From Hara Museum ARC, Gunma
Fall is a great time to visit Gunma when trees on Mount Haruna and around Hara Museum ARC turn bright red and yellow, peaking in late October to mid November.
Jean-Michel Othoniel,Kokoro,2009
Andy Warhol,Campbell’s Tomato Soup,1981
One of the best places to enjoy the foliage is Kajika Bridge, a famous spot in Ikaho Hot Springs only 5 minutes by car from Hara Museum ARC. The fall colors are gorgeously set off by the deep red of the bridge, which will be lit up until 22:30 every day until November 20.
As for our famous Image Cake, a special treat available only on weekends at the Café d’Art, we are now serving one inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s Mirror Room (Pumpkin), currently on display at the museum.
Yayoi Kusama,Mirror Room (Pumpkin), 1991
This one was brought back by popular demand—visitors keep asking for it! The Kusama Image Cake will be available until November 27. Don’t miss it!
So please come to Hara Museum ARC for a day of good art, good food and a relaxing dip at Ikaho Hot Springs!
＊A work by Izumi Kato will be the inspiration for the next Image Cake from December. 3.
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Body and Soul-Selections from the Hara Museum Collection
September 17 (Sat.) – January 4 (Wed.), 2012
Place: Hara Museum ARC Galleries A,B and C
Hours: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm *last entry 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Thursdays during the exhibition period and January 1(open on November 3 and December 29)
*Closed temporarily in the event of severe weather.
Admission: General (over 12) 1,000 yen; children (over 3) 500 yen; 10% discount for a group of 20 or more.
*Children must be accompanied by an adult
**Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo ranch: General 1,800 yen; Children 900 yen
Getting There: By train: Take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, change to the Joestu Line, and disembark at Shibukawa. From Shibukawa, ARC is 10 minutes away by taxi or 15 minutes by bus (take the Ikaho Onsen bus to “Green Bokujo Mae”). By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange (in the direction of Ikaho Onsen).
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ACCESS
By Train
By JR Joetsu・Nagano Shinkansen
Recommended timetable
・10:12 Depart Tokyo Station→11:01 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 11:11Depart Takasaki Satation→11:35 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
・11:12 Depart Tokyo Station→12:03 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 12:20 Depart Takasaki Satation→12:44 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
・12:24 Depart Tokyo Station→13:14 Arrive at Takasaki Station/ 13:31 Depart Takasaki Satation→13:56 Arrive at Shibukawa Station
By JR Joetsu Limited Express Kusatsu
・ 9:00 Depart Ueno Station→10:37 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No.31 ; operates only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
・10:00 Depart Ueno Station→11:43 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No.3 ; operates only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
・12:00 Depart Ueno Station→13:45 Arrive at Shibukawa Station (No. 5)
From Shibukawa Station, take the Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus and get off at the station “Green Bokujo Mae.” http://www.kan-etsu.net/r-bus/timetable/shibu-ikaho-1.htm (in Japanese only). ARC is about 7 minute walk from the bus station.
By Car
Take the Kan-etsu Expressway to Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange. Go in the direction of Ikaho Onsen for 8 km (about 15 min.) .
Highway information:
E-NEXCO Drive Plaza http://www.driveplaza.com/ (in Japanese only)
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