Botanical Garden Spots in Miyagi Area

  • Sendai City Wild Plants Garden
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    4.5
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Taihaku-ku Mogasaki 2-1-1
    Sendai Wild Plants Garden, which extends over the western slopes of Mt. Dainenji, is a botanical garden that is mainly focused on the wild plants of Japan’s Tohoku Region. Visitors can view characteristic local plants such as iris and acorn-bearing oak trees, as well as beautiful seasonal flowers. The Garden also has extensive grass lawns, and is a popular place for relaxing under the shade of the Japanese zelkova trees. A variety of special events are held in the Garden, including photography exhibitions and nature observation activities, etc. The autumn Bush Clover Festival attracts particularly large numbers of tourists, with concerts, moon-viewing parties, etc.

    その時期の見ごろのお花をパネル展示してあったり丁寧な仕事をされている植物園です。豆子蜂(人を刺したりしないとても小さな蜂)の家の展示があったり楽しめる場所です。

  • Tohoku University Botanical Gardens
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Miyagi Sendai-shi Aoba-ku Kawauchi 12-2
    A 12-minute walk from the West 1 Exit of T04 Kokusai Center Station on the Tozai Line subway. A natural botanical garden established by Tohoku University in Aobayama for research and educational purposes. This is the first botanical garden in Japan to be designated a Natural Monument. The main building contains plant and animal specimens and stuffed animals, while alpine plants are planted in the rock garden and Asian skunk cabbage and similar plants can be found in the wetland plant botanical garden area. There are walking paths and a nature park at the site and visitors can go on a small hike while viewing rare plants and also occasionally encounter wild animals such as squirrels and Japanese giant flying squirrels.

    青葉城址の横、東北大学川内キャンパスと工学部に隣接する自然公園。川内側から入って工学部側まで登ってゆく散策路は森林浴ができて気持ちが良い。上り詰めたところは広場になっており寝転んで空を眺めるのも良い。一周すると約1時間。良く整備されている。休むところもあり、トイレも完備している。仙台には町の中にこんな山の中と思われるところがあるのは素晴らしい。上り口のロックガーデンには菖蒲が咲いていました。訪れる...

  • Akiu Otaki Botanical Garden
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    4.0
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    Miyagi Sendai-shi Taihaku-ku Akiumachi Baba Otaki 5
    This botanical garden is located in Prefectural Route 62 in Otaki, Akiumachi Baba, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City. It has been planted with 15,000 plants representing 200 varieties including many that are native to the prefecture. Visitors can stroll through the garden while viewing azaleas and rhododendron in the spring or changing colors of the foliage in the fall.

    秋保大滝に行った際に駐車場の隅の方に秋保大滝植物園がありました。入園料は大人240円で150坪の園内に900種の植物を見ることができます。また、園内から「すだれ滝」を見ることができます。

  • Sendai Nogyo Engei Center Midori no Mori
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Wakabayashi-ku Arai Kirishinden 13-1
    A multipurpose center which aims to promote agriculture by making it easy for people to come in contact with it. The center sells seedlings and potted plants and also has facilities such as a plaza for holding events and a self-service restaurant. The center also has a farm cultivated by city residents and offers cooking classes. The facility has a rose and plum garden and holds rose and plum blossom festivals when the plants are in bloom. During the festivals, a variety of street stalls open for business and staff give tours of the gardens at specified times.
  • Taga Castle Ruins Iris Garden
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    Miyagi Tagajo-shi Ichikawa Ta Tateishi
    A five minute walk from Kokufu-Tagajo Station. This iris garden, located at the site of the Taga Castle Ruins, one of Japan's top three historic ruins, contains some three million iris plants inside its 21 thousand square meter grounds. Spanning 800 varieties, in addition to regular irises, visitors can view Japanese irises and rabbitear irises. The Taga Castle Ruins Iris Festival is held here from mid- to late June, and during this time a variety of events are held such as contests and food fairs on weekends, flower pressing classes and iris-themed haiku poetry meets. In addition, for just two days during the festival, the garden is lit up at night.
  • Izumi Botanical Garden
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Izumi-ku Fukuoka Red under
    This botanical garden at Mt. Izumigadake has a variety of flowers that you can enjoy depending on the season. These include rhododendrons in spring, Montbretia in summer, and sage flowers in the fall. There are a number of trails that visitors can wander, taking in wild grasses and flowers growing together in their marshland or mountain habitats. The Nanakita Dam is visible from part of the garden. There is also a cafe and a variety shop where you can take a break if you get tired.
  • Ogatsu Rose Factory-Garden
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    Miyagi Ishinomaki-shi Ogatsucho
  • Tohoku Univ Yakugakukenkyukafuzokuyakuyo Botanical Garden
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    Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Aramaki Aoba 6-3

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Lying along the northeastern coast of Japan, Miyagi prefecture is home to lashings of natural parks, oysters, and hot springs. While the bustling city of Sendai offers some simple city entertainment, it’s the Matsushima islands that deserve the most attention, having boosted the prefecture’s reputation as one of Japan’s most scenic views.

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