Cherry blossoms at Hara Museum ARC (Gunma) are almost in full bloom.
There are 1,500 cherry trees of 19 different varieties within the grounds of the neighboring Ikaho Green Bokujo ranch.
It’s just the right time for enjoying the Someiyoshino cherry trees.
The weather has been unstable this year, but the cherry trees in Gunma will surely be in full bloom this weekend.
Why not come and visit our museum, and stop by the Ikaho Green Bokujo to enjoy the sakura weekend?
HARA MUSEUM ARC
Admission: General (over 12) 1,000 yen; children (over 3) 500 yen; seniors (70 or over) half price; 10% discount for a group of 20 or more; discounts are available for school groups; free for Hara Museum members.
*Children must be accompanied by an adult.
*Museum admission is free every Saturday (during the school term) for elementary and junior high school students residing in Gunma prefecture.
*Combination ticket for Hara Museum ARC and Ikaho Green Bokujo: General 1,800 yen; Children 900 yen
GETTING THERE
By car: 8 kilometers (about 15 minutes) from the Kan-etsu Expressway Shibukawa Ikaho Interchange.
By train:
■via ＪR Joetsu・Nagano Shinkansen *transfer at JR Takasaki station to the local line
〈JR Tokyo station→JR Takasaki station →(via local Joetsu ・Agatsuma Line) →JR Shibukawa station〉
Suggested schedule
・10:12 Leave JR Tokyo station→11:02 Arrive at JR Takasaki station／11:11 Leave JR Takasaki station→11:35 Arrive at JR Shibukawa station
・11:12 Leave JR Tokyo station→12:02 Arrive at JR Takasaki station／12:20 Leave JR Takasaki station→12:44 Arrive at JR Shibukawa station
・12:24 Leave JR Tokyo station→13:13 Arrive at JR Takasaki station／13:29 Leave JR Takasaki station→13:54 Arrive at JR Shibukawa station
■via JR Joetsu Line Limited Express Kusatsu *no transfer
〈JR Ueno station→JR Shibukawa station〉
・ 9:00 Leave JR Ueno station→10:37 Arrive at JR Shibukawa station （this time table is applied to Kusatsu No.31 train. Please note that Kusatsu No.31 is in service on weekends and holidays）
・10:00 Leave JR Ueno station→11:43 Arrive at JR Shibukawa station（Kusatsu No.3）
・12:00 Leave JR Ueno station→13:43 JR Shibukawa station（Kusatsu No.5）
From JR Shibukawa station, take the Kanetsu Kotsu Bus for Ikaho Onsen and disembark at at “Green Bokujo Mae” stop.
http://www.kan-etsu.net/r-bus/timetable/shibu-ikaho-1.htm (in Japanese only)
Hara Museum ARC is 7 minute walk from the bus stop.
Recommended local attractions
Ikaho Green Bokujo (ranch) http://www.greenbokujo.jp/
(English site is under construction)
Ikaho Onsen (hot spring) http://www2.wind.ne.jp/ikaho/
(in Japanese only)