Amami Islands Botanical Garden

The Amami Islands Botanical Garden (奄美アイランド植物園, Amami Airando Shokubutsuen) is a zoo and botanical garden located on the grounds of the Amami Cultural Foundation, Yanma 811-1, Sumiyo-cho, Amami, Kagoshima, Japan. It is open daily except Tuesdays and Wednesdays; an admission fee is charged.

The garden contains a collection of more than 500 types of cactus and succulents, bananas, tropical fruit trees, and a greenhouse with begonias, calathea, heliconia, orchids, etc. The zoo contains animals such as meerkat, ring-tailed lemur, and squirrel monkey, as well as an aquarium. The cultural center features indigenous art of Southeast Asia.

See also

List of botanical gardens in Japan

References

Amami Islands Botanical Garden (Japanese)
Jardins Botaniques Japonais (French)

28°14′44″N 129°24′36″E / 28.24556°N 129.41000°E / 28.24556; 129.41000

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