The Koishikawa Botanical Gardens are operated by the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Science and boast over 4000 species of plants.
Located a leisurely 8-minute walk from Hakusan Station on the Mita Line, it’s the perfect place for a stroll or a picnic. (Just make sure not to confuse this park with the similarly named Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens.)
There are plenty of paths, a big pond, an arboretum, a greenhouse and lots of lawn space. Visitors with a green thumb will also appreciate that the plants are clearly labelled in English and Japanese. Of course, no Japanese park would be complete without cherry blossom trees – and the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens have several varieties on display.
小石川植物園
3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo, 112-0001
9:30-16:30, closed Mondays.
- 0.6 km from Hakusan Station Mita Line (I13)
- 0.9 km from Myōgadani Station Marunouchi Line (M23)
- 0.9 km from Honkomagome Station Namboku Line (N13)
