The , also known as the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, is a

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is ...

located at Godaisan 4200-6,

Kōchi Kochi is a city in Kerala, India. Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to: People * Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan * , a Japanese surname: ** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...

, Japan. It is open to the public daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established in 1958 with a museum dedicated to

Tomitaro Makino was a pioneer Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work. He has been called "Father of Japanese Botany", having been one of the first Japanese botanists to work extensively on classifying Japanese plants using the system developed by Carl ...

(1862-1957), the "Father of Japanese Botany", and a research laboratory. Today its collections include Japanese

Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...

, Acer,

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums ( ), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. Co ...

serpentine plant Serpentine may refer to: Shapes * Serpentine shape, a shape resembling a serpent * Serpentine curve, a mathematical curve * Serpentine, a type of riding figure Science and nature * Serpentine subgroup, a group of minerals * Serpentinite, a ...

limestone plant Limestone is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Limestone forms when these ...

s, plants of the Sohayaki region, and wild plants of Kōchi Prefecture region. File:Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden01s3872.jpg, Tomitaro Makino Memorial Hall Museum File:200104 Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden15s3.jpg, Greenhouse File:190429Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden01s5.jpg, Green Tower File:190429Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden02bs5.jpg, Green Corridor File:190429Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden03s5.jpg, Café File:190429Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden04s5.jpg, Restaurant

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Botanical gardens in Japan Gardens in Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi, Kōchi {{Japan-garden-stub

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