Yabuzuka Onsen (Yabuzuka Hot Spring)
Nitta-no-sho National Historical Site
Recommended Tours of Sightseeing
Museums
Enkiri-dera Mantoku-ji Shiryo-kan
(Archives of Mantoku Temple)
Mantoku-ji (Mantoku Temple) was founded by Jonen Bikuni, a daughter of Yoshisue Nitta in the Edo Era. It was officially authorized by the Edo government as one of the two temples which sheltered and protected runaway wives inside. The other temple was Tokei-ji (Tokei Temple) in Kamakura, Kanagawa. These two temples are called Enkiri-dera, a temple sanctuary for women seeking divorce. A collection of historical records has been kept at the archives attached to Mantku-ji. There are two flush toilets next to each other at the archives. One is called Enkiri Kawaya (a toilet to break off your relationship) and the other is Enmusubi Kawaya (a matchmaking toilet).
Hours: 9:30 to 17:00. Closed on Mondays, and from December 29th to January 3rd. Admission Fee: 200 yen. Free for junior high school students or younger children.
Address: 385-1 Tokugawa-cho, Ota, Gunma
Telephone: +81-276-52-2276
Hikokuro Takayama Museum
This is a museum for Hikokuro Takayama who was born and raised in this area and advocated royalism in the Edo Era. Exhibited are his handwritten dairy, letters, his travel kit and various kinds of documents related to Hikokuro. He gave influences to the loyalists in the last days of the Tokugawa Edo shogunate.
Hours: 9:30 to 17:00. Closed on Mondays and from December 29th to January 3rd.
Admission Fee: 100 yen. Free for junior high school students or younger children.
Address: 1324-7 Hosoya-cho, Ota, Gunma
Telephone: +81-276-32-5632
Yabuzuka Honmachi Museum of History and Folk Customs
This museum building has a rare structure called Azekura-zukuri, a style of architecture in which the sides of the building are made by placing logs across each other. Exhibited are Keito Haniwa (clay figurines of chicken heads) from Ishidagawa historical site, Dosei Mimikazari (clay earings) from Ishinoto historical site and more historically important articles.
Hours: 9:30 to 17:00. Closed on Mondays and from December 29th to January 1st.
Admission Fee: 100 yen. Free for junior high school students or younger children.
Nitta-no-sho Museum of History
This museum is located in the History Park. Many important cultural properties related to Choraku-ji (Choraku Temple) are exhibited along with other historical items in accordance with their themes.
Hours: 9:30 to 17:00. Closed on Mondays and from December 29th to January 3rd.
Admission Fee: 200 yen. Free for junior high school students or younger children.
Address: 3113-9 Serada-cho, Ota, Gunma
Telephone: +81-276-52-2215