No English name was found on the official site, so the facility name and address are romanized from the Japanese reading.

Address

7-7-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba

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Phone

+81-47-465-2111

Official site (Japanese)

https://mpgarden.pha.nihon-u.ac.jp/

Hours

Not normally open to the public (public open days about once a month, 10:00–12:00)

Closed

Closed to the public except on public open days

Plants you can see

SpringAkebia quinata (アケビ), Brassica rapa (field mustard), Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo), アカヤジオウ, アマチャ

SummerMallotus japonicus (アカメガシワ), Ipomoea nil (Japanese morning glory), アジアワタ

AutumnChrysanthemum seticuspe (キクタニギク)

OtherCynara scolymus (artichoke), Colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus), Foeniculum vulgare (ウイキョウ), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Asarum sieboldii (ウスバサイシン), Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot), Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna), Styphonolobium japonicum (Japanese pagoda tree), Coptis japonica (オウレン), Sinomenium acutum (ツヅラフジ), Plantago asiatica (Chinese plantain), Atractylodes ovata (ovate-leaf atractylodes), Lilium lancifolium (tiger lily), Theobroma cacao (cacao), Uncaria rhynchophylla (カギカズラ), Valeriana fauriei (カノコソウ), Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile), Pinellia ternata (crow-dipper), Rheum rhabarbarum (garden rhubarb), Artemisia capillaris (capillary wormwood), Taraxacum platycarpum (カントウタンポポ), Trichosanthes kirilowii (キカラスウリ), Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon flower), Chrysanthemum morifolium (florist's chrysanthemum), Catalpa ovata (yellow catalpa), Aloe arborescens (candelabra aloe), Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree), Cephalanthera falcata (キンラン), Rumex japonicus (ギシギシ), Cephalanthera erecta (erect cephalanthera), Lycium chinense (Chinese boxthorn), Asparagus cochinchinensis (Chinese asparagus), Pueraria lobata (kudzu), Gardenia jasminoides (common gardenia), Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (クマコケモモ), Sophora flavescens (クララ), Lindera umbellata (クロモジ), クワ, ケシ, Datura wrightii (sacred datura), Laurus nobilis (bay laurel), Geranium thunbergii (ゲンノショウコ), Nuphar japonica (East Asian yellow water-lily), Scutellaria baicalensis (Baikal skullcap), Quercus serrata (コナラ), Magnolia kobus (コブシ), Tetradium ruticarpum (ゴシュユ), Arctium lappa (greater burdock), Alisma plantago-aquatica (サジオモダカ), Crocus sativus (saffron), Cimicifuga simplex (サラシナショウマ), Crataegus cuneata (Chinese hawthorn), Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel), Zanthoxylum piperitum (Japanese pepper), Perilla frutescens (perilla), Magnolia stellata (star magnolia), Forsythia viridissima (シナレンギョウ), Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese peony), Hedychium coronarium (white garland-lily), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Digitalis purpurea (foxglove), Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf), Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), Dendrobium moniliforme (セッコク), Swertia japonica (センブリ), Citrus aurantium (Bitter orange), Imperata cylindrica (lalang), Camellia sinensis (tea), Syzygium aromaticum (clove), Datura metel (downy thorn apple), Schisandra chinensis (magnolia vine), Camellia (genus; ツバキ), Lilium longiflorum (Easter lily), Lindera aggregata (テンダイウヤク), Capsicum annuum (capsicum pepper), Benincasa hispida (white gourd), Angelica acutiloba (トウキ), Equisetum hyemale (rough horsetail), Datura stramonium (トゲナシチョウセンアサガオ), Panax japonicus (Japanese ginseng), Houttuynia cordata (fish mint), Ziziphus jujuba (Chinese jujube), Polygonatum falcatum (ナルコユリ), Picrasma quassioides (bitterwood), Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle), Cinnamomum sieboldii (ニッケイ), Rhus javanica (Chinese sumac), Salix gracilistyla (rose-gold pussy willow), Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose), Angelica decursiva (ノダケ), Scopolia japonica (ハシリドコロ), Croton tiglium (ハズ), Mentha canadensis (American wild mint), Cyperus rotundus (coco-grass), Tribulus terrestris (caltrops), Glehnia littoralis (ハマボウフウ), Vanilla planifolia (vanilla), Lycoris radiata (hurricane lily), Isodon japonicus (ヒキオコシ), Polygala senega (ヒロハセネガ), Cerasus jamasakura (hill cherry), インドジャボク, ウラルカンゾウ, エンゴサク, オオハブソウ, オタネニンジン, オリーブノキ, カイケイジオウ, ガジュツ, キジュ, キバナオウギ, ケイ, ケイガイ, ケジギタリス, サネブトナツメ, シナマオウ, シロバナヨウシュチョウセンアサガオ, ステビア, センキュウ, チョウセンレンギョウ, トウスケボウフウ, ハトムギ, ハナスゲ, ヒカゲノイノコズチ, ヒヨスShow 110 moreClose

Based on information published by each facility. Bloom times vary by year and weather. Plant links open our plant encyclopedia.

Nearest station

7-minute walk from the west exit of Funabashi-Nichidai-mae Station (Toyo Rapid Railway)

Parking

None (visiting by private car is not permitted)

Approximately 1,000 species of medicinal plants from Japan and overseas are cultivated over about 12,000 ㎡. The garden has plant sections for medicinal use, Japanese-Chinese herbal medicine (wakan-yaku), folk remedies, fragrance and dye plants, and Kampo, as well as greenhouses and a woodland where Kinran and Ginran orchids can be seen. It is not normally open to the public, but public open days are held regularly.