Address

11 Ichijoji Takenouchi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

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Phone

+81-75-781-6111

Official site (English)

https://www.takeda.com/about/local-locations/botanical-garden/

Official site (Japanese)

https://www.takeda.com/jp/about/local-locations/botanical-garden/

Hours

Not normally open to the public (monthly study tour sessions are held on specified dates and times; advance registration required)

Plants you can see

OtherPersicaria tinctoria (アイ), Aucuba japonica (Japanese aucuba), Perilla frutescens (アカジソ), Mallotus japonicus (アカメガシワ), Akebia quinata (アケビ), Ipomoea nil (Japanese morning glory), Hydrangea macrophylla (hortensia), Malpighia glabra (Barbados cherry), Pimpinella anisum (anise), Armeniaca vulgaris (apricot), Cynara scolymus (artichoke), Epimedium grandiflorum (barrenwort), Oryza sativa (Asian rice), Achyranthes bidentata (イノコヅチ), Cananga odorata (Ylang-Ylang), Foeniculum vulgare (ウイキョウ), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Asarum sieboldii (ウスバサイシン), Aralia cordata (udo), Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot), Citrus unshiu (Satsuma mandarine), Allium schoenoprasum (エゾネギ), Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna), Styphonolobium japonicum (Japanese pagoda tree), Silybum marianum (オオアザミ), Plantago asiatica (Chinese plantain), Atractylodes ovata (ovate-leaf atractylodes), Salvia sclarea (clary sage), Euryale ferox (オニバス), Lilium lancifolium (tiger lily), Olea europaea (olive), Theobroma cacao (cacao), Glechoma hederacea (ground-ivy), Uncaria rhynchophylla (カギカズラ), Erythronium japonicum (Asian fawnlily), Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile), Brassica juncea (brown mustard), Pinellia ternata (crow-dipper), Aconitum carmichaeli (Chinese aconite), Artemisia capillaris (capillary wormwood), Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon flower), Chrysanthemum morifolium (florist's chrysanthemum), Catalpa ovata (yellow catalpa), Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork tree), Acmella oleracea (toothache plant), Lycium chinense (Chinese boxthorn), Asparagus cochinchinensis (Chinese asparagus), Chelidonium majus (greater celandine), Cinnamomum camphora (camphor), Pueraria lobata (kudzu), Gardenia jasminoides (common gardenia), Sophora flavescens (クララ), Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist), Laurus nobilis (bay laurel), Geranium thunbergii (ゲンノショウコ), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm), Aloysia citriodora (lemon verbena), Nuphar japonica (East Asian yellow water-lily), Coriandrum sativum (coriander), Scutellaria baicalensis (Baikal skullcap), Piper nigrum (pepper), Magnolia kobus (コブシ), Amorphophallus konjac (konjak), Coffea arabica (Arabian coffee), Tetradium ruticarpum (ゴシュユ), Arctium lappa (greater burdock), Sesamum orientale (sesame), Alisma plantago-aquatica (サジオモダカ), Crocus sativus (saffron), Cimicifuga simplex (サラシナショウマ), Smilax china (サルトリイバラ), Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel), Zanthoxylum piperitum (Japanese pepper), Symplocarpus renifolius (skunk cabbage), Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese peony), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Bletilla striata (hyacinth orchid), Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Dalmatian chrysanthemum), ジオウ, Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf), Gynura bicolor (red vegetable), Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort), Valeriana officinalis (valerian), Achillea millefolium (common yarrow), Armoracia rusticana (horse-radish), Salvia officinalis (sage), アカキナノキ, アマチャ, アマハステビア, アレクサンドリアセンナ, インドジャボク, ウラルカンゾウ, エンゴサク, オールスパイス, カギクルマバナルコユリ, カシアニッケイ, ガジュツ, キバナオウギ, ケイガイ, コウリョウキョウ, サネブトナツメ, シナマオウ, ストロファントス, セイヨウアカネ, セコイアShow 90 moreClose

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Nearest station

About 20 min. on foot from Shugakuin Station (Eizan Electric Railway) / about 15 min. on foot from Ichijoji Shimizu-cho bus stop (Kyoto City Bus Route 5)

A company-run botanical garden founded in 1933. It holds about 3,000 species, centered on the source plants of crude drugs listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, and has a Kampo prescription garden and a camellia garden of about 500 varieties (the first company-run botanical garden to become a registered museum). It is not normally open to the public, but study tour sessions are held regularly.