Minakami (9/11 - 9/12)

The following posts are about the trip I took to Minakami, Gunma prefecture from Sept. 11 ~ 12, 2011. I joined a bus tour organized by JTB Kanto with 13 other foreign students from the Kanto area.

Part 1: BBQ Lunch and Grape Picking @ フルーツ公園桃李館
Part 2: Folk Tales at Sarugakyo
Part 3: Glass Factory Tour
Part 4: Hotel - Tatsumikan (辰巳館)
Part 5: Stargazing at Tanigawa Dake (谷川岳)
Part 6: Hiking in Tanigawa Dake
Part 7: Hand-made Soba in Takumi no Sato (たくみの里)

 View from the end of our hike up Tanigawa Dake

Our guide, Ms. En.

Disclosure: This trip was provided free for those who attended, with the requirement that we had to take photos, write a blog, etc to introduce our friends and family to Gunma Prefecture.