Koishikawa Botanical Gardens

Area

Korakuen

Category

Parks / gardens Nature / scenery

Japan’s first botanical garden, Koishikawa Botanical Gardens, locates in the Bunkyo Ward. Tokyo University owns this garden and uses it at as a educational research center. With over 700,000 species of plants, this renowned botanical garden is designated as a national historic scenic site.

Basic Information

Address

3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Phone

03-3814-0139

Hours

9:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. 
(last entry at 4:00p.m.)

Closed

・Mondays (if Monday falls on national holiday then the following weekday)
・Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

Fee

・General (16 years and older): ¥400
・Children (6 years and older): ¥130

Website

http://www.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/koishikawa/eng/

Access

FromShinjuku Station

【Shinjuku Sta.】— JR Yamanote Line / for Ikebukuro
→【Sugamo Sta.】— Toei Mita Line / for Hiyoshi
→【Hakusan Sta.】from Exit A1 → about a 10-minute walk

FromTokyo Station

【Tokyo Sta.】— Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line / for Ikebukuro
→【Otemachi Sta.】— Toei Mita Line / for Nishit-takashimadaira
→【Hakusan Sta.】from Exit A1 → about a 10-minute walk

FromNarita Airport

【Narita Airport Sta.】— Skyliner / for Keisei Ueno
→【Nippori Sta.】— JR Yamanote Line / for Ikebukuro
→【Sugamo Sta.】— Toei Mita Line / for Hiyoshi
→【Hakusan Sta.】from Exit A1 → about a 10-minute walk

FromHaneda Airport

 【Haneda Airport Sta.】— Keikyu Airport Line Rapid Service / for Keisei Narita
→【Mita Sta.】— Toei Mita Line / for Nishi-takashimadaira
→【Hakusan Sta.】from Exit A1 → about a 10-minute walk