Lake Haruna is a caldera lake. It lies near the summit of Mount Haruna, within the city limits of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. A former name for the lake is Lake Ikaho.
Here are other 35 locations we visited around Gunma and Niigata, during this sanrenkyu 三連休 (3 consecutive holidays):
1 Prefectural Haruna Park (県立榛名公園), Gunma
2 Lake Haruna (榛名湖), Gunma
3 Musical Road – "Sweetly Sings the Donkey (Itsy Bitsy Spider)" メロディーライン “静かな湖畔, Gunma
4 Driving Mt. Haruna (榛名山) (aka Takumi’s home turf: Akina Pass on Initial D anime), Gunma
5 Asama O-taki (Asama Great Falls), Gunma
6 Uodome no Falls, Gunma
7 Arakin Ramen (restaurant), Niigata ¥4000/weekend dinner for 2
8 Jade Coast (ヒスイ海岸)/Itoigawa Beach, Niigata
9 Fukiware Falls 吹割瀑, Gunma
10 Fossa Magna Museum (フォッサマグナミュージアム), Niigata ¥600/combo ticket
11 Chojagahara Archaeological Museum, Niigata
12 Lavender Beach (ラベンダービーチ), Niigata
13 Hashidate Jade Valley
14 Oumi river
15 Musical Road – "Always with Me" (Spirited Away OST), Gunma
16 Shima Potholes (四万温泉の甌穴群, shima ouketsugun), Gunma
17 Please support grandma farmer selling fresh, delicious grapes — 36°37'00.6"N 138°47'45.9"E
18 Yume Hana (restaurant)
19 Kusatsu Onsen (草津温泉)
20 Kusatsu Onsen Netsunoyu (熱乃湯), Gunma
21 Yubatake (草津温泉湯畑), Gunma
22 Have onsen tamago at “The Warehouse of glass works” - a kiosk selling eggs boiled in hot spring water
23 Get a free taste from Matsumura Manju, but I recommend supporting their store by purchasing some omiyage from here as well
24 Kosenji Temple 光泉寺 Buddhist temple
25 荒澤不動明王 Shinto Shrine
26 Agatsuma Gorge (吾妻峡), Gunma
27 Shikatobi Bridge (鹿飛橋)
28 八丁暗がり
29 Koyodainotsuri Bridge
30 Roadside station Agatsumakyo (道の駅 あがつま峡), Gunma
31 吾妻峡温泉 天狗の湯 足湯, Gunma ashiyu (free foot bath) until 5PM only
32 Agatsumafureai Park あがつまふれあい公園
33 Try the cabbage drink at あさの味
34 道の駅八ッ場ふるさと館 足湯 free foot bath, Gunma
35 Road Station Yamba Museum (道の駅 八ッ場ふるさと館), Gunma
Naena Falls
Don’t recommend fishing, too expensive 3500 5 fish, 300yen cooking/per fish
Two people 3000yen
3600yen lunch nagashi soumen
1hour wait, just come back
Last order 2PM
Tsubame onsen
Free onsen
Little hike
Mossy and milky
Small, separate men and women
Tripboast do
Must eat in tera market
Niigata June 16
Nagaokashi Mishima Osugi Park
Free camping, must register
Nishikigoi Village (Nishikigoi no sato)
520yen opens 9am
Free parking
Teradomari Street Market (Sakana no Ameyoko) 魚の市場通り
Free parking
(Kani Cola ¥350
Sasa Dango ¥140
Cheese Manju ¥120
Chuutoro Tuna sashimi ¥1500
Oyster ¥350
Grilled Squid ¥400)
(Souvenirs: rice ¥350~
tsubamesanjo)
Yahiko Shrine
Free parking
Free entrance
Sanjo Blacksmith Dojo
Free parking
Duration: 1 hour
1000yen paper knife, you take them home
Very funny grandpa
Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery
Free parking
1000yen 15 kinds of sake
Niigata Manga Animation Museum
No free parking
900yen/person
Don’t recommend, waste of money
Nothing to see
Dinner at ピッツェリア･ダ･ヴィットーリア
Pizza 1200-1500¥
Pasta 1500¥
¥4200/two people
June 15
Kiyotsu Gorge + Tunnel of Light
1000yen free parking
Duration: 45mins
たつみ
Teishoku meals around ¥1500~
Closes at 9PM