The , also known as the Miracle Planet Museum of Plants, 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, an ...
within a greenhouse located at Yumebutai 4 Banchi, Higashiura-cho,
Tsuna,
Awaji, Hyōgo
270px, Awaji City Hall
is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,597 and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
The city of Awaji ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is open most days; an admission fee is charged.
The greenhouse opened in 2000, and contains a
fern
A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...
room, an atrium with small gardens, and five additional rooms as follows:
* Plants Gallery -
succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
s with art objects
* Tropical Garden
* New Lifestyle with Plants - various styles of
Japanese garden
are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese garden desig ...
s
* Healing Garden - nature and art
* Flower Show Space - space for floral exhibits (1,000 m
2)
See also
*
Awaji Yumebutai
The is a complex of conference center, hotel and memorial in Awaji, Hyōgo, built near the epicenter of the 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake. It was designed by Tadao Ando,
who had begun planning for the project (as a park) prior to the ear ...
*
List of botanical gardens in Japan
This list of botanical gardens in Japan is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in Japan.
* Akatsuka Botanical Garden ( Itabashi, Tokyo)
* Aloha Garden Tateyama (Tateyama, Chiba)
* Amami Islands Botanical Garden (A ...
References
Kiseki No Hoshi Greenhouse (Japanese)
Botanical gardens in Japan
Gardens in Hyōgo Prefecture
Greenhouses in Japan
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