University of Tokyo Botanical Gardens

Japan - Tokyo

Garden Information

Institution Code: TI

BGCI Member: No

Main Address:
University of Tokyo Botanical Gardens
(Koishikawa), Hakusan 3-7-1,
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo
112-0001 Japan

Telephone: 03 3814 2625
Fax: 03 3014 0139
URL: www.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html
Primary Email: koishikawa_bg@ns.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Staff Details

Director's Name: Jin MURATA
Curator's Name: Tetsuo OHI-TOMA
Plant Records Officer's Name:
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 6
Educational Staff Number: 3
Research Staff Number: 3
Administration Staff Number: 3

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: No
Status: State: No
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: No
Status: Satellite: Yes
Status: Trust: No
Date founded: 1684
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: No
Landscaped Area: No
Total Area: 16 Hectares
Latitude: 35.6784
Longitude: 139.6822
Altitude: 0.00 Metres
Additional Locations
Satellite Garden Names: Nikko Botanical Garden

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: Yes
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 600000
Arboretum: Yes
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes
Seed Bank: No
Published Plant Catalogue: No
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
Number of Visitors: 120000

Plant Collections

Cultivation Taxa Num: 4500
Special Collections:Variety of east Asiatic and Sino-Himalayan wild plants, Cultivars of Prunus, Rhododendron, Camellia and Japanese primulas.
Invasive Species Monitoring: No
Invasive Species Policy: No

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Conservation - Biology: Yes
Education: Yes
Floristics: Yes
Molecular Genetics: Yes
Pollination Biology: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: No
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Courses for University/College Students: Yes