Open Travel Guide
Food tours in Gunma

Gunma Food Tours Guide 2026

How to taste Gunma properly: market tours, cooking schools, and a food crawl you can run solo.

By Updated Reviewed by Daniel Mercer

Gunma has 5+ food tours and culinary experiences covered in this guide, led by Ikaho Onsen Yaki Manju Street Walk, Kusatsu Onsen Gourmet Walk and Tomioka Silk Mill and Local Lunch Tour. Each entry below includes the practical details — what it costs, when to go, and how to plan around it.

Gunma Prefecture is Japan's hot spring capital, mountain playground, and silk heritage land — a landlocked prefecture north of Tokyo where volcanic peaks, therapeutic onsen, pristine highland forests, and the UNESCO World Heritage Tomioka Silk Mill define a destination unlike anywhere else in Japan.

Top food tours

Guided experiences that show you Gunma through its food.

Food tour

Ikaho Onsen Yaki Manju Street Walk

2 hours¥2,000–3,000 ($13.40–20.10) self-guided food budget
Food tour

Kusatsu Onsen Gourmet Walk

3 hours¥2,500–4,000 ($16.75–26.80) including food, sake, and optional Netsu-no-Yu
Food tour

Tomioka Silk Mill and Local Lunch Tour

4 hours¥2,500–4,000 ($16.75–26.80) including admission, lunch, and train
Food tour

Shimonita Konnyaku Farm Visit and Tasting

3–4 hours¥3,000–5,000 ($20.10–33.50) per person including farm access and lunch
Food tour

Maebashi Sake Brewery Tour

3 hours¥2,000–3,500 ($13.40–23.45) for tasting and tour

Foodie tips

Get more out of every meal.

Tip

Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.

Tip

Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.

Tip

Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.

Related topics