Kyoto Botanical Garden

The Kyoto Botanical Garden (京都府立植物園, Kyōto Furitsu Shokubutsuen, 240,000 m²), also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is open daily; a general admission fee is charged, and an additional fee is charged for accessing the conservatory.

Kyoto Botanical Gardens
京都府立植物園
Location	Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates	35°02′54″N 135°45′40″E
Area	24 hectares (59 acres)
Established	January 1, 1924 (1924-01-01)
Operated by	Kyoto Prefecture Government
Visitors	882,524 (in 2015)
Open	9am-5pm (Last entry at 4pm)
Status	Closed from December 28 to January 4
Species	12,000
Public transit access	Kitayama Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway)
Website	www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/02-02-10.html

Kyoto Botanical Garden

The garden was first established in 1924. When World War II ended, the garden was designated a garrison by Occupation forces and was seized in 1946.

Plants

As of 2007, it contains about 120,000 plants representing some 12,000 species and is organized into the following major areas: Bamboo Garden; Bonsai Exhibit; Camellia Garden; Cherry Trees; European Style Garden; Flower Bed; Hydrangea Garden; Japanese Iris Garden; Japanese Native Plants; Lotus Pond; Nakaragi-no-mori Pond (trees native to the Yamashiro Basin); Peony Garden; Perennial and Useful Plants Garden; Sunken Garden; and the Uma Grove.

The garden also contains a very substantial conservatory complex (4,694 m²) containing about 25,000 specimens representing 4,500 species. It is a set of rooms shaped to resemble the nearby Kinkaku-ji Temple and Kyoto's northern mountains, built of glass with iron frames, and opened in 1992. It currently contains the following areas: Ananas Room; Aquatic and Carnivorous Plants; Bromeliads Room; Desert and Savanna Plants Room; Forest Succulent Plants Room; Jungle Zone; Orchids Room; Potted Plants Room; Tropical Alpine Plants Room; and Tropical Produce Room.

Location and access

The garden is located in northern part of Kyoto city and accessible by public transports. Parking is also available for car and bicycle.

• Main gate
  • Metro: Gate 3, Kitaōji Station on Karasuma line
  • Bus stop: Botanical garden (in Japanese 植物園) on line 1, 204, 205, 206, N8 of Kyoto City Bus, and line 32, 34, 35, 45, 46 by Kyoto Bus.
• Kitayama gate
  • Metro: Gate 3, Kitayama station on Karasuma line.
• Kamogawa gate
  • Bus stop: Kitayama-bashi higashi-zume (in Japanese 北山橋東詰) on line N8 of Kyoto City Bus.
• Hokusen gate
  • Connected to Inamori Memorial Hall of Kyoto Prefectural University.

Gallery

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  Sunken garden
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  Water mill
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  Statue
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  Conservatory
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  Conservatory (interior view)
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  Weeping cherry (in Japanese, Shidare zakura; しだれ桜)
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  Adenium obesum
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  Avenue of Camphor trees (Kusuno-ki; 楠 in Japanese)
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  Ume, Japanese apricot, Prunus mume
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  Orchids
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  Cherry blossoms
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  Tulips
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  Hydrangea

See also

• List of botanical gardens in Japan

References and external links

• The Kyoto Botanical Garden (Guide Map), undated brochure, Kyoto Botanical Garden (August 2007)
• The Conservatory: The Kyoto Botanical Garden, undated brochure, Kyoto Botanical Garden (August 2007)
• Kyoto Botanical Gardens