There are a lot of shops with old Japanese style appearances near Yubatake where you can pick up many kinds of products including foods and handicrafts. Just strolling around Yubatake can be a lot of fun too.
Onsen Manju
Locally brewed Sake
You cannot think of onsens without thinking of onsen manju, those Japanese cake made with lightly-sweetened bean paste filling and an outside of flour and rice powder. There are more than a dozen manju shops in Kusatsu. Why don’t you buy one piece at each shop to compare the flavors?
Made with local rice and natural water from the mountains. Try some at bars or sample in shops. Local beer and wine are also available.
Pickles
Yunohana (Sinter)
A typical side dish that was traditionally preserved for the winter in cold regions. In Kusatsu, pickles of edible wild plants are especially recommended. Sampling is available at some shops.
Sediments of spring water collected from the wooden gutters of Yubatake containing a large amount of sulfur. Used as natural bath powder. Enjoy hot spring bathing at home.
Kusatsu Glass
Tenugui (cotton towels)
Milky blue "onsen glass" is made using yunohana and spring water as ingredients. Drop-in blown glass classes is available (reservations required).
Traditional cotton towels in Japan can be used to wrap things or hang on a wall for decoration. With the wide variety of design, it makes a wonderful gift for your friends.
Local Specialties
Wild Mushrooms
In Kusatsu, there is a variety of local products including traditional handicrafts and delicious food such as konjac (devil’s tongue), sweetened kidney beans and tsukudani.
A wide variety of wild mushrooms are only available in the fall. These are: maitake, hiratake, shimeji and nameko mushrooms, and they come fresh from the mountains.
Michinoeki
A facility where you can pick up local specialty foods and gifts in the shops inside and collect information about sightseeing at Kanko Kyokai (Tourism Association). Baelz Memorial Hall and restaurants are attached.
You cannot think of onsens without thinking of onsen manju, those Japanese cake made with lightly-sweetened bean paste filling and an outside of flour and rice powder. There are more than a dozen manju shops in Kusatsu. Why don’t you buy one piece at each shop to compare the flavors?
Made with local rice and natural water from the mountains. Try some at bars or sample in shops. Local beer and wine are also available.
A typical side dish that was traditionally preserved for the winter in cold regions. In Kusatsu, pickles of edible wild plants are especially recommended. Sampling is available at some shops. 
Sediments of spring water collected from the wooden gutters of Yubatake containing a large amount of sulfur. Used as natural bath powder. Enjoy hot spring bathing at home. 
Milky blue "onsen glass" is made using yunohana and spring water as ingredients. Drop-in blown glass classes is available (reservations required).
Traditional cotton towels in Japan can be used to wrap things or hang on a wall for decoration. With the wide variety of design, it makes a wonderful gift for your friends.
In Kusatsu, there is a variety of local products including traditional handicrafts and delicious food such as konjac (devil’s tongue), sweetened kidney beans and tsukudani.
A wide variety of wild mushrooms are only available in the fall. These are: maitake, hiratake, shimeji and nameko mushrooms, and they come fresh from the mountains.
A facility where you can pick up local specialty foods and gifts in the shops inside and collect information about sightseeing at Kanko Kyokai (Tourism Association). Baelz Memorial Hall and restaurants are attached.