関東· Kantoぐんまけん
群馬県
Gunma
Gunma is an inland prefecture in the northwest of Kanto. With many nationally famous hot springs such as Kusatsu and Ikaho, it is known as an "onsen prefecture." The World Heritage Tomioka Silk Mill helped drive Japan's modernization. Gunma is also Japan's top producer of konjac and is famous for Takasaki's daruma dolls.
みどころHighlights
- 群馬県は名湯が多いことで知られ、特に草津温泉は自然に湧き出る温泉の量が日本一を誇ります。伊香保温泉の石段街など、趣の異なる温泉地が県内各地に点在しています。温泉自然NatureHot springs
Gunma is known for its many fine hot springs; Kusatsu in particular boasts Japan's largest natural flow of spring water. Distinctive resorts such as Ikaho, with its famous stone stairway, are scattered throughout the prefecture.
- 富岡製糸場は、明治時代に建てられた日本初の本格的な官営の製糸工場です。生糸の大量生産で日本の近代化を支えた産業遺産として、世界遺産に登録されています。富岡製糸場歴史HistoryTomioka Silk Mill
The Tomioka Silk Mill was Japan's first full-scale government-run silk-reeling factory, built in the Meiji era. As an industrial heritage site that drove modernization through mass silk production, it is inscribed as World Heritage.
- 群馬県はこんにゃくの原料となるこんにゃく芋の生産量が日本一です。低カロリーで食物繊維が豊富なこんにゃくは、煮物やおでん、鍋など、和食に欠かせない食材です。こんにゃくグルメFoodKonjac
Gunma is Japan's leading grower of the konjac potato used to make konjac. Low in calories and rich in fiber, konjac is an essential ingredient in Japanese cooking, appearing in simmered dishes, oden, and hot pots.
- 高崎市はだるまの生産地として有名で、願いを込めて片目を入れる縁起物として親しまれています。県民には郷土の歴史や文化を学ぶ「上毛かるた」が広く知られています。だるまと上毛かるた文化CultureDaruma & Jomo Karuta
The city of Takasaki is famous for daruma dolls, cherished as good-luck charms whose eyes are painted in when making a wish. Locals also widely know "Jomo Karuta," a card game for learning the region's history and culture.