Shrine
Shinkyo Bridge
Nikko•513m(6 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Nikko Botanical Garden
日光植物園Tochigi
Garden
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Nikko Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Hanaishi, Nikkō, run by the Graduate School of Science of the University of Tokyo. It lies on rolling ground with streams and ponds, 647 metres above sea level, beside the Daiya River.
The garden was founded in 1902 as a branch of the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in Tokyo to study alpine plants. It stood near Tōshōgū Shrine at first, moved to its present site in 1911, and in 1950 was enlarged with part of the former Tamozawa villa grounds. Today it holds about 2,200 species, including 22 of Japan's 24 native maples, more than ten Japanese Prunus species and 80 rhododendrons. Rockeries hold around 100 Japanese alpine species with plants from the Himalayas and Korea, and there are also bog gardens and a fern garden.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Nikko Botanical Garden that give goshuin, closest first.
Temple
Nikkozan Rinno-ji
Nikko•577m(7 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Temple
Daigoma-do
Nikko•620m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Temple
Yakushi-do
Nikko•861m(11 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Temple
Jogyo-do
Nikko•904m(11 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
Shrine
Nikko Toshogu
Nikko•906m(11 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
Shrine
Nikko Futarasan Jinja
Nikko•992m(12 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
How do I visit?
Visit Duration
75 minutes
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