Gunma, Japan ·

Japan, minus the crowds.

Places that locals love and foreign visitors haven't found yet, two to three hours from Tokyo. Tell us the mood, and we'll find the quiet.

Looking out at the sky from behind Tanashita Fudō Falls
Behind Tanashita Fudō Falls, Shibukawa. Every photo on Okke is taken by our team on location.
Type
≤4h

8 places

Tanashita Fudō Falls

Tanashita Fudō Falls

棚下不動の滝
Shibukawa

A pair of waterfalls in the forest above the Tone River, long honored as a place of worship.

~2h30 from Tokyo NatureHiking Visited by our team
Shimagawa Dam

Shimagawa Dam

四万川ダム
Nakanojo

Walk the top of a stone-faced dam finished in 1999 and look straight down into a green river valley.

~3h from Tokyo Nature Visited by our team
Glamping domes on the Akagi slopes

Glamping domes on the Akagi slopes

赤城 グランピング
Akagi, Maebashi area

White domes strung with warm lights on a hillside facing west across the Kanto Plain.

~2h from Tokyo Places to stayNature Visited by our team
Lake Shima & Nakanojo Dam

Lake Shima & Nakanojo Dam

四万湖・中之条ダム
Nakanojo

A small turquoise lake held back by Nakanojo Dam, on the road up to Shima Onsen.

~2h30 from Tokyo NatureHiking Visited by our team
Ikaho Onsen

Ikaho Onsen

伊香保温泉
Shibukawa

A hot spring town built on a steep hillside, with 365 stone steps at its heart.

~2h30 from Tokyo Hot springOld townPlaces to stay Visited by our team
Mt. Komochi

Mt. Komochi

子持山
Numata / Takayama

An old volcano, 1,296 m, that went quiet so long ago that erosion has opened it up.

~2h30 from Tokyo NatureHiking Visited by our team
Takatsudo Gorge

Takatsudo Gorge

高津戸峡
Ōmama, Midori

A narrow gorge on the Watarase River, cut through pale rock with green cliffs rising on both sides.

~2h from Tokyo NatureHiking Visited by our team
Lake Akaya & Sarugakyō Onsen

Lake Akaya & Sarugakyō Onsen

赤谷湖・猿ヶ京温泉
Minakami

A dam lake under steep rocky ridges, dusted with snow in winter.

~2h30 from Tokyo Hot springNature Visited by our team