Makino Botanical Garden

The Makino Botanical Garden (高知県立牧野植物園, Kōchi Kenritsu Makino Shokubutsuen), also known as the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located at Godaisan 4200-6, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is open to the public daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.

Makino Botanical Garden
Japanese: 高知県立牧野植物園, romanized: Kōchi Kenritsu Makino Shokubutsuen
Tomitaro Makino Memorial Hall Pavilion
Makino Botanical Garden is located in Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
Makino Botanical Garden is located in Japan
Makino Botanical Garden
TypeBotanical garden
LocationKōchi Prefecture, Japan
Nearest cityKōchi
Coordinates33°32′48″N 133°34′40″E
Created1958 (1958)
Websitewww.makino.or.jp

The garden was established in 1958 with a museum dedicated to Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957), the "Father of Japanese Botany", and a research laboratory. Today its collections include Japanese Rhododendron, Acer, Chrysanthemum, serpentine plants, limestone plants, plants of the Sohayaki region, and wild plants of Kōchi Prefecture region.

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