Koyto Botanical Gardens

Description

These botanical gardens take up roughly 240,000 square kilometers along the Kamo river. The park opened in 1924 during the Taisho period. Approximately 12,000 species of flowers and trees are cultivated in gardens and conservatories, making these gardens the largest in Japan. The gardens can be enjoyed throughout all four seasons.

Location Information

• Address

  Shimogamohangicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-0823

• Nearest Station

  Kitayama Station
  ･ Karasuma Line
  

• Phone Number

  075-701-0141

  Available languages

  only in Japanese

• Hours

  9:00am - 4:00pm
  *Greenhouse open from 10:00 to 15:30

• Closed

  None
  *From December 28 to January 4

Original source: ©Shobunsha Publications Inc.

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