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Kusatsu Onsen

Places to see in Gunma

Start with the first one and work down.

Where to startWhat there is to see in Gunma

They are in the order most people enjoy them.

When to comeThe same places, four different days

MonthsWhat it is like
March – MaySnow leaves the valleys in April. Fresh green in May, and the highland roads reopen.
June – AugustWet in June. Kusatsu sits at 1,200 metres and stays cool through August — a hot-spring town you can bear in summer.
September – NovemberAutumn colour through October and November, and the best walking weather of the year.
December – FebruaryAn outdoor bath in falling snow is the point of this prefecture. Ski areas open, and roads may need chains.

Where to go next

Photo: Kusatsu Onsen by YedidyaPopper (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kusatsu Onsen by Aspere (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ikaho Onsen by Abasaa (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fukiwari Falls by alala_p (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tomioka Silk Mill by yellow bird woodstock from JAPAN (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
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