Itabashi Botanical Garden

Itabashi Botanical Garden
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TypeBotanical
Coordinates35°47′30.8″N 139°39′50.7″E / 35.791889°N 139.664083°E / 35.791889; 139.664083

The Itabashi Botanical Garden (東京都板橋区立熱帯環境植物館, Tōkyō-to Itabashi Kuritsu Nettai Kankyō Shokubutsukan, 1,000 m2) is an indoor botanical garden located at 8-29-2 Takashimadaira, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. There is also an aquarium on site.[1] It is open daily except Mondays. It was closed to start renovation work in September 2020 and reopened on April 20, 2021.[2]

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.

  • A greenhouse that recreates a tropical forest
    A greenhouse that recreates a tropical forest
  • Cloud forest displaying alpine plants
    Cloud forest displaying alpine plants
  • View of the greenhouse
    View of the greenhouse
  • The aquarium
    The aquarium
  • Giant freshwater stingray
    Giant freshwater stingray

See also

References

  1. ^ "熱帯環境植物館（ねったいかん）について". 板橋区立熱帯環境植物館.
  2. ^ a b "企画展示「植物はじめの一歩展」＆「リフレッシュオープン」2021年4月20日（火）から（板橋区立熱帯環境植物館）" (Press release). 西武造園株式会社. 2021-04-06.
  3. ^ "熱エネルギーの有効利用". 東京二十三区清掃一部事務組合.
  4. ^ "環境教育と循環共生型社会の実現によるストップ温暖化！〜都市と地方が地域資源を補完し合う社会をめざして〜" (PDF). 板橋区. p. 9.
  5. ^ "板橋区立熱帯環境植物館のあり方検討結果（概要）" (PDF). 板橋区 資源環境部環境課. 2014-09-29. p. 3.
  6. ^ "喫茶室クレア". 板橋区立熱帯環境植物館. Retrieved 2019-05-01.

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