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Botanical gardens in Kumamoto

Kyushu region / 10 of 10 facilities available in English

43-001

Suizenji Jōjuen Garden

Daimyo Garden

8-1 Suizenji Koen, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Fee
Adults (16 and over) 500 yen, Children (ages 6 to 15) 200 yen
Hours
7:30-18:00
Closed
No closed days
43-002

Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden

5-14-2 Kengun, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Fee
Adults and high school students 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 100 yen, infants free
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Mondays
43-003

Aso Farmland Higotai Park

Highland plants

771 Tajiri, Ubuyama-mura, Aso-gun, Kumamoto

Fee
General (adults) 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 250 yen (mid-July to late October. Open free of charge in winter)
Hours
9:00-17:00 (April-November)
Closed
Closed in winter
43-004

Toomiyama Daffodil Park

Daffodil viewing spot

Ushibuka-machi, Amakusa, Kumamoto

Parking
Available (30 cars, 4 large buses)
43-005

Aso Milk Factory

Rose Garden

781 Ozato, Aso, Kumamoto

Fee
Rose Garden: Free
Hours
Rose Garden 9:30–17:00 (Rose Dome 10:00–16:30 during the spring and autumn Rose Festival periods); Shop and Café 9:30–18:00
Closed
Open year-round (restaurant dinner closed on Sundays and Mondays)
43-006

Shohin-ken

Famous Japanese iris (hanashobu) viewing spot

3-15 Kitanomaru-machi, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto

Fee
General (adults) 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 250 yen (groups of 30 or more: General (adults) 450 yen, elementary and junior high school students 225 yen)
Hours
9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed
Mondays (the following day if Monday is a national holiday), Obon (August 13-15), year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Station
From JR Kagoshima Main Line Yatsushiro Station, 15 minutes by bus, get off at "Fukushi Center-mae", then 5 minutes on foot
Parking
Available (next to the Municipal Library)
43-007

Kikuchi Park

Cherry Blossom Spot

Waifu, Kikuchi, Kumamoto

Parking
Nearby parking lots (Citizens' Plaza; Kikuchi City Hall Omotenashi Parking Lot on Saturdays and Sundays only)
43-008

Nishinokubo Park

Iris viewing spot (Japanese water iris)

Honto Baba, Hondo-machi, Amakusa, Kumamoto

Parking
100 standard-size cars
43-009

Takase Urakawa Mizugiwa Ryokuchi Green Space

Iris garden (famous for Japanese iris)

Takase, Tamana, Kumamoto

Fee
Free
Parking
None (use the Kikuchi River riverbed parking lot)
43-010

Kumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Park Country Park

Agricultural Park / Rose Garden

3802-4 Sakae, Koshi, Kumamoto

Fee
Mar–Nov: Adults 300 yen (groups of 30 or more: 250 yen); Dec–Feb: Adults 100 yen (groups: 80 yen); High school students and younger: free. Annual passport: Adults 1,200 yen
Hours
Mar–Nov 9:00–18:00 / Dec–Feb 9:00–17:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed
Every Tuesday (the next day if Tuesday is a public holiday); Dec 29–Jan 3. Open every day during the Autumn Rose Festival period
Station
20-minute walk from Kumamoto Electric Railway Miyoshi Station / 10-minute walk from the "Oike Nogyo-koen Iriguchi" Kumamoto Electric Railway Bus stop
Parking
About 2,264 spaces in total, including 14 for large buses (Parking Lots 1–5)

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