Japan’s Top Producer of Ugly Women: Gunma*

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*Paraphrased translation of 「ブスの産地」日本一は「群馬県」 from the Shukan Shincho website.

Shingo Mama According to a recent online poll conducted by Livedoor, a Japan-based internet service provider, the women of Gunma Prefecture (群馬県) are the most unattractive in Japan. Ouch. That’s right, out of Japan’s 47 prefectures, Gunma, located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago, placed dead last.

Of course, the men of Gunma had something to say about the poll. Some “were not surprised about the results”. One college student observed, “Now that you mention it, there aren’t many pretty women in Gunma”. Others, such as those who work in the Gunma Prefectural Government, found the poll to be a bit more upsetting.

One such official dismissed the unofficial results, speculating that “not a lot of people from Gunma voted”. Probably true, but it must be noted that these findings, however unscientific, aren’t unique. In a 1993 survey as well, Gunma Prefecture came in last in terms of female beauty. Double ouch.

Honestly, though, I’m not sure it even matters. Somebody had to come in last, after all. I’m sure there are some very lovely ladies who reside in the prefecture—but it probably still hurts for Gunma-ites because it’s their second time on the bottom of such a list. Still, I wonder, what would you do if your state or prefecture came in last on a similar poll? Would you laugh? Would you cry?

I think a person’s reaction to their state being labeled “Home of the Least Beautiful Women” depends on two things: how personally they take it, and how much pride they have in their state in general… I think I would be pretty miffed on behalf of Hawaii if it ever happened to us D:

Source: MSN Mainichi Daily News (a bit redundant, no?)

Oh, and if you’re wondering who came in as being “most pretty”, the top 5 are as follows: Akita, Tokyo, Hokkaido, Kyoto, and Okinawa. I’m sure the women there are feeling pretty smug right now.

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  • Kirin

    Ha! My Japanese teacher is from Akita, not that i’m saying she’s ugly or anything, I just thought that was funny. You have to think that despite the whole modesty thing in Japan, there’s a good-looking woman in the Gunma prefecture that’s feeling pretty damn good about herself.

  • Kirin

    Ha! My Japanese teacher is from Akita, not that i’m saying she’s ugly or anything, I just thought that was funny. You have to think that despite the whole modesty thing in Japan, there’s a good-looking woman in the Gunma prefecture that’s feeling pretty damn good about herself.

  • Zuranthus

    **think I’d laught if I lived in the state of least beautiful women….but it’s true, someone had to come last and it just so happened they did. Such a sad day for them.**

    in USA there is “porkland” Oregon…known by all men to be the state with the ugliest women
    & they do conduct equally useless yet amusing surveys

  • http://www.tofugu.com Erin

    Zuranthus

    I dunno, I’ve never noticed that Oregon women were particularly plain. Well, maybe some of them. But I have seen some really pretty women there (I live there half the year), too.

  • Zuranthus

    **think I’d laught if I lived in the state of least beautiful women….but it’s true, someone had to come last and it just so happened they did. Such a sad day for them.**

    in USA there is “porkland” Oregon…known by all men to be the state with the ugliest women
    & they do conduct equally useless yet amusing surveys

  • http://www.tofugu.com Erin

    Zuranthus

    I dunno, I’ve never noticed that Oregon women were particularly plain. Well, maybe some of them. But I have seen some really pretty women there (I live there half the year), too.

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  • http://www.randomkrazy.blogspot.com Nick

    I'm sad, I live in Tochigi Prefecture, the one to the east of Gunma, I wonder where it ranked.

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    Well, If I want a japanese girl friend i will avoide Guma.
    I Might take shot in tokyo.

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  • Bambi

    Gunma has many beautiful women!  You had something bad experiences with Gunma women like you were assaulted by them or you were discriminated or something like that! Beauty is not only looks but also their heart!!  I thought foreign men love ugly Japanese women :P

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