Bara-en

Bara-en: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bara-en

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Bara-en — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.41927, 139.04935. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bara-en

• 元景寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~1 km · Must-see
• 光厳寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~2 km · Must-see
• Iwagami Inari Shrine · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~2 km · Must-see
• 龍蔵寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
• 妙見寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~5 km · Must-see
• 善勝寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~6 km · Must-see
• 木曽三社神社 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~7 km · Must-see
• 長善寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• 長興寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• 養林寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• 大胡神社 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• 長純寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• 眞光寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
• 渋川八幡宮 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bando No.16 Mizusawa Temple · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gunma Flower Park · sanctuary · Gunma Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 金井東裏遺跡 · fort · Gunma Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 上ノ山公園 · park · Gunma Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bara-en

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bara-en

• Gunma Flower Park · sanctuary · Gunma Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 草津熱帯圏 · sanctuary · Agatsuma · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saitama Children's Zoo · sanctuary · Saitama Prefecture · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nikko Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Tochigi Prefecture · ~76 km · Must-see
• Shōyō Garden · sanctuary · Tochigi Prefecture · ~77 km · Must-see
• 原市沼 · sanctuary · Saitama Prefecture · ~89 km · Must-see
• Tobu Zoo · sanctuary · Minami-Saitama · ~93 km · Must-see
• 宇都宮動物園 · sanctuary · Tochigi Prefecture · ~95 km · Must-see
• Omiya Park Small Zoo · sanctuary · Saitama Prefecture · ~96 km · Must-see
• 長野市城山動物園 · sanctuary · Nagano Prefecture · ~101 km · Must-see

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Gunma Prefecture

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