Tsutsujiyama Fixed-Point Overlook

A Mountain-Town Vantage

The camera sits atop Tsutsujiyama, a hill named for its azalea blooms, and looks out over Kanna in the mountainous heart of Gunma Prefecture. The panorama gathers the settlement's rooftops, terraced plots and the surrounding ridgelines into a single sweeping view.

The Kanna River Valley

Below the ridge, the Kanna River carves a deep valley through cedar and broadleaf forest. This secluded stretch of highland is one of Gunma's least-populated corners, where dense woodland presses close against a handful of riverside hamlets.

Life in Rural Gunma

Kanna is a small municipality in Tano District, shaped by forestry, small-scale farming and the rhythms of the mountains. The overlook captures a quiet, timeless way of life far from Japan's dense urban centres.

A Living Landscape

From this single vantage the whole valley reveals itself — the interplay of forested peaks, scattered lights and the river below offers an ever-shifting portrait of one of central Japan's most peaceful highland communities.