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Address:
3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo, 112-0001, Japan
Opening Hours:
Koishikawa Botanical Garden is open from 9:00am to 16:30 (Entrance, to 16:00) every day, except every Mondays and 29th Dec. -- 3rd Jan.
When Monday is a Japanese national holiday, the following weekday is closed.
Contact:
Prof. Jin MURATA (Director of herbarium TI)
koishikawa_bg@ns.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
ti_herbarium@ns.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Phone: +81(0)338140138
Fax: +81(0)338140139
Links:
Koishikawa Botanical Garden
University of Tokyo
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Description:
Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo have two Botanical Gardens, the main garden in Tokyo (Koishikawa BG) and the satellite garden in Nikko, Tochigi Pref. (Nikkok BG), of which purpose is to contribute to research and education in plant sciences. The Botanical Gardens are open to the public.
The Botanical Gardens are not only the oldest in Japan, but also have a prominent and long history by world wide standards. The Botanical Gardens originated as the Koishikawa Medicinal Herb Garden, which was established in 1684 by the Tokugawa Shogunate. There are many historic plants and ruins that indicate the long history of the Botanical Gardens.
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