waterfall
Fukiware Falls
A 7 m fall where the Katashina River drops into a fissure worn through flat rock, earning it the name the Niagara of the East. A riverside walkway runs right along the rim.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Numata
Gunma, Japan · Asia
About Numata
Numata is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Tatsuiwa, 24km from Mount Haruna Touge.
Numata is in Gunma, Japan, with about 47,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tatsuiwa, about 7 km away.
Numata (沼田市, Numata-shi) is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 443.46 square kilometres (171.22 sq mi), making it the largest city in terms ofRead more
area within Gunma Prefecture. (The neighboring town of Minakami is the largest municipality in terms of area within Gunma.)
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What is there to see near Numata?
Within an hour or so of Numata: Fukiware Falls (16 km), Mount Haruna Touge (24 km), Kusatsu Yubatake (40 km), Irohazaka Winding Road (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Numata?
The nearest famous roads are Mount Haruna Touge, Irohazaka Winding Road and Shibu Pass.
Where is Numata?
Numata is in Gunma, Japan, about 7 km from Tatsuiwa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 46,908
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Gunma
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 36.6333, 139.0500
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Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Numata
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Mount Haruna Touge
The winding climb to Lake Haruna in Gunma, immortalised as 'Mount Akina' in Initial D. Gentle hairpins, a crater lake at the top, and constant pilgrimages by fans of Japan's street-racing manga.
24 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Kusatsu Yubatake
The steaming timber sluice at the centre of Kusatsu, where 4,000 litres a minute of highly acidic spring water is cooled across wooden channels before reaching the baths. Floodlit and clouded in steam after dark.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Irohazaka Winding Road
Twin one-way mountain roads with 48 hairpin bends linking Nikko to Lake Chuzenji, each curve named after a character of the old Japanese alphabet. Spectacular in autumn and legendary among touge drivers.
43 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Shibu Pass
At 2,172 m this is the highest point on any Japanese national highway, on Route 292 between Nagano and Gunma. In spring the road is cut through snow walls several metres high.
46 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Usui Pass
Historic pass on the old Nakasendo route between Gunma and Karuizawa, packed with 180-plus corners and the brick Megane-bashi viaduct. Another Initial D battleground beloved by drivers and rail historians alike.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
A lavishly decorated UNESCO shrine complex set among towering cryptomeria trees in the mountains north of Tokyo.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Jigokudani Monkey Park
A unique hot spring area where wild Japanese macaques famously bathe in steaming thermal pools surrounded by snow.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Numata
- 24 kmMount Haruna TougeThe winding climb to Lake Haruna in Gunma, immortalised as 'Mount Akina' in Initial D. Gentle hairpins, a crater lake at the top, and constant pilgrimages by fans of Japan's street-racing manga.
- 43 kmIrohazaka Winding RoadTwin one-way mountain roads with 48 hairpin bends linking Nikko to Lake Chuzenji, each curve named after a character of the old Japanese alphabet. Spectacular in autumn and legendary among touge drivers.
- 46 kmShibu PassAt 2,172 m this is the highest point on any Japanese national highway, on Route 292 between Nagano and Gunma. In spring the road is cut through snow walls several metres high.
- 48 kmUsui PassHistoric pass on the old Nakasendo route between Gunma and Karuizawa, packed with 180-plus corners and the brick Megane-bashi viaduct. Another Initial D battleground beloved by drivers and rail historians alike.
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