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Mito Municipal Botanical Park

水戸市植物公園

A botanical garden established in 1987 featuring Western-style landscapes, diverse garden elements, and approximately 28,000 trees across 80,000 square meters.

Mito Municipal Botanical Park
Mito Municipal Botanical Park © Masao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opening hours
Mon–Sun09:00–17:00
Holidays09:00–17:00
Links
Official websiteJapanese
Access
Kobukicho, Mito-Shi, Ibaraki 〒 310-0914

The Mito Municipal Botanical Park is a botanical garden that features a Western-style landscape. Established in April 1987, it covers an area of approximately 80,000 square meters and features a variety of garden elements such as a terrace, rock garden, herb garden, lawn, water features, and greenhouses powered by waste heat from a neighboring garbage disposal facility. The garden is home to 28,000 trees and is open to the public every day except Mondays.

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