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Explore Gunma Tour
2007.11.10
Fall leaves at Takatsudo Gorge
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Fall leaves at Takatsudo Gorge
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The bridge at Takatsudo Gorge
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The bridge at Takatsudo Gorge
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Mechanical dolls at Karakuri Ningyo (Doll) Museum
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Mechanical dolls at Karakuri Ningyo (Doll) Museum
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Mechanical Dolls perform the tale of the 47 Ronin
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Mechanical Dolls perform the tale of the 47 Ronin
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Mechanical dolls before they are fitted with their internal parts and costumes
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Mechanical dolls before they are fitted with their internal parts and costumes
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A tea serving doll
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A tea serving doll
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Lunch at Hotel Fusejima: individual cast iron dishes filled with vegetables, seafood, and beef. The food cooks right at the table. Lunch also included tofu and vegetables with dressing, tempura udon, eggplant with miso sauce, pickles, edamame, rice, miso soup, and fresh persimmon.
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Lunch at Hotel Fusejima: individual cast iron dishes filled with vegetables, seafood, and beef. The food cooks right at the table. Lunch also included tofu and vegetables with dressing, tempura udon, eggplant with miso sauce, pickles, edamame, rice, miso soup, and fresh persimmon.
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A house in the Mikazuki historical village
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A house in the Mikazuki historical village
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Going upstairs at the optical illusion house
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Going upstairs at the optical illusion house
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Mikazuki village
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Mikazuki village
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A 400 year old pine tree at Daiko-in Temple
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A 400 year old pine tree at Daiko-in Temple
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An interesting juniper
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An interesting juniper
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Chrysanthemums at the Chrysanthemum festival at Daiko-in Temple
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Chrysanthemums at the Chrysanthemum festival at Daiko-in Temple
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Chrysanthemum bonsai
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Chrysanthemum bonsai
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Daiko-in Temple
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Daiko-in Temple
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Five-tiered chrysanthemum pagoda
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Five-tiered chrysanthemum pagoda
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The Gunma Tourism and International Affairs Division sponsored a tour to explore Gunma. We visited Takatsudo Gorge to view the fall leaves. Then we went to the Karakuri Ningyo Museum, where mechanical dolls performed parts of old Japanese dramas. After that, we had lunch at Hotel Fusejima before going to Mikazuki Village. Mikazuki Village is a historical Edo-period village. It also has a ninja house (no pictures allowed) that has many hidden rooms and doors. There were also some crooked houses full of optical illusions like a ball that appears to roll upwards. After that we went to the Daiko-in Temple to see the Chrysanthemum. Typical for a Japanese bus tour, we didn't really have enough time at each place to really explore around and enjoy. But, it was enjoyable overall.
