About 600 species of plants planted in the natural terrain welcome you.
Akatsuka Botanical Garden
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The Akatsuka Botanical Garden consists of three areas: the Main Garden, the Manyo and Medicinal Garden, and the Agricultural Garden. In the main garden area, many kinds of trees are planted as a tree sample garden, and wildflowers such as the ward's flower, nirinso, bloom on the forest floor.
The Man'yoshu and Medicinal Garden area is planted with plants composed in the Man'yoshu and medicinal plants. The information board has poems from the Man'yoshu collection written on it, making it a fun place to learn. In the agricultural garden area, you can see the flowers and fruits of crops being harvested. Nearby, there is an art museum, a local museum, and the Akatsuka Metropolitan Park, which is a walking course blessed with nature.
The Man'yoshu and Medicinal Garden area is planted with plants composed in the Man'yoshu and medicinal plants. The information board has poems from the Man'yoshu collection written on it, making it a fun place to learn. In the agricultural garden area, you can see the flowers and fruits of crops being harvested. Nearby, there is an art museum, a local museum, and the Akatsuka Metropolitan Park, which is a walking course blessed with nature.
A Word from the Facility
The Akatsuka Botanical Garden was renovated in March 2021. Please come and visit us!
- Location
- 5-17-14 Akatsuka
- Hours.
- 9:00 - 16:30
December: 9:00 - 16:00
- regular closing day
- Year-end and New Year holidays
The Welcome Center is closed on Mondays and the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month (or the weekday immediately following a national holiday).
- nearest station
- 18 minutes walk from Narimasu Station and Shimoakazuka Station on the Tobu Tojo Line.
5 minute walk from Akatsuka 8-chome bus stop on the Kokusai Kogyo Bus.
5 minute walk from the Kokusai Kogyo Bus stop "Ward Art Museum".
- TEL
- 03-3975-9127
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