Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden
Botanical garden in Japan
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The Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden (宮古島市熱帯植物園, Miyakojima-shi Nettai Shokubutsuen) is a botanical garden in Hirara, Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Landscaping began in 1967 on a site that before the war was a forest of Ryūkyū pines. The garden now contains about 1,600 species of plant and 40,000 trees in an area of 120,000 m2.[1]
The gardens, located at 1166-286 Higashinakasonezoe, are open daily and admission is free.[2][3]
