Garden Facilities
Garden Facilities
Orientation Building
The Orientation Building, located at the garden entrance, houses the reception desk and provides panels explaining what plant diversity is and why it is important, as well as the role and mission of the botanical garden. The building also features displays highlighting seasonal plants, photographs of plants currently in bloom, and introductions to the garden staff’s top three recommended plants. A library corner is available, equipped with botanical photo albums and plant encyclopedias.
On weekends, garden volunteers provide tours upon request, so please feel free to ask. The building also houses the museum shop, beverage vending machines, and accessible toilets. Around the area, you can see trees such as Himalayan cedar, Chinese sweetgum, and linden.
Workshop and Exhibition Building
We introduce the wonders of plant diversity, its relationship with humans, and the activities of the botanical garden to protect plants. In addition to panels and videos, there are interactive exhibits where you can touch and smell, as well as puzzles, allowing you to enjoyably learn about plant diversity.
*During special exhibitions, the permanent exhibits may not be available.
*The corridors on the 2nd and 3rd floors serve as rest areas where eating is permitted.
Multipurpose House
It is used for a wide range of purposes, including exhibitions of featured plants and special exhibitions.
Endangered Plants House
Endangered plants symbolize the ongoing loss of plant diversity. In Japan, about one in four plant species is designated as endangered, highlighting the critical situation many Japanese plants face.To raise awareness, this house cultivates and displays a large number of valuable endangered plants, maintaining their lineages.
Propagation of various endangered plants from seedlings
Exhibition of a collection of Asarum plants (wild gingers), many of which are designated as endangered species, including Asarum minamitanianum Hatus
Observation Space in the Natural History Collection Wing
You can view the National Museum of Nature and Science’s specimen collections through a glass partition. Videos also introduce the museum’s specimen storage and research activities.
