Kyoto Botanical Garden

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 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; an admission fee of 200 yen is charged, and an additional fee of 200 yen is charged for accessing the conservatory.

The garden was first established in 1924, fell into disuse in 1946, and was restarted in 1961. 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.

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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)

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