Tips and FAQ

Fascinating less traveled countryside and rural areas in Japan

Lately, tourists from foreign countries seem to like to go to the countryside, or rural areas more than sticking to the ...
Tips and FAQ

Let’s travel to Shima Onsen with a money-saving Japan Rail Pass

Shima Onsen is in a rural Onsen resort area near Tokyo ( about 150 km north of Tokyo). There are several ways to get fro...
Ryokan

Dinner Menu for Winter is now available.

There are lots of delicious vegetables in Gunma. Including those vegetables, lots of prefecture's and winter ingredients...
Shima Onsen

Torioi Matsuri (Bird Catcher Festival) and Dondo Fire Festival

There are some traditional festivals that have spread around at Shima Onsen and around Nakanojo. As for them, I will int...
Shima Onsen

Drive trip in a car. Watch out road closures during winter.

In my previous blog, I wrote an article to recommend using a rental car for traveling areas close to airports and major ...
Cuisine

The autumn version for Dinner Menu

Autumn of harvest. Gunma also celebrate the time of harvest with a lot of vegetables and mushrooms. With Akagi chikens a...
highlights and activities

Autumn leaves. The Japanese natural highlights, along with cherry-blossom viewing

Oku-shima area Japan has distinctive four seasons of spring, summer, fall and winter. In addition, Japanese people have ...
Cuisine

The summer version for Dinner Menu

Now, we are offering the summer version for Dinner Menu. Summer Menu 2016 Is a menu, with which you can spend a cool and...
Shima Onsen

Shima Blue is the treasure of Shima Onsen, which we are proud of in the world

As you can know because it is inside Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Shima Onsen is the treasure box with rich nature. I...
Tips and FAQ

Japan Romantic Road: Would you like to travel countryside In Japan by a car?

Mount Asama, Shima Onsen to Karuizawa Overview If you have been visited Japan several times and are thinking to drive in...