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The , also known as the Enoshima Tropical Plants Garden, is a small 
The garden was established in 1880 by British merchant Samuel Cocking (1842–1914) as the Enoshima Botanical Garden, and featured a greenhouse (660 m²) in which he collected tropical plants. This original greenhouse was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. When in 1949 title passed to the city of Fujisawa, no trace of the greenhouse was found. However, in 2002, during reconstruction work, its brick foundation and original heating plant and boiler were discovered. In April 2003, a restored greenhouse was opened as part of the new garden, and as of 2004 had some 500,000 visitors per year.
Garden features include
BGCI entry
Fujisawa City Tourist Information
Cocking Garden Gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture {{Japan-garden-stub
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 ...
on the small island of Enoshima
is a small offshore island, about in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Administratively, Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa, and is linked to ...
in Japan. The address is 2-3-28 Enoshima
is a small offshore island, about in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Administratively, Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa, and is linked to ...
, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 439,728 and a population density of 6300 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Fujisawa is in the central part of Kanagawa Prefecture. ...
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The garden was established in 1880 by British merchant Samuel Cocking (1842–1914) as the Enoshima Botanical Garden, and featured a greenhouse (660 m²) in which he collected tropical plants. This original greenhouse was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. When in 1949 title passed to the city of Fujisawa, no trace of the greenhouse was found. However, in 2002, during reconstruction work, its brick foundation and original heating plant and boiler were discovered. In April 2003, a restored greenhouse was opened as part of the new garden, and as of 2004 had some 500,000 visitors per year.
Garden features include camellia
''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species, with some controv ...
trees and the Enoshima Sea Candle
The Enoshima Sea Candle ( ja, 江の島シーキャンドル), also known as the Shonan Observatory Lighthouse, is an observation tower and lighthouse located in the Samuel Cocking Garden on the small tidal island of Enoshima in Fujisawa, Kanag ...
, a large lookout tower (59.8 metres, about 200 feet. Mount Fuji can be seen from the top on a clear day.)
See also
*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 ( ...
References and external links
BGCI entry
Fujisawa City Tourist Information
Cocking Garden Gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture {{Japan-garden-stub