ as well.

Event Yuko-yo morie! / Let's go to the forest! (One day camp)
When Every Sunday 9:30 ~ 16:00 (free action after 16:00)
Where Oosaru Yama no Ie (Maebashi-shi, Kasukara-machi, Nakanosawa 492-1) MAP
Fee 1000yen (BBQ, Insurance, Materials)
Contact 027-285-6151