Things to do in Fujioka, Gunma

Do

• Fujioka Wisteria Festival

  

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  This festival is held in a 2.3-hectare park with 45 wisteria varieties and a 350-meter trellis.

• Yashio Hydrangea Village

  

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  Some 5,000 hydrangeas bloom around Yashio Onsen, where paths offer an Eight Lucky Gods walk, late June to early July.

• Fujioka Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakurayama Park)

  

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  About 7,000 winter cherries, a national scenic site, and 3,000 Yoshino cherries turn Sakurayama pale pink in spring.

• Tezukuri Tosen (Matsuya Brewery)

  

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  Handmade local sake using Ayukawa spring water that won national gold in 2000.

• Iwao (Takai Brewery)

  

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  Brewery founded in 1729 and named for Field Marshal Oyama Iwao.

• Former Hino-nishi Elementary School

  

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  Each October it hosts the Hino Autumn Festival, with student performances and over 100 scarecrows.