Kyoto Botanical Garden

Kyoto Botanical Gardens
京都府立植物園
Location	Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates	35°02′54″N 135°45′40″E / 35.04833°N 135.76111°E / 35.04833; 135.76111
Area	24 hectares (59 acres)
Established	January 1, 1924 (1924-01-01)
Operated by	Kyoto Prefecture Government
Visitors	882,524 (in 2015)[1]
Open	9am-5pm (Last entry at 4pm)
Status	Closed from December 28 to January 4
Species	12,000
Public transit access	Kitayama Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway)
Website	www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/02-02-10.html

The Kyoto Botanical Garden (京都府立植物園, Kyōto Furitsu Shokubutsuen, 240,000 m²), also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is open daily; a general admission fee is charged, and an additional fee is charged for accessing the conservatory.

The garden was first established in 1924. When World War II ended, the garden was designated a garrison by Occupation forces and was seized in 1946.