A small, tucked away cafe converted from an empty house. It serves a delicious selection of home-made cakes, scones, muffins, sandwiches, and tantalizing desserts.
Holidays vary, check the website before traveling.
Pricing: from ¥200 per scone
Take Out is available.
https://www.instagram.com/cafe_tonaka/
A spacious, trendy restaurant serving health-conscious, part-organic food in a relaxed atmosphere. The lunch menu includes a vegetarian dish.
Opening hours: 11:00-22:30 (LO.21:30)
Closed on Tuesdays
Pricing: ¥990 Lunch Plate
https://www.sally-restaurant.com/
Itoya Coffee Takasaki serves coffee and sweets and sells coffee beans and coffee related goods in a renovated old pharmacy building.
Itoya has other cafes in Kiryu-city.
Opening hours: 10:00-18:00
Closed on Wednesdays
Pricing: from ¥400 Coffee
Take Out (Coffee) is available.
A refined, quiet and classic cafe serving a variety of blends for the discerning palate. The barista patiently hand-drips the coffee for you . It takes 10 minutes from Takasaki Station on foot.
Opening hours: 13:00-22:00
Closed on Wednesdays, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
Pricing: ¥500 a cup of coffee
https://www.instagram.com/coffeeport_heim/
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/
