Garden · Kodaira
Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Plant Garden 東京都薬用植物園
Free botanical garden of about 750 medicinal and herb species, including a fenced research plot of opium poppies.
PriceFree
Getting thereHigashi-Yamatoshi Station (Seibu Haijima Line), about 2 min
Time needed1-2 hours
Best timeMay
Address21-1 Nakajimacho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0033
About
Founded in 1946 and run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, the garden grows around 750 kinds of medicinal plants and herbs, with a greenhouse and themed beds. Behind barbed wire it also cultivates opium poppies and cannabis for research and education, and the poppies' bloom in May draws visitors.
Highlights
- About 750 medicinal plant species
- Fenced research beds of opium poppies (May)
- Greenhouse
- Free entry
Tips
- Free, but closed some days; check before going
- Next to Higashi-Yamatoshi Station on the Seibu Haijima Line
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