Ota

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• Roadside Station Ota

  3.5

  22 Reviews

  Gunma Pref. Otashi Kasukawachou 701-1

  This roadside station faces Ota City’s Jobu Road on National Route 17, approximately 25 minutes from the Kita Kanto Expressway Isesaki Interchange. The station features a Catering Car Village, which sells dishes such as yakisoba, udon and curry, as well as sweets and authentic Brazilian cuisine out of catering cars. There is also a 24-hour multipurpose rest area where visitors can eat take-out meals. There are places where fresh, local vegetables and animal products are sold, as well as various crafts made with local materials and techniques.

• Kanmuri Inari Shrine

  4.5

  23 Reviews

  Gunma Pref. Otashi Hosoyachou 1

  This shrine is located approximately 15 minutes' drive from the Tobu Isesaki Line's Ota Station in Gunma Prefecture. It is a shrine associated with Genji (Minamoto clan) and established in the Heian Period with Ukanomitama no Omikami among other gods enshrined here. There is an unusual cherry tree with a split trunk bound back together in the grounds. It is revered as an auspicious sign for marriage. Also within the grounds, is a Kanmuri Inari flowering quince which is a designated Natural Monument of Gunma Prefecture, and is a famous site for praying for childbirth. In addition, visitors to the shrine can see foxes of childbirth everywhere, alongside foxes of matchmaking.

• Japan Snake Center

  3.5

  41 Reviews

  Gunma Pref. Otashi Yabudukachou 3318

  This is the only research and exhibition facility in Japan which specializes in snakes. It is located approximately 10 minutes' walk from the Tobu Kiryu Line's Yabuzuka Station. Its main purpose is the research and uses of venomous snakes, and in the Venomous Snake Terrarium, visitors can see King Cobras, Rattlesnakes and other snakes from around the world. In the Orochi Terrarium, large snakes such as the yellow anaconda and alligator snapping turtles are on display. Viper venom extraction demonstrations are held on weekends and national holidays in the Antivenom Room.

• Serada Toshogu

  3.5

  28 Reviews

  Gunma Pref. Otashi Seradachou 3119-1

  This shrine is one of the Toshogu halls in which Tokugawa Ieyasu venerated the Tosho Daigongen, and is located in Serada Town, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, a place with connections to the Tokugawa family. The grounds include a gorgeous worship hall designated as a National Important Cultural Property, a main hall, and a karamon gate. The Gokokumon Gate (“Enmusubi-mon”)—said to be good for forging better relationships—is worth a look.

• Sogenji Temple (Sazaedo)

  3.5

  12 Reviews

  Gunma Pref. Otashi Higashimaizumichou 165

  This Soto sect temple, known as “Sazae Hall”, is located approximately five minutes from Otakiryu Interchange on the Kita-Kanto Expressway. The temple is said to have originated with the Rokkaku-do, built in 1187. The main hall has been destroyed twice due to fires so currently, the “Sazae Hall”, built as a Buddhist temple, is used as the main hall. The Sazae Hall is an unusual building with a cloister and was certified as an Important Cultural Property of the prefecture in 1977. There are many hydrangeas planted in the precinct and the temple is called “Gunma Prefecture’s hydrangea Temple”. The best time to see the hydrangeas is from the beginning to the middle of June.

• Mikazukimura

  4.0

  19 Reviews

  Gunma Prefecture Ota City Shizukazukacho 3320

  "This theme park is located 10 minutes’ walk from the Tobu Ryomo Line’s Yabuzuka Station. It was based on the artist Saho Sasazawa’s historical play, ""Kogarashi Monjiro"". The park recreates the lead character, Jiro’s hometown of Mikazukimura, Nitta County, Joshu, and the scenery with its fire lookout towers and water mills is just as it would have been in the Edo Period. There are also attractions which can be enjoyed by people too young to know what they are, such as the House of Tricks with complicated mechanisms in each room, and the Kaigendo, in which visitors explore the dark underground."

• Nittanoshou Ruins

  3.5

  11 Reviews

  Gunma Ota-shi Nitta Sorimachicho 896-1

  A historic site located along Prefectural Route 332 in Nitta Sorimachi Town, Ota City. It's the remains of a hall presumed to have been built between the Kamakura period and the period of Northern and Southern Courts and has been registered as the Nittanoshou Ruins, a National Historic Site. Archeological remnants of the moat, earthen fortifications, and more remain on the site and it's currently located on the grounds of the Rurisan Myokoin Shomei-ji Temple, commonly called the Sorimachi Yakushi.

• Tennen Onsen Yurabu

  3.5

  2 Reviews

  Gunma Pref. Otashi Uekinochou 694-1

  "A daytrip hot spring bathhouse located inside Ota Smile Town a five-minute drive from the Ota-Kiryu Interchange on the Kita-Kanto Expressway. The bathhouse has outdoor and indoor bathing zones; the outdoor bathing zone makes use of only natural hot spring water. The bathhouse also has private reservable natural hot spring baths. The waters of the bathhouse' simple hot spring (mildly alkaline hypotonic low temperature spring) are said to ease such ailments nerve pain and sensitivity to cold. In the bathhouse' ""Beautiful Skin Dome"" you can find a low temperature, low humidity Mongolian-style sauna; and Himalayan pink rock salt baths; there's also a comic and cafe area with free coffee, Wi-Fi, and power outlets; and even a capsule hotel for those looking for accommodations."

• SUBARU Visitor Center

  4.0

  3 Reviews

  Gunma Ota-shi Shoyacho 1-1

  An automobile factory in Shoya Town, Ota City. This is where SUBARU cars including their LEGACY and IMPREZA lines are manufactured. Factory tours are available where you can see parts of the production process including the pressing of parts, welding, and final assembly and in the attached Visitor Center there are educational videos and displays. Application for tours is required in advance of your visit.