An offbeat store offering high-end eyewear and a range of hand-dripped coffees. The very attentive shop manager is happy to explain the characteristics of each blend (coffee) and brand (glasses).
It takes 7 minutes from Takasaki Station to walk here.
Opening hours: 10:00-19:00
Closed on Thursdays, 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays
Pricing: from ¥440 a cup of coffee
Take Out (coffee) is available.
https://www.hamaya-shop.jp/map.html
Shinkichi Jozojo brews, serves and sells a variety of distinctive and delicious local craft beer. A selection of light meals, snacks and sweets is available.
Opening hours: 12:00-21:00 on Mondays and Fridays / 12:00-19:00 on Saturdays and Sundays
Closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Pricing: from ¥600 a glass of beer
Take Out (bottled beer) is available.
https://www.instagram.com/shinkichibrewery/
Oitette is a cozy, local restaurant serving health concious food, such as handmade cheese burgers, pork and chicken plates served with brown rice and salad.
Vegetarians and vegans can be accommodated. A selection of homemade cookies, scones, muffins and other cakes are also available.
The staff can speak English to a good level.
Opening hours: 11:00-16:00 11:00-21:00(Only on Saturday)
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Pricing: from ¥1,000 Lunch plate
Gunma Gokoku Jinja is a shrine with a large garden, which is especially beautiful in cherry blossom season. It’s therefore a popular spot for photography. It is located at the foot of Kannonyama.
No admission fee
Exorcism prayer: 9:00-16:00, from ¥6,000
A daruma is a lucky charm, a Japanese figurine resembling the zazen form of the Indian Buddhist monk Daruma. Takasaki is well known as a Daruma producing area.
Darumaya Mashimo sells various kinds of Daruma including traditional and modern variants, and is located at the foot of Kannonyama.
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed on Sundays. Irregular holidays, check website to confirm.
Daruma painting experience: 7/20 – 9/30 ¥2,200 (Reservation is required)
https://www.darumaya-mashimo.com/
Tanigawadake is one of the most popular mountains for climbers.
After a 10-minute ropeway ride from Doaiguchi Station at the foot of the mountain, take the lift to Tenjin Pass. From Tenjin Pass, it takes about two and a half hours of walking along the ridge to reach the summit.
At the foot of the mountain there are gentle paths and you can enjoy walking with nice views of the valley and mountain streams.
http://www.tanigawadake-rw.com/tanigawadake/
Tambara Shitsugen is known as “Little Oze”, where visitors can observe marshland plants in each of the four seasons.
It takes about two hours to get there from the center of Tokyo, and the main pathway begins near the parking lot and takes about one hour to walk, so it can be enjoyed by all ages. If you walk a little further, you will come to “Beech Flat”, a forest of giant beech trees.
https://www.numata-kankou.jp/activity/nature/tanbara_shitsugen/index.html
About 100 species and 1,000 animals from continents such as Africa, Asia, and America live here in a large area and can be seen in surroundings close to their natural habitat. You can enjoy the feeling of a safari in the wild by riding in a private car, rental car, ranger car tour, safari bus, or feeding experience bus. The powerful feeding experience allows you to see the faces of both herbivorous and carnivorous animals up close. There are also events such as cat house tours, feeding time, flying shows, and night safari tours.
Opening hours: 9:30-16:00 closed at 17:00 from Mar. to Oct. / 9:30-15:30 closed at 16:30 from Nov. to Feb.
Closed on Wednesdays
Pricing: ¥2,700 adult / ¥1,400 kid
Hōshi Onsen is a traditional hot spring in the mountains of Minakami. There are three baths, the largest of which is for mixed bathing. The onsen is of the type known as “hitou”, a Japanese term meaning “secret hot spring”.
One-day hot spring and lunch is available.
Restaurant Ishida is a French establishment at the foot of Kannon-yama. It is ideal for special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays.
Opening hours: 11:30-14:30 18:00-22:00
Closed on Thursdays
Reservation is recommended.
Pricing: from ¥3,900 Lunch Course / from ¥7,700 Dinner Course
