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
LocationSakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates35°02′54″N 135°45′40″E
Area24 hectares (59 acres)
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1924 (1924-01-01)
Operated byKyoto Prefecture Government
Visitors882,524 (in 2015)[1]
Open9am-5pm (Last entry at 4pm)
StatusClosed from December 28 to January 4
Species12,000
Public transit accessKitayama Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway)
Websitewww.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
  • Kamogawa gate
    • Bus stop: Kitayama-bashi higashi-zume (in Japanese 北山橋東詰) on line N8 of Kyoto City Bus.
  • Hokusen gate
  • Sunken garden
    Sunken garden
  • Water mill
    Water mill
  • Statue
    Statue
  • Conservatory
    Conservatory
  • Conservatory (interior view)
    Conservatory (interior view)
  • Weeping cherry (in Japanese, Shidare zakura; しだれ桜)
    Weeping cherry (in Japanese, Shidare zakura; しだれ桜)
  • Adenium obesum flower
    Adenium obesum
  • Avenue of Caphor trees
    Avenue of Camphor trees (Kusuno-ki; 楠 in Japanese)
  • Ume blossoms
    Ume, Japanese apricot, Prunus mume
  • Orchids
    Orchids
  • Cherry blossoms
    Cherry blossoms
  • Tulips
    Tulips
  • Hydrangea
    Hydrangea

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kyoto Botanical Garden.
  • 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
  1. "府立植物園入園者数". Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Report (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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