Conveniently located on the Shinkansen (bullet train) line north-west of Tokyo, Takasaki offers visitors a taste of an older-style Japanese city, with quaint shops, good dining and some cultural activities.

Kannonyama is the main touristy area of Takasaki and is where you will find the enormous 40-meter statue of Kannon which offers wonderful views from the top observation deck. To get to the statue you will pass along Ischharamachi shopping street where you will find an assortment of shops and traditional eating places.

To remember your visit to Takasaki you can buy a Daruma doll (thought to bring good luck) at the Shorinzan Daruma Temple, or at one of many souvenir shops in the town.

Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

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