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Fifteenth temple of the Bandō 33 Kannon — Shiraiwa Kannon traditionally founded by En no Ozunu, with a Tenshō-era main hall rebuilt by Takeda Katsuyori

Chief guardian of Takasaki's castle town since the Edo period, patronized by successive domain lords — enshrining deities of matchmaking, safe childbirth, and good fortune, and serving as the heart of the annual August Takasaki Matsuri

Impregnable Kozuke stronghold built by Nagano Narimasa in 1512 — famously never captured despite six assaults by Takeda Shingen, later held by Ii Naomasa, and selected among Japan's 100 Famous Castles

Jodo temple founded during the Eiroku era (1558–70) and said to be Tokugawa Ieyasu's prayer temple — venerating a principal Amida Nyorai attributed to Eshin Sozu Genshin along the historic Nakasendo post road

A Shingon temple founded in the Kamakura period along the Kannon-yama hiking trail — enshrining the Juichimen Kannon and adorned with cherry blossoms, hydrangeas, and autumn foliage across the seasons

A 41.8-meter White Kannon erected in 1936 by businessman Inoue Yasusaburo — celebrated in Jomo Karuta as 'Byakui Kannon's merciful hands', this iconic symbol of Takasaki offers sweeping views of the Kanto Plain from its nine-story interior

Guardian shrine of northern Takasaki enshrining Susanoo no Mikoto — a great zelkova of several hundred years stands on the grounds, and the June Nagoshi no Oharae purification ceremony draws crowds praying for good health

A temple preserving Edo-period Shinto-Buddhist syncretism — founded during the Kyoho era to welcome Ise deities for commoners unable to make the pilgrimage, with a remote worship site still standing in the former Nakasendo castle town

A late 6th-century keyhole burial mound whose 1973 excavation yielded National Treasure horse gear and bronze vessels, stunning the archaeological world — precious evidence of active cultural exchange with the Korean Peninsula, now a National Historic Site

Rinzai Zen temple founded in the Eiroku era, serving as a family temple for Takasaki domain samurai — the Genroku-era ceiling dragon painting and weekly zazen sessions draw devotees to this 'temple of victory'