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Koishikawa Botanical Garden

Tourist attraction Botanical garden

Easygoing park & gardens with lawns for picnicking, walking paths & seasonal flower displays. People often mention garden, trees, Tokyo, nature, plants, park,


Address

3 Chome-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0001, Japan

Website

www.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Contact

+81 3-3814-0138

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (2.4K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: (The Emperor's Birthday), 9 am to 4:30 pm, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 4:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: garden (12) trees (10) Tokyo (9) nature (7) plants (7) park (6)
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  • 5/5 Julia W. 2 years ago on Google
    Exceeded my expectations, perfect for nature lovers. ¥500 entrance fee per adult. Map provided but only available in Japanese There are so many beautiful trees and various plants to look at so it's a nice escape from busy city life. Perfect for families as there's something for everyone to look at or explore. They have a foresty area, a Japanese garden with ponds, a lot of sakura trees and big beautiful greenhouse with plant species from all over the world. There are drink vending machines as well as a tiny little stall but I would advise bringing your own snacks I think the best time to visit would probably be spring but you'll be surrounded by greenery no matter which season you decide to go
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Choupette M. 1 year ago on Google • 208 reviews
    This botanical garden is situated in the Bunkyo (文京) district. This is an ideal place to get away from the crowds and be close to the nature with just a quick subway train ride. Lots of plants to see and space to walk around.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Abkarin N. 4 years ago on Google • 292 reviews
    It's a really nice botanical garden. You need to pay 400 yen to enter. But some part is not well managed. The tracks seem to be off, if not because of the map we would definitely get lost. And yeah, they provide the english map as well. overall I have a good time in there.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 PJ 1 year ago on Google • 171 reviews
    It’s a beautiful park with a 500 yen entrance fee. I visited this park twice, in spring and in autumn and both times, the scenery was amazing. There’s a museum inside but I guess, it’s closed all the time. Still, a great place to enjoy nature, particularly nearby the pond.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Isabell G. 3 years ago on Google
    Very impressive collection of plants and trees. Really nicely planned big garden in the middle of Tokyo where you can feel for a moment like you got very far from the busy city centre. Very divers: some parts of it are like a regular park, some like a landscape Japanese garden, some feel like a jungle, really nice place to get charged with nature. Not crowded in mid November 2020, good for 1-2 hrs walk.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tiphaine M M. 4 years ago on Google
    Wonderful garden with a large diversity of plants and trees. It includes an apple tree grafted from the same tree at Sir Isaac Newton’s home and many other notable trees, plants and some memorials. It also has a little Shinto shrine on its grounds. English maps are provided.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anitta J. 3 years ago on Google
    Stunning during autumn... loved the red carpet by sequoias , the yellow lavishness of ginkgos... perfect for evening stroll... An easy escape from city into nature...
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sato R. 2 years ago on Google • 10 reviews
    In this time of pandemic though most of the places are closed while you can still go to the private or public gardens, to release your stress, and worries for a while. Stay there for more than an hour to breathe, to relax, to get your self back, to cry, to shout and to get better. You can see many trees, flowers and wild flowers, birds, fishes, insects and so on. That makes you amazed and realize that being alive is a miracle and amazing. So, take your time to unwind and release all of your stress and worries even just for a while. God Loves Us. ❤️🙏💚🌲🌱🌿☘️🍀🌼🌺🥀🌷🌸🏵️🌻🌹
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ian F. 1 year ago on Google • 177 reviews
    A lovely park to wander through! Lots of trees for shade and flowers for aesthetics.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 CC P. 1 year ago on Google • 43 reviews
    A forest in central Tokyo, beautiful nature. Winter prune blossom of all kinds and one majestic winter sakura tree, spring cherry blossom all over a green carpet, summer tropical vibrations and autumn fire colors with maple trees and ginkgo trees. Picnick areas, snacks avaliable. This park is the perfect spot to give your senses full break from town noise and frenzy. Perfect for kids...
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 SON VO P. 1 year ago on Google • 23 reviews
    I visited here Feb 23, around 30 plum blossom tree is blooming. It takes 500 yen entrance fee but it worthy if you come in the blooming season.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Insta candiedjade J. 1 year ago on Google
    It was amazing, went there 2 times. One was before peak and other is peak foliage. Peak is aroun Dec 13-19
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sebastiaan L. 5 months ago on Google • 183 reviews
    Beautiful and big garden. If you like nature or would like some good photos, you should go here.

  • 5/5 Marat I. 2 years ago on Google
    Garden excellent , good walking and plants . Garden of Tokyo university
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 G B N. 1 year ago on Google
    Admission fee: 500¥ Quiet place during the weekdays and also a big space! Ideal for picnics. About 10mins walk from Hakusan station and it’s upslope
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peter L. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful place to visit, lots to see and quieter than other places in Tokyo to see Sakura trees.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Assia K. 4 years ago on Google
    It's an amazing place to enjoy learning about botany. The green house is currently under construction.

  • 5/5 Mina T. 4 years ago on Google
    This garden is a botanical research center of the University of Tokyo. That is why there is a part in the garden where plants are not neatly trimmed like other public gardens in Tokyo. I like the natural atmosphere of this garden. You can see some results of researches as well. Before being owned by the University of Tokyo, in the Edo period, this park was a herb garden and was used for medical care. Various types of medicinal herbs were grown, and poor people were treated here during the Edo period.

  • 5/5 Keith S. 3 years ago on Google
    A nice garden with a Modern greenhouse. A good place for a date ~

  • 5/5 Sachiko T. 1 year ago on Google
    Refreshingly uncommercialized place in the middle of Tokyo. Some areas look unkept and wild but that might be the intention, since it is a part of research institution of University of Tokyo. Shibata memorial house situated at the north east of the site sells cards of old beautiful botanical paintings, which are not sold anywhere else.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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