Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden

Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden

The Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden (佐原市立 水生植物園) is a botanical garden located at the eastern side of the Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park in Sawara, Chiba, Japan. It is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (8 a.m.-7 p.m. during the Iris Festival) every day in May and June. July through April it is closed every Monday and from Dec.24 through Jan.4. Admission is charged.

The garden opened in 1969 and features a wide assortment of aquatic plants. It is best known for its iris and lotus collections, comprising about 1.5 million irises of 350 varieties, and more than 300 varieties of lotus. The irises are at their best in June, and the lotuses in August.

See also

* List of botanical gardens in Japan

References

* [http://www.sawara-cci.or.jp/aruki/english/aquatic_botanical_garden.html Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden]
* [http://www.city.katori.lg.jp/old/sawara/english/suigo.htm Sawara City article]
* [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20070720a1.html Japan Times article]


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