Nationally designated historical site. These ruins were first discovered when the Kanetsu Expressway was constructed. Since then, the remains of the rice fields from the late Yayoi Period have been found. The footprints of a man were found in the fields, which indicate there used to be graves or houses on the nearby plateau. Many ruins, such as Nakao Ruins or Shinbo Ruins are scattered around the area, and plans are under consideration to construct a park including these areas for their value in explaining life in those days.

The Meiji Government established the Takasaki Squad of the Tokyo Army at Takasaki castle in 1872, and the 15th regiment was dispatched to Japanese-Sino War and Japanese-Russo War from Takasaki in 1884. A famous pine tree planted by Emperor Meiji appeared in the regiment's favorite song "Branch of the Pine Tree at Hiryu". The tree no longer exists, but a monument in memory of the tree was established under the majestic pine tree near traces of the Ootemon Gate. There used to be a red pine tree 100 meters away from where the monument .

Milestone. Prefectural designated historical site. Trees were planted near each tumulus constructed every 4km along the street as a landmark during the Edo Period. The only remaining tumulus in Takasaki is the Nakasendo Tumulus along Route 18 between Kamitoyooka and Fujizuka. It serves as a landmark indicating 28 Ri (112 km) from Nihonbashi on the Nakasendo Road, and the nettle tree planted there is estimated to be 400 years old.

This is the place where travelers and feudal lords used to take a rest, and have tea or lunch. The Iino family who resided between Takasaki Juku and Iwahana Juku was in charge of this station. The family possesses some cultural assets, such as the documents related to court nobles, Takasaki province, and the daily commodities from those days.

The Nakasendo Road is one of the five main roads developed by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Edo Period. It served as the connection road between Edo and Kyoto and was crowded with travelers and feudal lords who were coming and going between Edo and their domains. Two of the sixty seven inns, Kuragano-inn and Takasaki-inn were located in Takasaki. Kuragano-machi, Tokiwa-cho and Utagawa-cho still have the traditional cityscape of those days, and some valuable historical places still remains.

The Reiheishi from Kyoto used this road to visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine. The starting point of the Reiheishi Kaido Road was the Nakasendo Road Kuragano Juku. The guidepost remains in Kuragano, which was the starting point of 14 inns and 33 towns.
There are traces of two Wakihonjin (camps) used by feudal lords at Kuragano, one of which has restored Kousatsuba ( notice board).

This is the nightlight that served as a guide for the travelers all night long at one crossroad of the Nakasendo Road and the Reiheishi Kaido Road. It has a height of 3.73 m and was built on a base of three layers. The names of the donors, Kabuki actors and Sumo wrestlers are engraved on the base.

There is an excellent 13km cycling road along the Ino river from Hamagawa Athletic Park to Gunma-no-Mori. There are shrines and ancient tombs along the road, and flowers bloom on both sides of the road for cyclists to enjoy.