Akatsuka Botanical Garden

The Akatsuka Botanical Garden (板橋区立赤塚植物園, Itabashi Kuritsu Akatsuka Shokubutsuen) is a botanical garden located at 5-17-14 Akatsuka, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. It is open daily.

Aboutv600 varieties of plant in Akatsuka castle

The garden is located in Akatsuka's hills and contains over 600 varieties of trees and plants. The Manyo Yakuyo Garden is a Manyo Botanical Garden containing medicinal herbs mentioned in the Man'yōshū anthology.

References

External links

• Itabashi City entry (Japanese)
• Museum Directory entry (Japanese)
• Tokyo Tourism Info article
• Japan Times article
• Japan Navigator article

See also

• List of botanical gardens in Japan

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