Kyoto Botanical Gardens Central Kyoto

Often overlooked by visitors, the Kyoto Botanical Gardens is one of the city’s hidden treasures. It’s great for picnics, strolling or cherry blossom viewing.

[Conservatory of The Kyoto Botanical Garden: Isaac Mok / Shutterstock.com]

Located on the east bank of the Kamo-gawa River, midway between between Kitaoji-dori Street and Kitayama-dori Street, the Kyoto Botanical Gardens (Kyoto Shokubutsu-en in Japanese) rivals the Kyoto Imperial Palace Park as the single best park in all of Kyoto. It’s got extensive groves of cherry trees, huge beds of planted flowers, open fields for picnics and a greenhouse that contains a great variety of tropical plants. For some reason, the cherry blossoms seem to hang on longer here than in other parts of the city, so if you think you’ve just missed the blossoms, take a trip here and you just might find some cherries still working.

Read our in-depth exploration of Kyoto Botanical Gardens for more information.

English address:
Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku

Japanese address:
左京区下鴨半木町

Opening hours:
Gardens: 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm
Greenhouse: 9am-4pm, last entry 3:30pm
Closed December 28 — January 4

Admission:
Gardens:
Adults: \200
High school students: \150
Elementary & junior high school students: \80

Greenhouse:
Adults: \200
High school students: \150
Elementary & junior high school students: \80

Non-smoking area: Yes

Nearest Transport:
5min walk from Kitayama Station, Karasuma subway line

Nearest Hotels:
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Telephone:
701-0141

Website: Official website (Japanese)\

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Near To Here:
Kyoto Botanical Gardens is located in Central Kyoto. See our complete list of things to do in Central Kyoto, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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