BokenJapanSights in Numata, Gunma
Numata · Gunma · 14 places
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Fukiware Falls
This roughly seven-meter, 30-meter-wide falls is called the Niagara of the Orient.
Tambara Lavender Park
One of Kanto's largest lavender fields, with about 50,000 plants at a cool 1,300 meters.
Sonohara Dam
Gravity concrete dam on the Katashina River, completed in 1966, with lakeside scenery.
Bokyo no Yu
This hot-spring inn has a cafe-like terrace, view restaurant, open-air bath, and seasonal meals.
Tonenishiki (Nagai Honke)
Sake brewed from selected rice in deep winter among the Tanigawa and Hotaka ranges.
Kashozan Miroku Temple
Founded in 848, converted to Soto Zen in 1456, and a prayer temple of the first Tokugawa shogun.
Numata Park (Numata Castle Ruins)
About 210 cherry trees mark spring at the former site of Numata Castle, once ruled by the Sanada.
Former Ubukata Family Residence
A late-seventeenth-century townhouse designated a National Important Cultural Property in 1970 and moved in 1973.
Former Numata Savings Bank
Built in 1907 as a Western-style savings bank, later restored and designated a prefectural cultural property.
Former Toki Family Western-Style House
This Western-style house was built in Shibuya, Tokyo, in 1924 by Viscount Akira Toki.
Ubukata Memorial Library
It holds poetry books by poet Tatsue Ubukata and Western books of her husband, Sei Ubukata.
Numata Park
A castle park on Numata Castle ruins, known for stone remains, cherry blossoms, and views.
Former Numata Church Memorial Hall
This 1914 Western-style hall, built by the silk-trading Hoshino family, was registered as cultural property in 1998.
Tambara Kochia Garden
About 10,000 kochia turn red from late September, and pets are welcome.