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Gunma Prefecture is producing promotional videos in order to deliver its appeals to audiences in Japan and abroad. As Part Four of a Five-Part Series, bcゲーム 攻略uot;Foreign Student YouTuber Rita Visits Gunma, the Land of Bossy Wives: Hot Spring Episode in Kusatsubcゲーム 攻略uot; will go up on the bcゲーム 攻略uot;GNN GUNMA News Networkbcゲーム 攻略uot; on our official website (http://www.pref.gunma.jp/01/b2101106.html), YouTube (Commercial:https://youtu.be/-bcゲーム 攻略XPcQ, Short film:https://youtu.be/kJinntgHrj4), bcゲーム 攻略ther sources on February 16.

The story in this promotional video series begins with Rita, a foreign student and YouTuber who launches the GNN GUNMA News Network website to provide an introduction to Gunma Prefecture, Japan, where she visits for her studies. At the World Heritage Site Tomioka Silk Mill (*1), hot spring areas such as Kusatsu Onsen (*2), and the Shimonita leek field that she visits for her video, Rita sees the strong, powerful women of Gunma at work. Through her encounters with the various appeals of the prefecture, Rita gradually gains an understanding of the true meaning of bcゲーム 攻略uot;bossy wivesbcゲーム 攻略uot;, a bcゲーム 攻略uot;hard-working and unwaveringbcゲーム 攻略uot; characteristic of theirs that is the pride of Gunma.

With sericulture as a bustling trade since ancient times, women in Gunma Prefecture have always been extremely hard workers, busy with their silk worm farming and their regular farming activities while also taking care of their housework in between, and it is said that the term bcゲーム 攻略uot;bossy wivesbcゲーム 攻略uot; originated in comments made by husbands who boasted that their women were the best wives around. bcゲーム 攻略uot;Kakaa tenka: Gunma's Silk Storybcゲーム 攻略uot; became the first to be designated a Japan Heritage (*3) story by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Since 2012, foreign tourists to Japan have been increasing in number, posting a 47.1 percent year-on-year increase to 19,737,400 in 2015. In order to deliver the appeals of bcゲーム 攻略e from the perspective of a foreign visitor, the main character in the new promotional video is Rita, played by Christina Candu, a 26-year-old from Romania who had been selected in an audition among foreign women who live in bcゲーム 攻略e.

The video, which will be Part Four in our series, takes place at Kusatsu Onsen, one of the three major hot springs in Japan. Since ancient times, Gunma Prefecture has been a prominent hot spring area for people throughout the country, and the video will be featuring scenes from bcゲーム 攻略uot;yubatakebcゲーム 攻略uot; (*4) and bcゲーム 攻略uot;yumomibcゲーム 攻略uot; (*5).

Impressed by the lively way that the women of Gunma work, Rita discovers images of women who will be living in the new era to come. In addition to the promotional video, a short film will be released simultaneously, and both will be available for viewing on YouTube, our official website, bcゲーム 攻略ur official Facebook page.

Video Overview
- Time/date of release: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
- Commercial:https://youtu.be/-bcゲーム 攻略XPcQ(1 min. 15 sec.)
Short film:https://youtu.be/kJinntgHrj4(7 min. 3 sec.)
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- Concept: Upon visiting Kusatsu, Japan's top onsen hot spring area, Rita wonders if it's because of the hot springs that the women of Gunma appear to be radiant. She witnesses the women of Gunma, the land of bcゲーム 攻略uot;bossy wivesbcゲーム 攻略uot;, and becomes convinced that they will become a global standard as a model image for women who live in the new era to come.

Description of terms related to famous sites/customs in bcゲーム 攻略e
(*1) Tomiokbcゲーム 攻略ilk Mill
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Gunma Prefecture is situated at the center of the main Japanese island of Honshu. The shape of the prefecture resembles a crane spreading out its wings and flapping them, so much so that it is used in a popular local card game where it is described to have bcゲーム 攻略uot;the shape of a soaring crane.bcゲーム 攻略uot; Gunma is blessed with an array of natural beauty that includes the famous Jomo-Sanzan (the three famous mountains of Akagi, Haruna and Myogi), and boasting more than 200 onsen (hot springs): Kusatsu, Ikaho, Minakami, and Shima in particular. The onsen in Gunma have a rich variety of components, flow rates, histories, and culture.

Official website for bcゲーム 攻略e:https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/index.php
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