Safari Park Gunma Style

Submitted by fee on Sun, 2006/02/12 - 00:21.

Okay weird request time :)
Is there really a Safari Park in Tomioka and is it awesome and fun and safari like??!?!
or is google lying to me.
Oh and I know I should know my Gunma places, but where is Tomioka in the big crane picture?

If this is completely stupid, then I understand :)
It's after midnight and my brain wont switch off, instead it seems to be stuck on safaris

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There really is a Safari Park

Submitted by yllwsmrf on Mon, 2006/02/13 - 00:05.

There really is a Safari Park in Tomioka. It has two parts, one is like a drive through zoo, and the other is a small carnival type amusement park. The main attraction is the safari where you can drive your own car or take a bus through the zoo and see the animals. I recommend taking the feeding bus where they give you things to feed the animals through bars in the bus. You can feed zebras, rhinos, and there's a part where you feed lions pieces of meat with big iron tongs. In the amusement park section you can take pictures with baby animals on your lap. It is a fairly expensive place to visit, and you need a car to access it. Tomioka is to the west of Takasaki.

I would mention though that if you are sensitive to animal rights you may not want to visit the Safari Park. Japan has a different idea of humane animal treatment than you may be used to.

Wow thanks for all this info

Submitted by fee on Mon, 2006/02/13 - 18:42.

Wow thanks for all this info Scott, so very much appreciated :)
You're a legend!

I went there- as a person

Submitted by Nova on Tue, 2006/04/18 - 19:35.

I went there- as a person who had ideas of a lush, green Safari park with animals wandering around, munching on abundant greens.

Instead, be prepared to be faced with gravel, dirt and lethargic animals who have tufts of hair missing and do the repeatative physical motions associated with an animal suffering catatonic boredom.

If it was in Australia (for example) it would be banned.