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Nakanojo, Gunma / チャツボミゴケ公園

Chatsubomigoke Moss Park

The only place in the Kanto region where chatsubomigoke moss grows in colonies, nurtured by strongly acidic mineral water from the Anajigoku spring; in early June the green moss contrasts with Japanese azaleas.

Bright green moss on rocks with spring water flowing over them
Chatsubomigoke moss (photo taken November 2018)Photo: 雷太 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

Opens in late April; entry 8:45-15:30 (April-September), 8:45-15:00 (October-November).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

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Admission

600 yen; free for elementary school age and under. No booking needed.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

About 40 minutes by taxi from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station (JR Agatsuma Line); about 100 minutes by car from Shibukawa-Ikaho IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

About 50 free spaces.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Payment

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Accessibility

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Address: Nakanojo, Gunma (Japanese address: 群馬県吾妻郡中之条町入山13-3)

Official site: https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/14

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Busiest days

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Busiest season

In early June the green moss contrasts with blooming Japanese azaleas.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
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  • 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/14Hours, fees, access, parking, booking and crowds and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.