Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands

Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
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TypePublic
LocationHakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Coordinates35°15′58.23″N 139°00′25.48″E / 35.2661750°N 139.0070778°E / 35.2661750; 139.0070778
Created1976
Operated byFuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (箱根湿生花園, Hakone Shisseikaen) is a botanical garden located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park at 817 Sengokuhara, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.[1] It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

The garden was founded in 1976, and now contains some 1700 plant varieties, including about 200 types of woody and herbaceous wetland plants from Japan, as well as 1300 varieties (120 species) of alpine plants.[2] Collections include Habenaria, Hemerocallis, Iris, Lilium, Lysichitum, and Primula, plus deciduous trees such as Acer, Cornus, and Quercus.

  1. ^ 喜盛, 山口 (2009). "箱根仙石原における鳥類の生息状況と保全について". 神奈川自然誌資料. 2009 (30): 83–90. doi:10.32225/nkpmnh.2009.30_83.
  2. ^ "Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.