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Minakami Town
Gunma Prefecture · Town
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Minakami Town is a mountain resort that includes Mt. Tanigawa, and it is the town at the source of the Tone River. Outdoor activities are popular, such as Minakami Onsen, Takaragawa Onsen and rafting. The area is also registered as a UNESCO Eco Park.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleNagurumi Castlecastle ruins in Tone, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Sarugakyo Onsenbuilding in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Minakami Onsenbuilding in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Ski resortTanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Resortski resort in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Historic siteYaze Sitearchaeological site in Minakami, Gunma, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Minakami Mizu-kikokanroadside station in Minakami, Tone district, Gunma prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Takuminosatoroadside station in Minakami, Tone district, Gunma prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Tsukiyono-Yaze Shinsui koenroadside station in Minakami, tone district, Gunma prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this town
- Mt. Hotaka2,158 m
- Mt. Kasa2,058 m
- Mt. Tanigawa1,977 m
- Mt. Mantaro1,956 m
- Mt. Ozawa1,946 m
- Mt. Asahi1,945 m
- Mt. Karasawa1,900 m
- Mt. Kasa1,852 m
- Mt. Oeboshi1,820 m
- Mt. Komegashira1,796 m
- Mt. Daigenta1,764 m
- Mt. Buno1,760 m
- Mt. Shiragamon1,720 m
- Mt. Mikuni1,636 m
- Mt. Anogawa1,611 m
- Mt. Azumaya1,341 m
- Mt. Omine1,255 m
- Mt. Mitsumine1,123 m
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this town
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gunma Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.