🌳 Parks, gardens & arboretums in Japan

Detourmap maps 108 parks, gardens & arboretums worth the detour in Japan — botanical gardens and grand city parks. The best known is Ueno Imperial Grant Park. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.

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  Ueno Imperial Grant Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable

  Park in Tokyo, Japan

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  Yoyogi Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable

  Park

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  Kenroku-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Notable

  Japanese park in Kanazawa

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  Shinjuku Gyoen

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable

  Park and garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

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  Odori Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable

  Park in Sapporo, Japan

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  Nara Park

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  Kōraku-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Notable

  Park

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  Hamarikyu Gardens

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Notable

  Park in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan

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  Kairaku-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable

  One of Japan's top 3 gardens

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  Ritsurin Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Notable

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  Shiba Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable

  Park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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  Sankei-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Japanese garden in Yokohama, Japan

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  Koishikawa Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden

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  Rikugi Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 18th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Tokyo, Japan

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  Equestrian Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Japan

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  Kyoto Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Kyoto, Japan

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  Shukkei-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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  Hitachi Seaside Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Public park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan

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  Jindai Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan

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  Tennōji Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Osaka, Japan

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  Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  Kiyosumi Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Hidden gem

  Traditional Japanese stroll garden located in Fukagawa, Tokyo

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  Asukayama Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 18th century · Hidden gem

  Park

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  Maruyama Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Kyoto city, Japan

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  Shakujii Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Tokyo, Japan

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  Shōwa Memorial Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Tokyo, Japan

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  Arakurayama Sengen Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Fujiyoshida, Japan

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  Shikina-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 18th century · Hidden gem

  Hilled gardens south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa

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  Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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  Yamashita Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Naka-ku, Japan

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  Nunobiki Herb Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Herb garden in Kobe, Japan

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  Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Hidden gem

  Flower garden located in Sumida, Tokyo

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  World’s Smallest Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Nagaizumi, Japan

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  Suizen-ji Jōju-en

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 17th century · Hidden gem

  Japanese garden located in Suizen-ji Park

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  Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Botanical gardens

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  Koganei Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Tokyo, Japan

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  Meriken Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Kobe, Japan

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  Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park

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  Park in Tokyo

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  Tsukuba Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden located near the University of Tsukuba, Japan

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  Makino Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Kōchi, Japan

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  Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Koto City, Tokyo, Japan

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  Hiroshima Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Hiroshima

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  Tama Forest Science Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Arboretum in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan

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  Isahaya Park

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  Park

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  Ikuta Ryokuchi Park

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  Park in Japan

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  Awaji Greenhouse

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Awaji, Japan

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  Man'yō Botanical Garden (Nara)

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  Botanical garden in Nara, Nara, Japan

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  Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

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  Oyaku-en

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  Garden in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

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  Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Japanese attraction in Shiga, comprised aquatic plants

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  Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Kanagawa, Japan

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  Nagai Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Osaka, Japan

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  Suigō Sawara Ayame Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Katori, Chiba, Japan

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  Akatsuka Botanical Garden

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  Garden in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan

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  Sakuya Konohana Kan

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Osaka, Japan

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  Botanical Gardens, Osaka Metropolitan University

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 21st century · Hidden gem

  Botanical gardens in Katano, Osaka, Japan

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  Kawaguchi Green Center

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  City park and botanical garden located in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

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  Kitayama Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Hyōgo, Japan

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  Kobe Municipal Arboretum

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden and arboretum in Kobe, Japan

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  Itabashi Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Indoor botanical garden in Japan

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  Makino Memorial Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Memorial garden in Japan

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  Kōzakihana

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Park in Sasebo, Japan

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  Nippon Maru Memorial Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Minatomirai, Japan

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  Shimizu Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 19th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Noda city, Chiba prefecture, Japan

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  Handayama Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Okayama, Japan

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  Himi Seaside Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Toyama, Japan

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  Southeast Botanical Gardens

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  Garden in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan

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  Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden on Mount Rokkō, Kobe, Japan

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  Aichiken Forest Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Forest park in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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  Nambo Paradise Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 21st century · Hidden gem

  Roadside station and botanical garden in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan

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  Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Hiroshima, Japan

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  Tohoku University Botanical Gardens

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  Botanical garden in Sendai, Japan

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  Osaka Garden of Floral Culture

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  Garden in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

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  Hirugano Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

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  Ibaraki Botanical Garden

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  Garden in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan

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  Nikko Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Tochigi, Japan

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  Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Arboretum in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

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  Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical gardens in Kami, Hyōgo, Japan

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  Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Niigata, Japan

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  Himeji City Tegarayama Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

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  Mito Botanical Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

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  Nagasaki Subtropical Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Former garden in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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  Kosobe Conservatory

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

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  Meiji Shrine Outer Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Tokyo, Japan

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  Otsu Kogan Nagisa Park

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  Park in Japan

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  Kikuseidai

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Observation deck at Mt. Maya

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  Momijidani Park

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  Park in Japan

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  Yokohama Port Symbol Tower

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Park in Japan

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  Akita Prefectural Central Park

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Japan

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  Uozu Momoyama Sports Park Stadium

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park in Japan

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  Higashikurumeshi Chikurin Park

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  Park in Higashikurume, Japan

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  Ishikawa Forest Experiment Station

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Arboretum and botanical garden in Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan

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  Tokyo University of Agriculture Botanical Garden

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  Botanical garden in Kanagawa, Japan

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  Wakayama Prefecture Botanical Park Ryokka Center

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Park with botanical garden located at Wakayama, Japan

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  Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Botanical gardens in Kamo, Shizuoka, Japan

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  Morino Medicinal Herb Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 18th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Uda, Nara, Japan

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  Sukagawa Peony Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 18th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Sukagawa, Japan

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  Sata physic gardens

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Garden in Minamiōsumi, Japan

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  Aritaki Arboretum

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 21st century · Hidden gem

  Private arboretum in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan

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  Medicinal Plant Garden, Kanazawa University

  🌳 Parks & gardens · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

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  Botanic Gardens of Toyama

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Toyama, Toyama, Japan

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  Kubota Palm Garden

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  Botanical garden in Shikoku, Japan

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  Manyō-no-Mori Park

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  Park in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

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  Fuji Bamboo Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Garden in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan

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  Mt. Futagami Man'yō Botanical Garden

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  Botanical gardens in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan

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  Yokohama Children's Botanical Garden

  🌳 Parks & gardens · 20th century · Hidden gem

  Botanical garden in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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  Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden

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  Tropical Garden in Japan

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  Omoro Botanical Garden

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  Arboretum and botanical garden in Motobu, Okinawa, Japan

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