Makino Botanical Garden
Makino Botanical Garden
The Makino Botanical Garden (高知県立牧野植物園 Kōchi Kenritsu Makino Shokubutsuen), also known as the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located at Godaisan 4200-6, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is open to the public daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.
The garden was established in 1958 with a museum dedicated to Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957), the "Father of Japanese Botany", and a research laboratory. Today its collections include Japanese Rhododendron, Acer, Chrysanthemum, serpentine plants, limestone plants, plants of the Sohayaki region, and wild plants of Kōchi Prefecture region.
References
- Makino Botanical Garden (Japanese)
- BGCI entry
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Coordinates: 33°32′48″N 133°34′40″E / 33.54667°N 133.57778°E
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