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| In June, the plateaus are covered with hydrangeas. The heat of summer comes to Gunma in July. This is the season for festivals, such as fireworks displays for which Maebashi is famous. The Kiryu Yagibushi Festival, the Numata Festival and many others take place in every nook and cranny of the prefecture. At this time, wild mountain plants and flowers around Oze, Tanigawadake and elsewhere compete in a battle of blossoms, guaranteeing that the summer mountain season is in full swing. |
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| Kazawa Yunomaru Plateau (Tsumagoi Village) |
| The Yunomaru Plateau, spreading out at 2,000m above sea level from the slopes of Mt. Yunomaru, is called "the flower plateau." As the sobriquet suggests, it is truly a treasure house of plants in the wild. In June, some 600,000 Chinese milk azalea plants color the plateau in splendor. |
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| Mt. Akagi (Fujimi Village) |
| Mt. Akagi is a centrally-positioned symbol of Gunma Prefecture, famous in spring for its Chinese milk azaleas, in summer as a getaway from the heat and in autumn for its gorgeous foliage. |
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| Tambara Lavender Park (Numata City) |
| On the 50,000m2 ski slopes of the Tambara plateau, 50,000 lavender bushes are planted in summer, creating a spectacular lavender flower park from July through August. |
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| Lake Nozori (Kuni Village) |
| This is a man-made lake surrounded by a grassy plateau 1,500m above sea level. Circled by 2,000m mountains, it offers an environment with an abundant variety of mountains, lake water, plateaus, etc. The lakeshore outcroppings of Chinese milk azaleas and day lilies are gorgeous to behold. |
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| Kiryu Yagibushi Festival (Kiryu City) |
| It is said that this festival derives its rhythm from strong end-of-winter winds and the pure and clear waters of the Tone River. The dances are frenetic and light-hearted, an expression of old-time valor itself. |
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| Numata Festival (Numata City) |
| Japanese festivals are inseparable from floats as well as parades of large and small portable shrines; among them, the long-nosed goblin shrine carried exclusively by women is particularly famous. |
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| Rafting |
| A stimulating adventure is navigating the Tone River's swift-flowing waters and rapids in special rubber boats made especially for the sport of rafting. |
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