Gunma Prefecture

Gunma

Kusatsu is famed for the women who stir its piping-hot waters to cool them down to bathing temperature. (© Pixta)

A temple stands in a lava field produced in the 1783 Tenmei eruption on Mount Asama’s northern slope. (© Pixta)

Gunma-chan, Gunma’s official mascot, is a horse, as befits a prefecture with -ma (horse) in its name. In ancient times the Gunma region was a center for horse breeding. (© Jiji)