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Man'yo Botanical Garden (Kasuga Taisha)
萬葉植物園Nara · Kansai
Tucked beside Kasuga Taisha's vermillion halls, this is Japan's oldest man'yo garden, planted in 1932 with around 300 plant species mentioned in the Man'yoshu, Japan's earliest poetry anthology. Its wisteria garden of roughly 200 trees across 20 varieties (blooming mid-April to early May) draws a fraction of the crowds gathered at the shrine's famous lantern-lined approach just outside.
- Best season
- Spring
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.2· 824 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Tue Closed Wed–Sun 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Admission
- Adults ¥700, children (junior-high and under) ¥300; groups of 20+ ¥600. Open 9:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
- Nearest station
- Kintetsu Nara Station
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
9:00–16:30Sun closedTue closedAdmission
- Adults ¥700, children (junior-high and under) ¥300; groups of 20+ ¥600. Open 9:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Stored weekly hours
Mon 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Tue Closed Wed–Sun 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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