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Botanical gardens in Kyoto

Kinki (Kansai) region / 22 of 22 facilities available in English

26-001

Kyoto Botanical Garden

Prefectural Botanical Garden

Shimogamo Hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Fee
General (adults) 500 yen; ages 65 and over and high school students 250 yen (includes the viewing greenhouse; free for junior high school students and younger)
Hours
9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:00); viewing greenhouse 10:00-16:00
Closed
December 28 - January 4
Parking
Available (passenger cars 300 yen/hour, maximum 1,200 yen/day)
26-002

Tenryu-ji Garden

World Heritage temple garden

68 Susukinobaba-cho, Saga-Tenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Fee
Garden: High school students and older 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 300 yen, preschool children free (to enter the halls, add 300 yen to the garden admission)
Hours
8:30-17:00
Closed
Open every day
26-003

Uji Municipal Botanical Garden

Municipal botanical garden

25-1 Hachikenyadani, Hirono-cho, Uji, Kyoto

Fee
High school students and older: 600 yen; elementary and junior high school students: 300 yen; preschool children: free; Uji City residents aged 70 and over: free (non-residents of the city: 600 yen)
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Mondays
26-004

Hirano-jinja

Shrine, cherry blossom viewing spot

1 Hiranomiyamoto-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Fee
Free
Hours
6:00-17:00
Closed
Open year-round
26-005

Daigoji Temple

World Heritage Cherry Blossom Spot

22 Daigo Higashioji-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

Fee
Single-site admission ticket: Adults 600 yen, junior high and high school students 400 yen, elementary school students and younger free (regular season. 3-site combined ticket: Adults 1,500 yen, junior high and high school students 1,000 yen. Varies in spring and depending on the period)
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
No regular closing days
26-006

Kinkaku-ji (Rokuon-ji) Garden

Pond-strolling garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

1 Kinkakuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-007

Ryoanji Hojo Garden

Dry landscape (karesansui) rock garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

13 Ryoanji Goryonoshita-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-008

Ginkaku-ji (Jisho-ji) Garden

Pond-strolling garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

2 Ginkakuji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-009

Nijojo Ninomaru Garden

Shoin-zukuri Garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty, World Heritage Site)

541 Nijojo-cho, Nijo-dori Horikawa Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-010

Konchi-in Garden

Dry landscape garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

86-12 Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-011

Hongwanji Daishoin Garden

Shoin-style garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

Honganji Monzen-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-012

Saihoji (Kokedera) Garden

Moss Temple; Strolling Pond Garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

56 Matsuo Jingatani-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-013

Joruri-ji Garden

Pure Land Garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)

40 Nishio Futaba, Kamo-cho, Kizugawa, Kyoto

26-014

Byodoin Garden

Pure Land Garden (Place of Scenic Beauty, World Heritage Site)

116 Renge, Uji, Uji, Kyoto

26-015

Nanzen-in Garden

Pond-strolling garden (Place of Scenic Beauty)

86 Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-016

Nanzen-ji Hojo Garden

Dry landscape garden (Place of Scenic Beauty)

86 Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

26-017

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

National Garden

3 Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Fee
Free
Hours
24 hours (some facilities have their own opening hours)
Closed
No closed days
26-018

Takeda Garden for Medicinal Plant Conservation, Kyoto

Medicinal Botanical Garden

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

Hours
Not normally open to the public (monthly study tour sessions are held on specified dates and times; advance registration required)
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)
26-019

Kyoto Tanba/Kameoka Yume Cosmos Garden

Cosmos Garden

Yoshikawa-cho and Sogabe-cho (east side of Kameoka Sports Park Gymnasium), Kameoka, Kyoto

Fee
Adults (high school students and older): 1,000 yen on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 800 yen on weekdays; junior high school students and younger: free; accompanying pet: 200 yen per animal
Hours
9:00–16:00 (last admission; closes 16:30)
Closed
Open daily during the opening period
Station
From JR Kameoka Station, take a bus and get off at "Undo Koen-mae" (about 10 minutes)
Parking
Available (free)
26-020

Maruyama Park

Landscape park, famous cherry blossom spot (nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty)

Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto (Management Office: 463 Maruyama-cho)

Hours
Open access
Station
About 10 min. on foot from Keihan "Gion-Shijo" Station, about 14 min. on foot from Hankyu "Kawaramachi" Station, about 15 min. on foot from Subway "Higashiyama" Station; or take a City Bus and get off at "Gion"
Parking
Maruyama Park Parking Lot: 134 standard cars, open 24 hours, 260 yen per 30 minutes
26-021

Umekoji Park

Urban park, Japanese garden

56-3 Kankiji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto

Fee
Suzaku Garden and Inochi no Mori: 200 yen (elementary school students and older)
Hours
Suzaku Garden and Inochi no Mori: 9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed
Suzaku Garden and Inochi no Mori: every Monday (the next day if Monday is a national holiday), December 28 – January 4
Station
Right by Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station on the JR Sagano Line (get off and you are there). About 15 minutes on foot from the Central Exit of Kyoto Station.
Parking
No parking for general visitors (only courtesy parking reserved for people with limited mobility; visitors are encouraged to use public transportation)
26-022

Keihanna Commemorative Park

Japanese garden, autumn leaves, weeping plum

6-1 Seikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto

Fee
General (adults): 220 yen (admission to Suikeien and Mebuki-no-Mori). 110 yen for ages 65 and over and elementary/junior high school students; free for preschool children
Hours
9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Closed
Year-end and New Year holidays (December 28 – January 4)
Station
About 9 minutes by Nara Kotsu bus from JR Hosono Station or Kintetsu Shin-Hosono Station; get off at "Koen Higashi-dori"
Parking
200 standard cars and 10 large vehicles. Standard car 500 yen/time, large vehicle 1,700 yen/time (8:30–17:30)

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