Benkei Dō

Benkei Dō: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Benkei Dō

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Benkei Dō — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.13428, 143.63023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benkei Dō

• 浦幌町立博物館 · museum · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~45 km · Must-see
• Onnetō Hot Falls · waterfall · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~49 km · Must-see
• 阿寒富士 · viewpoint · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• Obihiro Shrine · temple · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mt. Me-Akan · viewpoint · Kushiro Subprefecture · ~52 km · Must-see
• Akan Volcanic Complex · viewpoint · Kushiro Subprefecture · ~52 km · Must-see
• Manabe Garden · sanctuary · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• Obihiro Zoo · sanctuary · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~56 km · Must-see
• ウペペサンケ山 · viewpoint · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~66 km · Must-see
• クマネシリ岳 · viewpoint · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mt. O-Akan · viewpoint · Kushiro Subprefecture · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hokuto Ruins · fort · Kushiro Subprefecture · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Yoshitsune · viewpoint · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~2 km
• 歴史民族資料館 · museum · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~2 km
• 仙美里鉄道資料館 · museum · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~7 km
• 足寄動物化石博物館 · attraction · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~16 km
• ウコタキヌプリ · viewpoint · Kushiro Subprefecture · ~20 km
• Mount Oribe · viewpoint · Tokachi Subprefecture · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Benkei Dō

Other caves near Benkei Dō

• Misato Cave · cave · Okhotsk Subprefecture · ~108 km
• 三眺洞窟 · cave · Okhotsk Subprefecture · ~137 km
• Toma Limestone Cave · cave · Kamikawa Subprefecture · ~141 km
• Toma Limestone Cave Park · cave · Kamikawa Subprefecture · ~141 km

All caves in Hokkaido Prefecture

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