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Jindai Botanical Gardens
Roses
Jindai Botanical Garden is the only metropolitan botanical garden in Tokyo which opened in 1961.
About 100,000 trees and brushes of 4,500 species are planted in the space
of 12,063 acres. The gardens, reminiscent of the Musashino region, provide
a place to enjoy beautiful trees, grasses and flowers in all seasons. The
rose garden of Jindai Botanical Gardens is famous and many people visit
the garden in May for spring roses and in June for autumn roses. URL: Jindai Botanical Gardens Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Monday if Monday is a holiday on Tuesday. Yearend holidays Dec. 29-Jan. 1) Admission: 500 yen Address: 5-31-10 Motomachi, Jindaiji, Chofu City Access: Jindai-shokubutsu-koen-mae bus stop on Keio Bus for Kichijoji or Mitaka from Chofu Station on Keio Line Telephone: 042-483-2300 |
Jindaiji Temple
Jindaiji Temple is a Tendai sect buddhism temple built in 733. Surrounding
the temple are many soba restaurants, food stands, souveneer shops and
waterwheels evoking an image of Edo-period old Japan making Jindaiji Temple
a hidden gem in suburban Tokyo. Jindaiji Temple and Jindai Botanical Gardens
are located adjacent in a walking distance. The temple is also known for
its daruma ichi in March 3 and 4. Address: 5-15-1 Jindaiji Motomachi Take a bus from the north exit of Keio Line Chofu Station and get off at Jindaiji Temple. It is about 2 to 3 kili meters from Chofu Station. Telephone: 042-486-5511 (Jindaiji Temple) |