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Makino Botanical Garden

Kochi, Japan

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Makino Botanical Garden

A prefectural botanical garden covering a mountainside on Mt. Godai in Kochi, built to commemorate botanist Dr. Tomitaro Makino. Name tags mark every plant, and buildings by architect Hiroshi Naito house a memorial museum, exhibition hall and tropical greenhouse.

Highlights

  • Tropical plant greenhouse
  • Makino Tomitaro Memorial Museum
  • Tosa Plant Ecology Garden

Good to know

  • Admission 850 yen, cash or cashless
  • Allow two hours to half a day
  • Free parking; one-way mountain access road

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