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Kitayama Botanical Garden (Hyōgo): Botanical garden for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kitayama Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, about 417 km from Tokyo Station and 18 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kitayama Botanical Garden
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBotanical garden
Name in Japanese北山緑化植物園
LocationNishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kōyōen Station – about 1.3 km
From Osaka Stationabout 18 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 47 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 150 km (straight line)
Established1982
Coordinates34.76475, 135.31711
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nishi.or.jp/kotsu/kankyo/hanatomidori/shokubutsuen/index.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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