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, an ...

located at Godaisan 4200-6, Kōchi,

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...

, 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 image:Makino Tomitaro.jpg, 200px, Tomitaro Makino was a pioneer Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work. He has been called "Father of Japanese Botany". He was one of the first Japanese botanists to work extensively on classifying Japane ...

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

Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

, Acer,

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

, serpentine plants, limestone plants, 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 Crridor 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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