Onsen (Hot Springs)
January

Sake
Please contact
Takasaki Municipal Tourism Society
Takasaki Tourism Association
Address: 35-1 Takamatsu-cho, Takasaki-shi, Japan370-8501
Phone: (+81) 27-321-1257
E-mail: kankou@city.takasaki.gunma.jp
http://www.city.takasaki.gunma.jp

英語

Event Calendar
1st
Takasaki New Year's Day Concert/Gunma Music Center (Takamatsu-cho) Hatsumode[New Year's visit to a shrine]/Haruna Shrine (Harunasan-machi), etc.

Takasaki City Map

Locating Takasaki on the Map

6th and 7th
The Daruma Market [Shorinzan Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health Festival]/Shorinzan
Daruma Temple (Hanadaka-machi)

S a ke i s b r e w e d a t t h e M a k i n o S a ke
B r e w e r y, Ta k a s a k i ' s e x c l u s i v e s a k e
brewer y. Sake is made from rice andwater. The Makino Sake Brewery uses Mt.
Haruna's famous spring water to create afull bodied sake with a true sake aroma.

February Late February to Late March

Misato Plum Festival/Misato Plum Grove

MarchMiyagi

Late March to Early April
Takasaki Film Festival/Takasaki Cultural Hall (Suehiro-cho) and other local movietheaters.
Third Sunday in MarchHaruna Plum Blossom Festival/Haruna Cultural Hall

April

Early April
Shin-machi Cherry Blossom Festival/Self-Defense Forces Shin-machi Military Post
(Shin-machi)

Lake Haruna
Kurabuchi Onsen

Early April to Early May
Misato Moss Pink Festival/Misato Moss Pink Park (Misato-machi Matsunosawa)

May

There are many onsens in Takasaki that are surrounded by nature.

Aimagawa Onsen Fureaikan

JulyAugust[Communion Hall](+81) 27-378-3834(hotel accommodations available)

Late August
Takasaki Byakui Dai-Kannon Candle Festival "Mandoe" [Buddhist Lantern
Festival/Jigenin (Ishihara-machi)

Kamezawa Onsen

Late August
Gunma Haniwa-no-sato Festival/Yawatatsukakofun [Yawatatsuka Ancient Tomb](Ide-machi)

Kurabuchi Welfare Center Seseragi-no-yu [Babbling Water](+81) 27-378-3440 (day trip only)(+81) 27-372-4126 (day trip only)(+81) 27-374-9211 (hotel accommodations available)

406

Haruna Plum Grove

Early October
Takasaki Raibu Festival [Takasaki Thunder Dance Festival]/ Motenashi Hiroba [WelcomePlaza] (Takamatsu-cho)First Sunday in October
Minowanosato and Kitsune-no-yomeiri Pageant [Monowanosato and Fox BridePageant]/Misato Branch Oﬃce (Misato-machi Nishiakiya)

Annaka-Haruna

Getting here from Tokyo

Takasaki Ebisu Market/Central City

December Early December to Early January

Mid December to the 25th
Lake Haruna Illumination Festa / Lake Haruna Lakefront (Lake Haruna)Fujioka IC

Haruna Festival Fireworks

Joshinetsu Expressway

Shimonita IC

Minowanosato andKitsune-no-yomeiri Peagent

Takasaki Line andShonan Shinjuku Line

Shinetsu Main Line
Matsuida-Myogi IC(+81) 27-350-8811 (day trip only)

Sanofujioka IC

Takasaki Jct Kita-Kanto Expressway

Yokokawa Station

Kawaguchi ICwaTokyo
GaikanExpressway

Ueno Station

Shinjuku StationGSGSyTakasaki-shi
Takasaki IC

Gunma-Yawata
AnnakaHanadaka Viewing
Flower Hills
Camp Park – Join Us!

Kita
Takasaki
Shorinzan Daruma
TempleWada Bridge
Takasaki City Hall
P

Ino

Yutori

Hagiwara-no-Okasamatsu
Maebashi-minami IC

Takasaki Jct.

Hijiriishi Bridge

Byakui Dai-Kannon

Taka〕

s〔ak i
Kanetsu Expressway (Niigata-nishi IC to Maebashi IC Dye Plant Botanical Garden
L
Jonan Bridge ineor Takasaki IC) about 2hr. 30min.
Kannon Cave and Tokumei-en
Kuragano
Joestu Shinkansen (Niigata Station to Takasaki
Kannon-yama Onsen
Station) About 1hr. 20 min.
NegoyaKin Zansou

17

The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
Gunma Prefectural Museum of History
Gunma Forest

From Nagano:Misato IC

Fujioka Jct Omiya Station
Nerima IC17igh

MinamiTakasakiTakasaki IC Isesaki ICTo Nagano

ts H

Shin
Maebashi〔〕

Annaka-Haruna Station

Kyogashima Tennen Onsen Yutori

From Niigata:

Maebashi IC

NaganoShinkansen

Takasaki Kannon-yama Onsen Kin Zansou (Kin Lodge)(+81) 27-322-2916 (hotel accommodations available)

The information posted on this site is current as of January 2008.

Komayose Smart Interchange (ETC
[Electronic Toll Collection] only]

Takasaki Station(+81) 27-374-9226 (hotel accommodations available)

A number of Japan's leading onsens are located just outside Takasaki.
Ikaho Hot Spring (55 minutes by bus from Takasaki Station)
Kusatsu Onsen (1 hour 30 minutes by train, or 30 minutes by busfrom Takasaki Station)

Kanestu Expressway (Nerima IC to Takasaki IC orFujioka IC) About 1 hr.
Joetsu Shinkansen
Nagano Shinkansen (Tokyo Station to TakasakiStation) about 50 min.

Kanestu Expressway

Shibukawa-Ikaho IC

Harunako Onsen [Lake Haruna Onsen] Lakeside Yusuge
Haruna Onsen Spa HouseFrui

From Tokyo:

To Niigata

Takasaki Pageant of Light/Takasaki City Hall and Vicinity (Takamatsu-cho)(+81) 27-374-9131 (hotel accommodations available)o ShinGunma Branch Oﬃce

Misato Branch Oﬃce
Old Shimoda Residence
Shiraiwa Kannon
Drawing Room(Hasedera)
Lake Narusawa
Kamitsukenu Haniwano-sato Park
Museum of Literature in Commemoration
Maebashi ICof Bunmei-Tsuchiya
Sunﬂower Maze
Kamitsukeno-sato
Museum of Archaeology
kansenTransportation Guide

Joestu Shinkansen

November Late November

NaganNippon Silk Center

Minowa Castle Ruins

Misato Plum Grove

Haruna Branch Oﬃce

Yasuragi-no-yu

chi Takasaki

Harunako Onsen [Lake Haruna Onsen] Yusuge-motoyu

Tsutsuji-no-sato

First Saturday and Sunday in August
Takasaki Festival/Motenashi Hiroba [Welcome Plaza] (Takamatsu-cho)

October

Shibazakura Park

Gunma-no-matsu

Aimagawa Onsen

TakTon asaki
ya ma

Gunma Onsen Yasuragi-no-yu [Comfort Waters]

Seseragi-no-yu

Joestu Line

Takasaki is the largest producer of Japanese plums ineastern Japan, both in terms of quantity and growing area.
The Haruna and Misato Plum Groves contain 220,000 plumtrees and many people visit the groves in March to see theblossoms. Many plum based products are made here,
including plum wine, plum juice, as well as umeboshi(dried pickled plums).

[Hamayu Lodge](+81) 27-378-2333 (hotel accommodations available)

Osaka

Kuroiwa

Spa House
Kurabuchi Branch Oﬃce

First Friday in August
Haruna Festival Fireworks/Haruna Lakefront (Harunako-machi)

Okukawaura Onsen (Artiﬁcial Onsen) Hamayu Sansou

Tokyo

Hamayu Sansou (Hamayu Lodge)
To Kita-Karuizawa

August 15th
Haruna Furasato Festival and Commerce and Industry Festival Fireworks/Karasugawa
Park (Shimomuroda-machi)(+81) 27-378-2311(hotel accommodations available)

Kyoto
FukuokaTozenji Temple

Mid-August
Kurabuchi Summer Festival/Kurabuchi Branch Oﬃce (Kurabuchi-machi Sannokura)(+81) 27-378-4126 (hotel accommodations available)

Japanese Plums

Last Sunday in July
Misato Furusato Summer Festival – Fureai Park [Communion Park] (Misato-machiNishiakiya)

Warabi-daira Forest Park Campsite

Gunma/Takasaki

Lakeside Yusuge
Yusuge-motoyu
Lake Haruna Car Camping Campsite
Haruna-Fuji
Harunasan Ropeway

Haruna Shrine

August 16th
Shin-machi Furusato Festival Karasugawa Grounds (Shin-machi)

Kurabuchi Onsen

Kohan-no-Yado
Commemorative ParkMay 5thTsunoochiyama [Mt. Tsunoochi] Exchange Mountain Climb/Hamayu Sansou [Hamayu
Lodge] (Kurabuchi-machi)
Late May
Yugennomori Concert [Ethereal Forest Concert]/Haruna Shrine Kagura Hall(Harunasan-machi)

noodle stew
Takasaki is a major producer of high quality wheat andmany of the cit y's specialt y dishes use wheat ﬂour.
Takasaki udon is made from a locally grown strain of wheat
called "Kinu-no -nami" that gives the noodles their
distinctive slippery and springing texture. Visitors can also
try the Okirikomi, a local stew made from wide noodles
and vegetables, including daikon and taro.

EnglishSouvenirs

For Further Information

Tokyo Station

Joshinestu Expressway (Nagano IC to Yoshii IC) About 2hrs.
Nagano Shinkansen (Nagano Station to TakasakiStation) about 50min.

Shin-machi Branch Oﬃce
Kannon-yama Family ParkJhosinDenste tu
Shin-machi

To TokyoFrom Narita Airport:

Highway Express Bus (Narita Airport to Takasaki
Station East Exit) about 3 hrs.

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2km

3km

4km

5km

Takasaki CityKannon Yama

Lake Haruna

Haruna Shrine

DarumaTakasaki Festival

Traveler's Guardian Deity

Seasonal Flowers
You can sense the seasons in Takasaki through thevarious ﬂowers as they bloom. Each new season
brings new ﬂowers to be admired.

I n o l d e n t i m e s Ta k a s a k i ﬂ o u r i s h e d a s apost-station along one of Edo Japan's mainroads. Today, the cit y is a strategic rail andexpressway stop for Japan's high-speed transitsystem. Situated 50 minutes outside the Tokyo
Metropolitan Region, Takasaki shows all thesigns of a bustling commercial city. Takasaki isalso home to the Gunma Symphony, making it
one of only a handful of Japan's regional cities tohave an orchestra. It is the site of numerous
music events held at the Gunma Music Center aswell as other venues. Takasaki is a city that's intouch with nature and has numerous onsens(hot springs) where you can relax and allow yourbody to recuperate.

In the Kannon-yama Hills spreading out to the westof the central city stands the Byakui Dai-Kannon,
who smiles benevolently as she keeps watch overthe streets of Takasaki. The Goddess's concrete
statue is 41.8m tall (equivalent to a 9-story building)
and weighs 6000 tons. You can visit her hollow
interior and pay your resp e c t s to numerous
Buddhist idols as you climb the stairs to hershoulder. From her shoulder you can see a sweeping
view of the city of Takasaki. When the approximately
3000 Japanese cherry trees blossom in the spring,
the entire hill becomes covered in pink.

Lake Haruna is located near the top of Mt. Haruna, oneof the most famous mountains in Gunma Prefecture.
At an elevation of close to 1,100m and surrounded by
mountains, the beautiful waters of Lake Haruna
reﬂect the colors of each changing season. There arehiking trails maintained along the outer rim of thecrater that surrounds the lake and various ﬂowers canbe enjoyed during each season from late April
through late September. There are also fantastic lightshows held by the lake during the winter.
Access: 90 minute bus ride from JR Takasaki Station

Haruna Shrine stands amidst a majestic
formation of strangely shaped rocks
that rise straight from the earth. With anapproximately 1,400 year history, theshrine has at trac ted the faithful
throughout the ages. The shrine's
historic buildings and a giant 600 year
old tree provide numerous highlights,including pavilions that have been
integrated with the rocks. You can also
enjoy a bowl of Monzen Soba ("Beforeth e G ate" B u ck w h eat N o o dl es) , aspecialty dish served at eateries in thetown.
Access: 70 minute bus ride from JRTakasaki StationDaruma dolls are a leading form of a good luck charm inJapan, and approximately 80% of the country's Daruma dolls
are manufactured in Takasaki. Takasaki Darumas arecharacterized by their eyebrows, which are symbolized by
cranes, and by their noses and moustaches, which aresymbolized by turtles. Because they are modeled after these
two animals, both of which are associated with long life, thefaces are considered to be extremely auspicious. You makeyour wish to the Daruma by ﬁrst ﬁlling in its right eye while
you say a prayer for what you want (e.g. an uneventful year,etc.). When the wish comes true you ﬁll in the other eye as away of appreciation.

Shorinzan Daruma Temple
The temple where the Darumas originated. Takasaki Darumas
can be purchased here, and many people come to buy themduring the Daruma Market, which is open for 2 days every
year on January 6th and 7th.

The Takasaki Festival is held each year on theﬁrst Saturday in August. The central city roars tolife as people dressed in Happis (workman'slivery coats) carry Mikoshis (portable shrines)
and pull ﬂoats through the streets. There is also
a ﬁrework s display on the Saturday night.
Besides the Takasaki Festival, from late July tothe end of August there are numerous othersummer festivals held in various neighborhoods
throughout the city.

Hanadaka Viewing Flower Hills

The Kurabuchi and Haruna areas in Takasaki's
northwest have retained much of their natural
beauty and atmosphere making them greatplaces to enjoy mountain climbing, camping,and onsens (hot springs). You can also see
m a ny S o u t a i D os oj i n (a t y p e o f D os o j i n
depicting a happily married couple) withunique shapes. Dosojin are stone markers orﬁgures that are worshiped as deities. These
deities are believed to protect the town, blesspeople with children, and watch over travelers
during their journeys.

Visitors can enjoy looking out at the surroundingm o u nt a ins a n d v i ew ove r 15 t y p es o f ﬂ owe r s
throughout the year, including rape blossoms (lateApril through late May) and cosmos (late Septemberto early November).

Misato Moss Pink Park

Transportation 20 minute bus ride from JR Takasaki Station
20 minute walk from JR Gunma-Yawata Station
Bands of red, pink, and white Moss Pink blossoms
form waves and whirlpools as they undulate andeddy along the pathways and across the landscape.
(mid April to early May)

Transportation: From JR Takasaki Station – 40
minute walk or 20 minutes by bus.
Fees: Statue Entrance Fee - ￥300 for adults

Sunﬂower Maze : mid August toearly September

Misato Plum Grove: late February Tokumei-en Autumn Leaves:to late Marchmid November to early December

Takasaki City

Kannon Yama

Lake Haruna

Haruna Shrine

DarumaTakasaki Festival

Traveler's Guardian Deity

Seasonal Flowers
You can sense the seasons in Takasaki through thevarious ﬂowers as they bloom. Each new season
brings new ﬂowers to be admired.

I n o l d e n t i m e s Ta k a s a k i ﬂ o u r i s h e d a s apost-station along one of Edo Japan's main
roads. Today, the cit y is a strategic rail andexpressway stop for Japan's high-speed transitsystem. Situated 50 minutes outside the Tokyo
Metropolitan Region, Takasaki shows all thesigns of a bustling commercial city. Takasaki isalso home to the Gunma Symphony, making it
one of only a handful of Japan's regional cities tohave an orchestra. It is the site of numerous
music events held at the Gunma Music Center aswell as other venues. Takasaki is a city that's intouch with nature and has numerous onsens(hot springs) where you can relax and allow yourbody to recuperate.

In the Kannon-yama Hills spreading out to the westof the central city stands the Byakui Dai-Kannon,
who smiles benevolently as she keeps watch overthe streets of Takasaki. The Goddess's concrete
statue is 41.8m tall (equivalent to a 9-story building)
and weighs 6000 tons. You can visit her hollow
interior and pay your resp e c t s to numerous
Buddhist idols as you climb the stairs to hershoulder. From her shoulder you can see a sweeping
view of the city of Takasaki. When the approximately
3000 Japanese cherry trees blossom in the spring,
the entire hill becomes covered in pink.

Lake Haruna is located near the top of Mt. Haruna, oneof the most famous mountains in Gunma Prefecture.
At an elevation of close to 1,100m and surrounded bymountains, the beautiful waters of Lake Haruna
reﬂect the colors of each changing season. There arehiking trails maintained along the outer rim of thecrater that surrounds the lake and various ﬂowers canbe enjoyed during each season from late April
through late September. There are also fantastic lightshows held by the lake during the winter.
Access: 90 minute bus ride from JR Takasaki Station

Haruna Shrine stands amidst a majestic
formation of strangely shaped rocks
that rise straight from the earth. With anapproximately 1,400 year history, theshrine has at trac ted the faithful
throughout the ages. The shrine's
historic buildings and a giant 600 year
old tree provide numerous highlights,
including pavilions that have been
integrated with the rocks. You can also
enjoy a bowl of Monzen Soba ("Beforeth e G ate" B u ck w h eat N o o dl es) , a
specialty dish served at eateries in thetown.
Access: 70 minute bus ride from JRTakasaki Station

Daruma dolls are a leading form of a good luck charm inJapan, and approximately 80% of the country's Daruma dolls
are manufactured in Takasaki. Takasaki Darumas arecharacterized by their eyebrows, which are symbolized by
cranes, and by their noses and moustaches, which aresymbolized by turtles. Because they are modeled after these
two animals, both of which are associated with long life, thefaces are considered to be extremely auspicious. You makeyour wish to the Daruma by ﬁrst ﬁlling in its right eye while
you say a prayer for what you want (e.g. an uneventful year,etc.). When the wish comes true you ﬁll in the other eye as away of appreciation.

Shorinzan Daruma Temple
The temple where the Darumas originated. Takasaki Darumas
can be purchased here, and many people come to buy themduring the Daruma Market, which is open for 2 days every
year on January 6th and 7th.

The Takasaki Festival is held each year on theﬁrst Saturday in August. The central city roars tolife as people dressed in Happis (workman'slivery coats) carry Mikoshis (portable shrines)
and pull ﬂoats through the streets. There is also
a ﬁrework s display on the Saturday night.
Besides the Takasaki Festival, from late July tothe end of August there are numerous othersummer festivals held in various neighborhoods
throughout the city.

Hanadaka Viewing Flower Hills

The Kurabuchi and Haruna areas in Takasaki's
northwest have retained much of their natural
beauty and atmosphere making them greatplaces to enjoy mountain climbing, camping,and onsens (hot springs). You can also seem a ny S o u t a i D os oj i n (a t y p e o f D os o j i n
depicting a happily married couple) withunique shapes. Dosojin are stone markers orﬁgures that are worshiped as deities. These
deities are believed to protect the town, blesspeople with children, and watch over travelers
during their journeys.

Visitors can enjoy looking out at the surroundingm o u nt a ins a n d v i ew ove r 15 t y p es o f ﬂ owe r s
throughout the year, including rape blossoms (lateApril through late May) and cosmos (late Septemberto early November).

Misato Moss Pink Park

Transportation 20 minute bus ride from JR Takasaki Station
20 minute walk from JR Gunma-Yawata Station
Bands of red, pink, and white Moss Pink blossoms
form waves and whirlpools as they undulate andeddy along the pathways and across the landscape.
(mid April to early May)

Transportation: From JR Takasaki Station – 40
minute walk or 20 minutes by bus.
Fees: Statue Entrance Fee - ￥300 for adults

Sunﬂower Maze : mid August toearly September

Misato Plum Grove: late February Tokumei-en Autumn Leaves:to late Marchmid November to early December

Onsen (Hot Springs)
January

Sake
Please contact
Takasaki Municipal Tourism Society
Takasaki Tourism Association
Address: 35-1 Takamatsu-cho, Takasaki-shi, Japan370-8501
Phone: (+81) 27-321-1257
E-mail: kankou@city.takasaki.gunma.jp
http://www.city.takasaki.gunma.jp

英語

Event Calendar
1stTakasaki New Year's Day Concert/Gunma Music Center (Takamatsu-cho) Hatsumode[New Year's visit to a shrine]/Haruna Shrine (Harunasan-machi), etc.

Takasaki City Map

Locating Takasaki on the Map

6th and 7thThe Daruma Market [Shorinzan Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health Festival]/Shorinzan
Daruma Temple (Hanadaka-machi)

S a ke i s b r e w e d a t t h e M a k i n o S a ke
B r e w e r y, Ta k a s a k i ' s e x c l u s i v e s a k ebrewer y. Sake is made from rice andwater. The Makino Sake Brewery uses Mt.
Haruna's famous spring water to create afull bodied sake with a true sake aroma.

February Late February to Late March

Misato Plum Festival/Misato Plum GroveMarchMiyagi

Late March to Early April
Takasaki Film Festival/Takasaki Cultural Hall (Suehiro-cho) and other local movie
theaters.
Third Sunday in MarchHaruna Plum Blossom Festival/Haruna Cultural Hall

April

Early April
Shin-machi Cherry Blossom Festival/Self-Defense Forces Shin-machi Military Post
(Shin-machi)

Lake Haruna
Kurabuchi Onsen

Early April to Early May
Misato Moss Pink Festival/Misato Moss Pink Park (Misato-machi Matsunosawa)

May

There are many onsens in Takasaki that are surrounded by nature.

Aimagawa Onsen Fureaikan

JulyAugust[Communion Hall](+81) 27-378-3834(hotel accommodations available)

Late AugustTakasaki Byakui Dai-Kannon Candle Festival "Mandoe" [Buddhist Lantern
Festival/Jigenin (Ishihara-machi)

Kamezawa Onsen

Late August
Gunma Haniwa-no-sato Festival/Yawatatsukakofun [Yawatatsuka Ancient Tomb](Ide-machi)

Kurabuchi Welfare Center Seseragi-no-yu [Babbling Water](+81) 27-378-3440 (day trip only)(+81) 27-372-4126 (day trip only)(+81) 27-374-9211 (hotel accommodations available)

406

Haruna Plum Grove

Early October
Takasaki Raibu Festival [Takasaki Thunder Dance Festival]/ Motenashi Hiroba [WelcomePlaza] (Takamatsu-cho)First Sunday in October
Minowanosato and Kitsune-no-yomeiri Pageant [Monowanosato and Fox BridePageant]/Misato Branch Oﬃce (Misato-machi Nishiakiya)

Annaka-Haruna

Getting here from Tokyo

Takasaki Ebisu Market/Central City

December Early December to Early January

Mid December to the 25th
Lake Haruna Illumination Festa / Lake Haruna Lakefront (Lake Haruna)Fujioka IC

Haruna Festival Fireworks

Joshinetsu Expressway

Shimonita IC

Minowanosato andKitsune-no-yomeiri Peagent

Takasaki Line andShonan Shinjuku Line

Shinetsu Main Line
Matsuida-Myogi IC(+81) 27-350-8811 (day trip only)

Sanofujioka IC

Takasaki Jct Kita-Kanto Expressway

Yokokawa Station

Kawaguchi ICwaTokyoGaikanExpressway

Ueno Station

Shinjuku StationGSGSyTakasaki-shi
Takasaki IC

Gunma-Yawata
AnnakaHanadaka Viewing
Flower Hills
Camp Park – Join Us!

Kita
Takasaki
Shorinzan DarumaTemple
Wada Bridge
Takasaki City HallPIno

Yutori

Hagiwara-no-Okasamatsu
Maebashi-minami IC

Takasaki Jct.

Hijiriishi Bridge

Byakui Dai-Kannon

Taka〕

s〔ak i
Kanetsu Expressway (Niigata-nishi IC to Maebashi IC Dye Plant Botanical GardenL
Jonan Bridge ineor Takasaki IC) about 2hr. 30min.
Kannon Cave and Tokumei-en
Kuragano
Joestu Shinkansen (Niigata Station to Takasaki
Kannon-yama Onsen
Station) About 1hr. 20 min.
NegoyaKin Zansou

17

The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
Gunma Prefectural Museum of History
Gunma Forest

From Nagano:Misato IC

Fujioka Jct Omiya Station
Nerima IC

17igh

MinamiTakasakiTakasaki IC Isesaki IC

To Nagano

ts H

Shin
Maebashi〔〕

Annaka-Haruna Station

Kyogashima Tennen Onsen Yutori

From Niigata:

Maebashi ICNagano
Shinkansen

Takasaki Kannon-yama Onsen Kin Zansou (Kin Lodge)(+81) 27-322-2916 (hotel accommodations available)

The information posted on this site is current as of January 2008.

Komayose Smart Interchange (ETC
[Electronic Toll Collection] only]

Takasaki Station(+81) 27-374-9226 (hotel accommodations available)

A number of Japan's leading onsens are located just outside Takasaki.
Ikaho Hot Spring (55 minutes by bus from Takasaki Station)
Kusatsu Onsen (1 hour 30 minutes by train, or 30 minutes by busfrom Takasaki Station)

Kanestu Expressway (Nerima IC to Takasaki IC orFujioka IC) About 1 hr.
Joetsu Shinkansen
Nagano Shinkansen (Tokyo Station to Takasaki
Station) about 50 min.

Kanestu Expressway

Shibukawa-Ikaho IC

Harunako Onsen [Lake Haruna Onsen] Lakeside Yusuge
Haruna Onsen Spa HouseFrui

From Tokyo:

To Niigata

Takasaki Pageant of Light/Takasaki City Hall and Vicinity (Takamatsu-cho)(+81) 27-374-9131 (hotel accommodations available)o ShinGunma Branch Oﬃce

Misato Branch Oﬃce
Old Shimoda Residence
Shiraiwa Kannon
Drawing Room(Hasedera)
Lake Narusawa
Kamitsukenu Haniwano-sato Park
Museum of Literature in Commemoration
Maebashi ICof Bunmei-Tsuchiya
Sunﬂower Maze
Kamitsukeno-sato
Museum of Archaeology
kansenTransportation Guide

Joestu Shinkansen

November Late November

Nagan

Nippon Silk Center

Minowa Castle Ruins

Misato Plum Grove

Haruna Branch Oﬃce

Yasuragi-no-yu

chi Takasaki

Harunako Onsen [Lake Haruna Onsen] Yusuge-motoyu

Tsutsuji-no-sato

First Saturday and Sunday in August
Takasaki Festival/Motenashi Hiroba [Welcome Plaza] (Takamatsu-cho)

October

Shibazakura Park

Gunma-no-matsu

Aimagawa Onsen

TakTon asaki
ya ma

Gunma Onsen Yasuragi-no-yu [Comfort Waters]

Seseragi-no-yuJoestu Line

Takasaki is the largest producer of Japanese plums ineastern Japan, both in terms of quantity and growing area.
The Haruna and Misato Plum Groves contain 220,000 plumtrees and many people visit the groves in March to see theblossoms. Many plum based products are made here,
including plum wine, plum juice, as well as umeboshi(dried pickled plums).

[Hamayu Lodge](+81) 27-378-2333 (hotel accommodations available)

Osaka

Kuroiwa

Spa House
Kurabuchi Branch Oﬃce

First Friday in August
Haruna Festival Fireworks/Haruna Lakefront (Harunako-machi)

Okukawaura Onsen (Artiﬁcial Onsen) Hamayu Sansou

TokyoHamayu Sansou (Hamayu Lodge)
To Kita-Karuizawa

August 15th
Haruna Furasato Festival and Commerce and Industry Festival Fireworks/Karasugawa
Park (Shimomuroda-machi)(+81) 27-378-2311(hotel accommodations available)

Kyoto
FukuokaTozenji Temple

Mid-August
Kurabuchi Summer Festival/Kurabuchi Branch Oﬃce (Kurabuchi-machi Sannokura)(+81) 27-378-4126 (hotel accommodations available)

Japanese Plums

Last Sunday in July
Misato Furusato Summer Festival – Fureai Park [Communion Park] (Misato-machiNishiakiya)

Warabi-daira Forest Park Campsite

Gunma/Takasaki

Lakeside Yusuge
Yusuge-motoyu
Lake Haruna Car Camping Campsite
Haruna-Fuji
Harunasan Ropeway

Haruna Shrine

August 16thShin-machi Furusato Festival Karasugawa Grounds (Shin-machi)

Kurabuchi Onsen

Kohan-no-Yado
Commemorative ParkMay 5thTsunoochiyama [Mt. Tsunoochi] Exchange Mountain Climb/Hamayu Sansou [HamayuLodge] (Kurabuchi-machi)
Late May
Yugennomori Concert [Ethereal Forest Concert]/Haruna Shrine Kagura Hall(Harunasan-machi)

noodle stew
Takasaki is a major producer of high quality wheat andmany of the cit y's specialt y dishes use wheat ﬂour.
Takasaki udon is made from a locally grown strain of wheat
called "Kinu-no -nami" that gives the noodles their
distinctive slippery and springing texture. Visitors can also
try the Okirikomi, a local stew made from wide noodles
and vegetables, including daikon and taro.

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For Further Information

Tokyo Station

Joshinestu Expressway (Nagano IC to Yoshii IC) About 2hrs.
Nagano Shinkansen (Nagano Station to TakasakiStation) about 50min.

Shin-machi Branch Oﬃce
Kannon-yama Family ParkJhosinDenste tu
Shin-machi

To Tokyo

From Narita Airport:

Highway Express Bus (Narita Airport to Takasaki
Station East Exit) about 3 hrs.

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