Kawaba, Gunma / 道の駅川場田園プラザ

Michi-no-Eki Kawaba Denen Plaza

A roadside station at the foot of Mt. Hotaka with a farmers' market of local vegetables and fruit, restaurants using local produce, a bakery, a brewery, cafés and a day-use hot spring.

Location

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Last official check

30 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there: Train / Bus / Car
Closing days: Varies by shop or facility (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

Varies by facility.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Closed

Varies by shop (the farmers' market, the products center and Restaurant Hotaka are open every day; temporary closures happen).

Checked 30 Sept 2026 on the official site

Admission

Varies by facility; no booking needed.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Getting there

About 30 minutes on the Kawaba loop bus from Numata Station (JR Joetsu Line) to the Denen Plaza stop; about 10 minutes by car from Numata IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Parking

Free; about 733 car and 5 bus spaces.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Accessibility

Accessible parking, ramps, automatic doors, accessible toilets, nursing room and baby-changing table; wheelchairs for loan; multilingual support.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Not yet confirmed

Payment

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Address: Kawaba, Gunma (Japanese address: 群馬県利根郡川場村萩室385)

Official site: https://www.denenplaza.co.jp/

Nearby spots

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Crowds

Not yet confirmed: Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
Latest traveler report: None yet

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

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Verification log

30 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.denenplaza.co.jp/Closing days read from the shop list on Kawaba Denen Plaza's official site.
25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/112Access, parking, accessibility, booking and crowds, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.