Itabashi Botanical Garden
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History
The Itabashi Botanical Garden is a garden that utilizes the residual heat from the Itabashi Garbage Disposal Plant, and was opened in September 1994 after renovating the existing greenhouse botanical garden.[3] Around the same time as the opening, Itabashi Ward signed a "Joint Declaration of Friendship" with the government of Penang, Malaysia.[4] 2005 saw the introduction of a designated manager system, and a joint venture of Seibu Landscaping, Yokohama Hakkeijima, and Seibu Greenery Management was entrusted with the management of the facility.[5] Renovation work began in September 2020, was completed in April 2021, and the garden reopened on April 20, 2021.[2]
Overview
The terrestrial exhibits include a nipa palm mangrove forest, and a greenhouse with Southeast Asian plants that include species such as Dipterocarpaceae, orchids, and rhododendrons. An attached Malaysian coffee shop is open to the public as a rest area on weekdays.[6]
The aquarium inside the botanical garden is home to fish species from the deep sea, coral reefs, and Asian tropical rainforests. There are also giant freshwater stingrays on display.
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A greenhouse that recreates a tropical forest
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Cloud forest displaying alpine plants
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View of the greenhouse
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The aquarium
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Giant freshwater stingray
See also
- Facilities with the same Management
- List of botanical gardens in Japan
References
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External links
- Itabashi Botanical Garden (Japanese)
- Jardins Botaniques Japonais article
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- Yellow Pages Japan
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