Parks and Botanical Gardens: Botanical Garden

 

Kyoto Botanical Gardens

 

About Kyoto Botanical Gardens

Founded in 1924, Kyoto Botanical Gardens is the oldest and most comprehensive public botanical garden in Japan. With seasonal plants and various conservatories, the Gardens is ever-changing and can be enjoyed all year round. More than 450 cherry blossom trees bloom beautifully in spring and leaves of deciduous trees such as maple color exquisitely in autumn. At other times of the year, lush greenery and a wide variety of trees and flowers can be enjoyed. Kyoto Botanical Gardens is a living museum of plants that offers opportunities for both education and relaxation.

Total area: approximately 240,000 ㎡

Collection: approximately 12,000 taxa

 

Cherry blossom

Iris ensata/Japanese iris

　

 

Kyoto Botanical Gardenss Guide Map(PDF:395KB) 

 

Outline of Conservatory

This conservatory is one of the largest and most impressive in Japan with a maximum height of 14.8m and a total floor area of 4,700㎡, and it displays a staggering 4,500 taxa. The conservatory is separated into eight sections, and it is possible to observe plants from various environments ranging from wet tropics to dry tropics, lowland to highland, and plants from temperate alpine environment. In addition, this conservatory offers collections of useful tropical plants, orchids and bromeliads, and opportunity to explore the nightlife of plants in the urban forest.

Total floor area :4,694.25㎡

Height : 14.8m

Plants on display: Approx. 4,500 taxa.

Completed: March 1992

Renewal: August 2013

 

Adansonia digitata

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

 

Conservatory Guide Map(PDF:710KB) /Conservatory Floral calendar(PDF:188KB)

 

General Information

Opening hours: 9am-5pm (Last entry at 4pm)

Opening hours of the Conservatory: 10am-4pm (Last entry at 3:30pm)

Opening hours are subject to change due to garden events.

Closed: December 28^th – January 4^th

 

	General admission	Seniors (aged 65 and over )	Senior high school students
Admission price	500 yen	250 yen	250 yen
Annual Pass	2,000 yen	1,000 yen	1,000 yen
Group discount (30 or more people)	400 yen	200 yen	200 yen

Admission is free for children, junior high school students and those in possessions of their physical disability handbook.

Parking: 2,550 yen (bus) / 300 yen per hour (maximum 1,200 yen) (car)

 

Access

・From JR Kyoto Station, Kintetsu Railway Kyoto Station, or Hankyu Railway Karasuma Station

Take Kyoto City Subway and get off at Kitayama Station (Exit 3)

・From Keihan Railway Demachiyanagi Station

Take Kyoto City Bus #1 or any Kyoto Bus bound for “Shizuhara” or “Ichihara”, and get off at “Shokubutsuen-mae”. 5 minute walk from the bus stop.

Please use public transport to visit to the Kyoto Botanical Gardens.

 

Address 

Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 606-0823

TEL: 075-701-0141

email address: kbg-soumu@pref.kyoto.lg.jp

Website: http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/plant/index.html (Japanese)