Haruna-ko Travel Guide

  Lake Haruna and Mt. Haruna
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  • Lake Haruna and Mt. Haruna
      Lake Haruna and Mt. Haruna
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  • Haruna Koen
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Haruna Koen
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Haruna Koen

Officially called Haruna Prefectural Park.
This territory once have been owned by the Emperor Hirohito - Showa Tenno. And it was opened as a park celebrating his marriage.
It provides Mt Haruna and Haruna-ko (lake) with surrounding grassy plain.
You will enjoy boating, BBQ in summer, and skating, fishing pond smelts in winter.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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swan boat

You can't complete without riding on the swan boat there. Since there are not very much to do around the lake, just fishing, BBQ, seeing going around the lake riding on a carriage or shopping around souvenir shops.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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so we rode
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swan boat

So we rode on one of them. It costs to rent one 1000yen per 30mins.
The seating capacity of it is 2 adults with 2 kids. That was good for us.
30mins is not long enough to conquer the lake. Besides, the boat doesn't run fast. When I looked back after paddled a certain extent, I imagined we were already away from the shore though, the shore was just behind us.

Updated Aug 20, 2003

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Hotels  

Haruna Agatsuma-so: room with a view

Haruna Agatsuma-so: room with a view, Haruna-ko

 stonefree Says:  This accommodation is run by the autonomy and not too very fomal. So it is very nice for young family like us with unreasonable little gang kids. Most rooms have nice views of the mountain with the lake also a little coppice before them. You will enjoy the view of each... 

Restaurants  

Osawaya: Mizusawa udon with maitake tempura
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udon with tempura

You will be shown into a huge tatami parlor. The room has capacity of about 200 persons.

Favorite Dish: This shop serves only 2menu. Udon (wheat noodles) and tempura. You can have hot souped udon in winter but not in summer. Tempura is only of maitake. Maitake is a sort of mushroom.
As for me, the soup was little bit too salty, too soy source to me... Although, the udon noodle was great.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: 198 Mizusawa, Ikaho-machi, Kita Gummma-gun, Gumma

Phone: 0279-72-3295

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Nightlife  

Hanabi
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Play with fire... or you only have things to do drinking in your room after bathing.
There is no club, bar or any kind of adult spot out there.

Dress Code: whatever... T-shirt with short pants and flip-flops, yukata, pyjamas... whatever

Updated Aug 20, 2003

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