TabiWalkTRAVEL LETTER332 / ANNAKA

Japan · Gunma

A little travel guide with Tabi

Your first visit
to Annaka

Start slowly, with one place.
Find a view and a small meal.

Isobe Onsen footbath in June 2012安中市
Easy walkLocal sceneryA small meal

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Annaka in Gunma combines a hot-spring area with railway heritage around Usui Pass. Start in Isobe; the mountain-side Megane Bridge needs separate transport and walking preparation.

This guide covers places within Annaka, rather than places immediately beside your app check-in.

01 · EXPLORE

Two places to begin

Two different places: start with whichever interests you.

Isobe Onsen footbath in June 201201

A first-visit stop

Isobe Onsen

磯部温泉

A hot-spring area beside the Usui River, pictured at a footbath in June 2012. Check current access and individual bathing arrangements; the photo does not establish the present condition of every facility.

Getting there
Check the current approach and return transport on the map.

02

A first-visit stop

Megane Bridge

めがね橋

A four-arch brick bridge on a former railway, also called Usui Third Bridge. Check Apt-no-Michi trail access and restrictions, plan to return before dark and review local bear advisories.

Getting there
Check the current approach and return transport on the map.

02 · A LITTLE BITE

What could you try?

Isobe senbei example in 2015
A cracker example, without endorsing a seller or guaranteeing current products or prices.

Isobe senbei are local crackers made using mineral-spring water. The 2015 photo is a food example, not a seller endorsement or guarantee of current products or prices. Check ingredients, allergens and availability.

Official guide

03 · YOUR FIRST WALK

Keep your first walk simple

Explore open hot-spring streets from the Isobe Station area and pause. Choose footbath use according to site arrangements; you do not need to combine Megane Bridge into the same walk.

Check the walking route

Check actual distances and travel times on the map. This suggested walk is separate from your app movement record.

Before you set off

  • Check entry arrangements and return transport first.
  • Choose one stop to suit weather, slopes and local restrictions.
  • Respect private areas and photography rules; check food ingredients locally.
Sources and photographs

Information checked:

Photo credits

Resized, metadata removed and converted to WebP; display crops vary by screen. Adapted CC BY-SA photos retain the original license.

Photos are historical material dated in the credits, not a guarantee of present scenery or operation. Places without photos use decorative name panels.