{"id":1430,"date":"2026-06-24T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:18:38","slug":"gunma-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/gunma-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunma 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC11562-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Went back up to Gunma and spent a couple days in Takasaki near the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was going up for an event, but it happened to be near Jan 15, which is when a memorial service for Daruma dolls in Daruma-ji every year. So I extended my stay a couple days and explored a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1430 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc09676\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09676-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09676-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09676-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc10745\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10745-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10745-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10745-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc10764\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10764-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10764-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10764-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc10783\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10783-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10783-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10783-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc10808\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" 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https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10812-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc10824\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10824-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10824-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC10824-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/michael.lavaveshkul.com\/blog\/_dsc10834\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" 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