Northern Gunma is home to a beautiful wild life, such as "Kamoshika"(Japanese serow), deers, monkeys , foxes, rabbits, flying foxes, "tanuki" (raccoon dogs) , owls etc.

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We should also mention the black bear, very often mentioned by the local resident, but that you never meet, hopefully.!

• Where does the black bear hibernate?
• Bear attacks

You may also encounter some snakes around the paddy fields but just two species are venimous.