Ibaraki Botanic Gardens

Naka City

Central Ibaraki

Museums/Zoos/Aquariums

Ibaraki Botanic Gardens is home to 600 different plant species with over 50,000 plants in total! The gardens are composed of four distinct areas: the Rose Garden, Maple Garden, Peony Garden, and Tropical Garden.

Information

Address: 4589 To, Naka City
Access: By public transport: 40-minute bus ride from JR Mito Station
By car: 10-minute drive from Naka IC on the Joban Expressway
Business Hours: Business Hours 9:00-16:30
Tropical Garden 9:30-16:00
Closed Mondays (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the garden will be open that day and closed on Tuesday)
Closed for New Year's Holiday from December 29 to January 3
Website: https://www.ibaraki-shokubutuen.jp/
Contact: TEL: 029-295-2150
Prices: Adults: 300 yen (group discount price 200 yen)
Ages 70 and above: 150 yen (group discount price 150 yen)
Junior high school students and younger: free admission (proof of age required)

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