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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n1. Kyoto Botanical Garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The centerpiece of Kyoto Botanical Garden is the enormous greenhouse featuring enormous banana plants, carnivorous plants, tropical flowers, and plenty more rare species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The botanical gardens also include a large flower garden, with a rose garden, as well as a bonsai garden too. It\u2019s beautiful in spring for cherry blossom viewing and in autumn for the maple trees. Admission is \u00a5400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 606-082<\/a>3<\/p>\n\n\n\n The North entrance is a short walk from Kitayama Station on the Karasuma subway line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also known as the Miracle Planet Museum of Plants, one of Japan\u2019s best botanical gardens is located on the beautiful Awaji Island in Hyogo. Admission is between \u00a5700-1500 but it\u2019s well worth it with the large number of rare plants they have. With exciting architecture, the environment is aesthetically pleasing and appeals to all senses, combining plants with art and live music. There\u2019s a wonderful collection of rare tropical plants sure to excite any plant enthusiast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s located on the Awaji Yumebutai<\/a> complex, with brutalist architecture and the famous Hyakudanen, <\/em>the \u2018hundred stepped gardens\u2019, perhaps the most interesting flower garden in Japan in terms of its structure.The botanical gardens join onto the Awaji Kaikyo National Government Park<\/a>, where for an admission fee of \u00a5450, you can see various seasonal flower displays of tulips, dahlias, hydrangeas, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Awaji Hanasajiki is a nearby flower garden that deserves its spot on the list. With rolling hills of flower fields looking out to the sea, it\u2019s a sight to take in. Admission is free! It\u2019s great for poppies, cosmos, sunflowers, salvia, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4<\/a> Yumebutai, Awaji, Hyogo 656-230<\/a>6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take the express bus to \u2018Awaji Yumebutai\u2019 from the JR Maiko station. Alternatively, take the ferry to Awaji and get a day ticket for the bus to explore Awaji\u2019s other sights<\/p>\n\n\n\n In West Tokyo, in Chofu, there\u2019s the Jindai Botanical Gardens, Tokyo\u2019s main botanical gardens. It\u2019s famous for the rose garden as well as its large greenhouse of exotic plants. The greenhouse has a large variety of tropical and sub-tropical plants and the botanical gardens also have an aquatic plant area. Admission is \u00a5500 but it\u2019s free in some areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The best time to visit the rose garden is in May when they\u2019re usually in full bloom. We\u2019d advise going in the morning when the scent of the roses is at its strongest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond the rose garden, there\u2019s a variety of other flowers. In amongst the flower garden you can expect to find azaleas, orchids, iris, wisteria, cherry blossom, and maple trees, amongst other varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5 Chome-31-10 Jindaiji Motomachi, Chofu, Tokyo 182-0017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a 10-15-minute bus ride on the 05 or 06 bus from Ch\u014dfu station<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi prefecture, it\u2019s worth a day trip from Tokyo. Famous for its luscious wisteria trees and wisteria festival, Ashikaga Flower Park is a must-see. It\u2019s one of the best places for wisteria viewing in Japan, with an abundance of wisteria tunnels, different varieties of wisteria, there\u2019s even a 100-year-old large wisteria tree. The best time to visit Ashikaga Flower Park for the wisteria is at the beginning of May when they\u2019re usually in full bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s still a beautiful flower garden beyond its wisteria. With azaleas, rhododendrons, water lilies, a gorgeous rose garden, iris, and tulips, there is plenty to keep you coming back through the seasons. Ashikaga Flower Park has a popular winter illumination from late October to early February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 607 Hasama Town, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, 329-4216 Japan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a 3-minute walk from the JR Ashikaga Flower Park station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After an exhilarating hike up to Mount Rokko, or a peaceful ropeway ride, you\u2019ll find the Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens. Across its grounds, you\u2019ll find a lovely flower garden and herb museum, with strong fragrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rose garden is another highlight, with various English rose varieties. In the botanical gardens, there\u2019s a greenhouse featuring tropical plants. Admission is \u00a5900-1500. Any plant lovers should also check out the Rokko Alpine Botanical Gardens while you\u2019re in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1-ch\u014dme-4-3 Kitanoch\u014d, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0002<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The ropeway will take you directly to the gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of Tokyo\u2019s most popular landscape gardens, Rikugien garden also features a beautiful pond and hill. The best time to see the Rikugien garden is during autumn for the beautiful red maple trees, usually at their peak between late November and early December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rikugien Garden is also a popular viewing spot for weeping cherry trees in spring. It has some beautiful azalea bushes to take in too. There is also a small quaint teahouse named after these bushes where you can have a drink made of these natural plants!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6-16-3 Hon-komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a 7-minute walk from Komagome station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sakuya Bonohana Kan botanical gardens in the outskirts of Osaka feature a huge conservatory with over 2500 different species of plants, including a lot of tropical plants. It\u2019s one of the World\u2019s largest greenhouses, its plants include the rare blue poppies of the Himalayas, palm trees, orchids, jungle plants, and carnivorous plants. Admission is \u00a5500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s located in Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park, where you can admire more beautiful nature after a visit to the botanical gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u3012538-0036 Osaka, \u5927\u962a\u5e02\u9db4\u898b\u533a<\/a>Ryokuchikoen<\/a>, 2\u4e01\u76ee163\u756a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a 10-minute walk from Tsurumiryokuchi Station on the subway Nagahori Tsurumiryokuchi Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Located in Hakone-Sengokuhara, this botanical garden is best for wetland and alpine plants and is well worth a visit if you are in Kanagawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can take in unique sights of Hakone\u2019s botanical gardens whilst walking on the boardwalks across the marshlands. It\u2019s open in the warmer months and admission is \u00a5700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 817 Sengokuhara, Hakonemachi, Kanagawa 250-0631<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s an 8-minute walk from the Sengoku-Annaisho bus stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sankeien Garden is a beautiful Japanese landscape garden located in Yokohama. There is beautiful flora spread across Sankeien Garden, including cherry blossoms, ginkgo trees, maple trees, water lilies, lotus flowers, hydrangea, iris flowers, and even wisteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Admission to Sankeien Garden is \u00a5700, but while you\u2019re there you can also admire the many traditional Japanese buildings and teahouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 58-1 Honmokusannotani, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 231-0824<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can take the 8 or 148 bus from 35 minutes to get there from the Yokohama station east exit. It\u2019s a 5-minute walk from Sankeien-Iriguchi bus stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hokkaido might not be the place you\u2019d expect to find a botanical garden, but despite the cool climate, there are plenty of tropical plants thriving in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The highlights of this botanical garden in Sapporo include an arboretum, rose garden, and an alpine rock garden. It’s popular for its beautiful lilies too. Admission is \u00a5420.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>North 3, West 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0003, Japan<\/a>. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a 10-minute walk from Sapporo station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The changes of seasons are so symbolic in Japan, there\u2019s always some kind of flower in bloom no matter what season. Japan has some of the best botanical gardens and flower parks. 1. 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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n9. Sankeien Garden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n10. Botanical Garden of Hokkaido University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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