For centuries, Daruma dolls have been popular in Japan as talismans to bring good fortune. The largest producer of Daruma ...

TAKASAKI, Gunma Prefecture--Miso Pan bread, a specialty made with fermented bean paste spread inside a baguette, will soon be on the fast track to the capital aboard a bullet train from here.

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TAKASAKI, Gunma Prefecture—Thousands of daruma dolls, symbols of good luck and perseverance, were given a fiery ceremonial send-off at a Zen Buddhist temple here on Jan. 15. A towering pile of ...

MAEBASHI -- A 53-year-old man was arrested in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Nov. 27 on suspicion of keeping cats in filthy conditions. The Gunma Prefectural Police's consumer and environmental ...

The Mikuni Road stretches from Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture to Teradomari, 200 kilometers to the north in Niigata Prefecture. Mt. Mikuni, 1,636 meters high, lies on the border between the two ...