群馬(ぐんま)

ぐんま
noun (proper)
Gunma (prefecture)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Gunma (prefecture)
A landlocked, mountainous prefecture in the northwest of the Kanto region, known for hot springs such as Kusatsu.
群馬(ぐんま)へ行(い)く。
I'm going to Gunma.
草津温泉(くさつおんせん)は群馬県(ぐんまけん)にある。
Kusatsu Onsen is in Gunma Prefecture.
群馬(ぐんま)は冬(ふゆ)になると「からっ風(かぜ)」と呼(よ)ばれる冷(つめ)たい風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)く。
In winter Gunma is swept by a cold dry wind called the karakkaze.

Its capital is Maebashi. Famous for hot-spring towns (Kusatsu, Ikaho, Minakami) and the historic Tomioka silk mill.

Common expressions

  • 群馬県(ぐんまけん): Gunma Prefecture
  • 草津温泉(くさつおんせん): Kusatsu hot springs
  • 富岡製糸場(とみおかせいしじょう): the Tomioka Silk Mill (a World Heritage site)

Related words

  • 北関東(きたかんとう): northern Kanto (Tochigi, Gunma, Ibaraki)
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