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

Address

160 Kasugano-cho, Nara, Nara (Kasuga Taisha)

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Phone

+81-80-1502-9998

Official site (English) - site top page

https://www.kasugataisha.or.jp/about_en/

Official site (Japanese)

https://www.kasugataisha.or.jp/manyou-s/

Admission

Adults 700 yen, Children (junior high school students and under) 300 yen

Hours

9:00–16:30 (last admission 16:00)

Closed

June to March: closed on Tuesdays (open if the Tuesday is a public holiday, etc.); April to May: open every day

Plants you can see

SpringDeutzia crenata (ウツギ), Hordeum vulgare (common barley), Iris laevigata (Japanese water iris), Triticum aestivum (wheat), ツツジ, Camellia (genus; ツバキ), Trachelospermum asiaticum (Asiatic jasmine), Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose), Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria), キンカチャツバキ, ギョイコウザクラ

SummerHydrangea macrophylla (hortensia), Aeginetia indica (Indian broomrape), Iris ensata (ノハナショウブ), Saururus chinensis (Asian lizard's tail), Lithospermum erythrorhizon (ムラサキ), アオハス, オオガハス

AutumnOsmanthus fragrans (fragrant orange-colored olive), Hosta (genus; hostas), Celosia cristata (cockscomb), Aster tataricus (Tatarinow's aster), Aeginetia indica (Indian broomrape), Lycoris radiata (hurricane lily), Eupatorium japonicum (フジバカマ), Tricyrtis hirta (toad lily), モミジ, Lespedeza bicolor (shrubby bushclover), Aster yomena (ヨメナ), Gentiana scabra (Japanese gentian), ノギク, ルツボ

WinterCamellia (genus; ツバキ)

OtherIris sanguinea (アヤメ), Quercus gilva (イチイガシ), Iris tectorum (roof iris), Persicaria longiseta (イヌタデ), Atractylodes ovata (ovate-leaf atractylodes), Patrinia scabiosifolia (オミナエシ), Miscanthus sinensis (eulalia), Persicaria tinctoria (アイ), Allium tuberosum (Chinese chives), Monochoria korsakowii (ミズアオイ), Persicaria hydropiper (ヤナギタデ), Gossypium (genus; cotton), Triticum aestivum (wheat), Camellia (genus; ツバキ), Setaria italica (foxtail millet), Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria), アオモミジ, 二条大麦, 六条大麦, 古代米, 稗, 米, 麦, 黍Show 9 moreClose

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

Nearest station

3-minute walk from the Kasuga Taisha Omotesando bus stop (the East Gate is right next to the Kasuga Taisha Honden bus stop)

Parking

The East Gate is inside the Kasuga Taisha parking lot (the East Gate is open only in April and May)

Opened in Showa 7 in Kasugano, a place associated with the Manyoshu, this is the oldest Manyo botanical garden in Japan. The grounds of about 3 hectares contain the Manyo Garden, Gokoku no Sato (Village of Five Grains), the Camellia Garden and the Wisteria Garden, and about 200 wisteria plants of 20 varieties are planted.